 During the 1970s, local musicians prided themselves on their origins and dubbed their sound, Mentai Rock.Morning Musume 6th generation member Reina Tanaka was also born here in 1989 along with 9th generation member Erina Ikuta in 1997.Dominican songwriter and singer Juan Luis Guerra pays homage to the city in his bachata song "Bachata en Fukuoka" (2010).