Fukuoka Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan located on Kyûshû Island. The capital is the city of Fukuoka.
Fukuoka Prefecture faces the sea on three sides, bordering on Saga, Oita, and Kumamoto prefectures and facing Yamaguchi Prefecture across the Kanmon Straits.
Fukuoka includes the two largest cities on Kyûshû, Fukuoka and Kitakyushu, and much of Kyûshû's industry. It also includes a number of small islands near the north coast of Kyûshû.