Mormon members belong to stakes, districts, and branches in a temple district, like the Fukuoka Japan Temple Temple District, which grows as members join the Church

Fukuoka Japan Temple

Temple District Chronological

Congregations are organized into stakes, districts, and branches, which belong to a temple district. Following are the stakes and districts belonging to the Fukuoka Japan Temple District listed in order of creation.
The Fukuoka Japan Temple serves members from 4 stakes and 5 districts based in Southern Japan:

Yamaguchi Japan DistrictDecember 1, 1970
Kagoshima Japan DistrictJune 17, 1973
Fukuoka Japan StakeApril 20, 1979
Takamatsu Japan DistrictJune 2, 1979
Hiroshima Japan StakeMay 31, 1981
Nagasaki Japan DistrictSeptember 14, 1982
Okayama Japan StakeMarch 20, 1983
Matsuyama Japan DistrictJune 2, 1991
Kumamoto Japan StakeMay 18, 1997
Fukuoka Japan TempleDedicated June 11, 2000