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Prefecture of Japan
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By train
Fukuoka City and Kitakyushu City are both on the shinkansen line that runs to and from Tokyo.
By bus
Nishitetsu is a company which provides daily service all over the prefecture as well as up to and down from Tokyo. Willer also offers long distance bus service to major cities in Japan.
By ship
Fukuoka offers the Camellia Line Ferry and Beetle hydrofoil service to Busan, South Korea.
Trains and buses travel to nearly all cities and towns, with the exception of a few isolated mountain areas. Taxis are abundant also but can be expensive, even by Japanese standards.
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