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The red five-storey pagoda of Tocho-ji, Fukuoka
FukuokaThe red five-storey pagoda of Tocho-ji
The cathedral and the Leaning Tower, Pisa
PisaThe cathedral and the Leaning Tower

Photos: Fukuoka by Nick-D, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped; Pisa by Bruno Kraler, Pexels License.

Fukuoka or Pisa?

Our verdict in twelve categories, each scored against the same fixed benchmark cities, and the climate month by month, so you can choose for your trip.

Choose Fukuoka for

  • food and drink
  • shopping
  • families

What lies behind each score is written up on Fukuoka’s own page.

Choose Pisa for

  • culture and sights
  • beaches
  • day trips

What lies behind each score is written up on Pisa’s own page.

Scoreboard

Twelve categories on one fixed scale from 0 to 100. The shaded stretch is the gap between the two.

Beaches & swimming. Fukuoka 50, Pisa 58: Pisa leads by 8 points.
Food & drink. Fukuoka 82, Pisa 55: Fukuoka leads by 27 points.
Culture & sights. Fukuoka 50, Pisa 68: Pisa leads by 18 points.
Nightlife. Fukuoka 60, Pisa 40: Fukuoka leads by 20 points.
Nature & outdoors. Fukuoka and Pisa are level on 62.
Day trips. Fukuoka 84, Pisa 92: Pisa leads by 8 points.
Good for families. Fukuoka 78, Pisa 52: Fukuoka leads by 26 points.
Getting around. Fukuoka 82, Pisa 76: Fukuoka leads by 6 points.
Shopping & style. Fukuoka 65, Pisa 38: Fukuoka leads by 27 points.
Affordability. Fukuoka 58, Pisa 55: Fukuoka leads by 3 points.
Live music & performing arts. Fukuoka 45, Pisa 38: Fukuoka leads by 7 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Fukuoka 60, Pisa 45: Fukuoka leads by 15 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Fukuoka and Pisa.

Your match

Pick a travel style or drag the sliders, and both match scores follow your weighting.

Fukuoka
Best match
65match

Wins on food and drink and shopping with your weighting.

Pisa
57match

Wins on culture and sights and beaches with your weighting.

What matters to you?

When should you go?

Pick your month. The climate figures are measured averages, not a forecast.

Fukuoka in July

31 °Cdaytime high
25 °Cnight-time low
301 mmrain in the month
5 hsunshine a day
24 °Csea
14 hdaylight a day

Pisa in July

30 °Cdaytime high
18 °Cnight-time low
32 mmrain in the month
11 hsunshine a day
24 °Csea
15 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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FukuokaPisa

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Fukuoka: 1991-2020 normals, Fukuoka (1.9 km from centre). Pisa: 1991-2020 normals, Pisa / S. Giusto (3.9 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureFukuokaPisa
Official languageJapaneseItalian
CurrencyYen (JPY)Euro (EUR)
SocketsAB100 V, 50 and 60 Hz depending on the regionCFL230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideLeftRight
Time zoneUTC+9UTC+1, UTC+2 in summer
Emergency numberPolice 110, fire 119112
Elevation8 m4 m
Main airportFukuoka Airport (FUK)5 km from centre46 non-stop destinationsPisa International Airport (PSA)4 km from centre82 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year16 days13 days

By the numbers

MeasureFukuokaPisa
City population1,603,04388,737
People per km²4,715479
Museums within 10 km2327
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km23
Swim season, months above 21 °C4 months4 months

Where else could you go?

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Sources

Structured data from Wikidata (CC0). Weather data by Meteostat. Meteorological data provided by NOAA, DWD and others. Rainfall where no rain gauge is within 25 km is from the TerraClimate 1991-2020 climatology (Abatzoglou et al. 2018, Scientific Data), read at the city. Sea surface temperature from NOAA OISST v2.1, NOAA Physical Sciences Laboratory. Airport data from OurAirports (public domain). Public holidays from Nager.Date (MIT). Exchange rates via Frankfurter, based on European Central Bank reference rates. Non-stop route lists from the "Airlines and destinations" tables on English Wikipedia airport articles, by Wikipedia contributors, reused under CC BY-SA 4.0. Currency from the ISO 4217 register maintained by SIX, cross-checked against country data from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Price level from World Bank open data (PPP conversion factor for private consumption and official exchange rate), CC BY 4.0. Time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0); clock offsets computed from the IANA time zone database. Tourism statistics from Eurostat, © European Union, reused under CC BY 4.0. Daylight hours computed from each destination's latitude using the NOAA solar position algorithm.

Category scores are our editorial verdict under rubric v3, each placed against the same fixed benchmark cities; the climate figures are measured. How the scores are set. Snapshot generated 2026-11-01. Daily budgets are estimates from country price levels.