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Ukiha City
Fukuoka Prefecture · City
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Ukiha City lies on the south bank of the Chikugo River and borders Hita City in Oita Prefecture. Chikugo-Yoshii keeps white-walled storehouse buildings, and the area has many decorated kofun (painted burial mounds), such as Hinooka Kofun. Grapes, persimmons, and other fruit grow at the foot of the Mino Mountains, and the city is a certified Forest Therapy Base.
Key facts
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, 2025 Population Census (population, area and density); area from the Geospatial Information Authority of Japan (GSI), Area Statistics of Prefectures and Municipalities (2025). National ranks are among the 1,741 municipalities, ordered by this site from these values.
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Neighboring municipalities
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Other municipalities in Fukuoka Prefecture
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