Fukuoka, Japan

Fukuoka is located in Kyushu, Japan at coordinates 33.5904° N, 130.4017° E. With a population of approximately 1,612,392, Fukuoka is a significant metropolitan area in Japan. The city has experienced steady growth in digital infrastructure investment, with multiple ISPs competing to serve its expanding residential and business markets.

The city operates in the Asia/Tokyo timezone (UTC+9). Its mid-latitude position gives Fukuoka moderate seasonal variation in daylight hours. Internet connectivity in Fukuoka is primarily served by NTT, KDDI, SoftBank. Residents and visitors can use our speed test to check their connection quality from Fukuoka.

If you're connecting to the internet from Fukuoka, your IP address will typically show a location within Kyushu. IP geolocation in mid-sized cities like Fukuoka is usually accurate to the regional level, though some connections may resolve to a nearby larger city depending on how the ISP routes traffic. Use our IP lookup tool to check the accuracy for your specific connection.

Fukuoka's internet infrastructure serves a metro population of 1.6 million and has seen significant broadband expansion in recent years. Fukuoka benefits from Japan's nationwide high-speed broadband strategy. Fiber connections are standard in most residential buildings, delivering reliable speeds that rank among the fastest globally.

The top ISPs operating in Fukuoka — NTT, KDDI, and SoftBank — each offer different strengths. NTT typically provides the widest coverage area, while KDDI often competes on speed. SoftBank may offer more competitive pricing or specialized plans for specific neighborhoods. We recommend running a speed test to compare your actual performance against advertised speeds.

IP addresses assigned to users in Fukuoka are allocated by NTT, KDDI, and SoftBank, each of which manages its own blocks of IPv4 and IPv6 addresses. IP addresses in the Asia-Pacific region, including Japan, are administered by APNIC (Asia Pacific Network Information Centre). APNIC's WHOIS database maps IP ranges to specific ISPs, which is how geolocation tools can identify your connection as originating from Fukuoka.

When you connect to the internet in Fukuoka, your ISP assigns you either a dynamic or static IP address. Most residential connections in large cities like Fukuoka use dynamic IP addresses that change periodically, while businesses often pay for static IPs. This means your IP-based location may shift slightly between sessions, though it will generally remain within the Kyushu area. Check your current IP and its associated location using our My IP Address tool, or look up any IP with our IP lookup.

Japan has well-established data protection laws — the Act on Protection of Personal Information (APPI) — that govern how ISPs and online services handle user data in Fukuoka. These frameworks provide meaningful privacy rights, though your IP address remains visible to websites unless you take extra steps.

To protect your privacy while browsing from Fukuoka, consider using a trusted VPN service that encrypts your traffic and masks your real IP address. Even in Fukuoka, public Wi-Fi at local cafes and public spaces can expose your data. A VPN adds a critical layer of encryption between your device and the internet. After connecting to your VPN, verify it's working properly with our VPN leak test — this checks for DNS, WebRTC, and IPv6 leaks that could expose your real Fukuoka IP address. You can also check your browser fingerprint to see how uniquely identifiable your browser is, even when using a VPN.