- Fukuoka has been the fastest growing city among major regional cities in Japan.
- The city's compact and convenient layout, young demographics, and accommodating attitude towards new ideas attract students, workers, and entrepreneurs.
- With the leadership of its media-savvy mayor, Fukuoka is striving to become a leading city in Asia with start-ups, digital transformation, and redevelopment.
- The central areas, such as Tenjin and Hakata, have seen sound demographic growth, and redevelopment projects such as Tenjin Big Bang and Hakata Connected should further help to make these areas attractive.
- As a major beneficiary of inbound tourism until the pandemic, the progress towards the normalisation of international travel is a welcoming development for Fukuoka.
This article was originally published in https://www.savills.co.jp/
