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is a prefecture
Prefectures of Japan

The prefectures of Japan are the country's 47 sub-national jurisdictions: one "metropolis" , Tokyo; one "Circuit #Japan" , Hokkaido; two urban prefectures , Osaka Prefecture and Kyoto Prefecture; and 43 other prefectures ....
 of Japan
Japan

Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, People's Republic of China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south....
 located on Kyushu
Kyushu

or Kyushu is the third-largest island of Japan and most southwesterly of its Japanese Archipelago. Its alternate ancient names include Kyukoku , Chinzei , and Tsukushi-no-shima ....
 Island
Island

An island or isle is any piece of land that is surrounded by water. Very small islands such as emergent land features on atolls are called islets....
. The capital is the city of Kumamoto
Kumamoto, Kumamoto

is the capital cities of Japan of Kumamoto Prefecture on the island of Kyushu, Japan. Greater Kumamoto has a population of 1,460,000, as of the 2000 Census....
.

orically the area was called Higo province and was renamed to Kumamoto prefecture during the Meiji Restoration
Meiji Restoration

The , also known as the Meiji Ishin, Revolution, or Renewal, was a chain of events that led to enormous changes in Japan's political and social structure....
 as part of the abolition of the feudal system
Abolition of the han system

The was an act, in 1871, of the new Meiji government of the Empire of Japan to replace the traditional feudal domain system and to introduce centralized government authority ....
. The current Japanese orthography for Kumamoto literally means "bear root/origin", or "origin of the bear".

moto Prefecture is located in the center of Kyushu
Kyushu

or Kyushu is the third-largest island of Japan and most southwesterly of its Japanese Archipelago. Its alternate ancient names include Kyukoku , Chinzei , and Tsukushi-no-shima ....
, the southernmost of the four major Japanese islands.






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is a prefecture
Prefectures of Japan

The prefectures of Japan are the country's 47 sub-national jurisdictions: one "metropolis" , Tokyo; one "Circuit #Japan" , Hokkaido; two urban prefectures , Osaka Prefecture and Kyoto Prefecture; and 43 other prefectures ....
 of Japan
Japan

Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, People's Republic of China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south....
 located on Kyushu
Kyushu

or Kyushu is the third-largest island of Japan and most southwesterly of its Japanese Archipelago. Its alternate ancient names include Kyukoku , Chinzei , and Tsukushi-no-shima ....
 Island
Island

An island or isle is any piece of land that is surrounded by water. Very small islands such as emergent land features on atolls are called islets....
. The capital is the city of Kumamoto
Kumamoto, Kumamoto

is the capital cities of Japan of Kumamoto Prefecture on the island of Kyushu, Japan. Greater Kumamoto has a population of 1,460,000, as of the 2000 Census....
.

History

Historically the area was called Higo province and was renamed to Kumamoto prefecture during the Meiji Restoration
Meiji Restoration

The , also known as the Meiji Ishin, Revolution, or Renewal, was a chain of events that led to enormous changes in Japan's political and social structure....
 as part of the abolition of the feudal system
Abolition of the han system

The was an act, in 1871, of the new Meiji government of the Empire of Japan to replace the traditional feudal domain system and to introduce centralized government authority ....
. The current Japanese orthography for Kumamoto literally means "bear root/origin", or "origin of the bear".

Geography

Kumamotomapcurrent
Kumamoto Prefecture is located in the center of Kyushu
Kyushu

or Kyushu is the third-largest island of Japan and most southwesterly of its Japanese Archipelago. Its alternate ancient names include Kyukoku , Chinzei , and Tsukushi-no-shima ....
, the southernmost of the four major Japanese islands. It is bordered by the Ariake
Ariake

Ariake is the name of several places in Japan.*Ariake, Kagoshima, a former town in Kagoshima Prefecture*Ariake, Kumamoto, a former town in Kumamoto Prefecture...
 inland sea and the Amakusa
Amakusa

Amakusa is an island belonging to Japan, 26? miles long and 13? in extreme width, situated about 32?20'N, 130?E, on the west of Kumamoto Prefecture , from which it is separated by the Yatsushiro Sea....
 archipelago
Archipelago

An archipelago is a chain or cluster of islands that are formed tectonically. The word archipelago literally means "chief sea", from Italian language arcipelago , derived ultimately from Greek language arkhon and pelagos ....
 to the west, Fukuoka Prefecture
Fukuoka Prefecture

is a Prefectures of Japan of Japan located on Kyushu Island. The capital is the city of Fukuoka, Fukuoka....
 and Oita Prefecture
Oita Prefecture

is a Prefectures of Japan of Japan located on Kyushu Island. The prefectural capital is the city of Oita, Oita....
 to the north, Miyazaki Prefecture
Miyazaki Prefecture

is a Prefectures of Japan of Japan located on the island of Kyushu. The capital is the city of Miyazaki, Miyazaki....
 to the east, and Kagoshima Prefecture
Kagoshima Prefecture

is a Prefectures of Japan of Japan located on Kyushu island. The capital is the city of Kagoshima, Kagoshima....
 to the south.

Mt. Aso
Mount Aso

is the largest active volcano in Japan, and is among the largest in the world. It stands in Kumamoto Prefecture, on the island of Kyushu. Its peak is 1592 m above sea level....
 (1592 m), an extensive active volcano
Volcano

A volcano is an opening, or rupture, in a planet's surface or Crust , which allows hot, molten rock, ash, and gases to escape from below the surface....
, is in the east of Kumamoto Prefecture. This volcano is located at the center of the Aso caldera
Caldera

A caldera is a cauldron-like volcano feature usually formed by the collapse of land following a volcanic eruption such as the one at Yellowstone National Park....
, the most famous caldera
Caldera

A caldera is a cauldron-like volcano feature usually formed by the collapse of land following a volcanic eruption such as the one at Yellowstone National Park....
 in Japan.

Cities

Fourteen cities are located in Kumamoto Prefecture:
  • Amakusa
    Amakusa, Kumamoto

    was a towns of Japan located in Amakusa District, Kumamoto, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan.As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 4,405 and a population density of 51.54 persons per km?....
  • Arao
    Arao, Kumamoto

    is a cities of Japan located in Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan.As of 2003, the city has an estimated population of 56,822 and the population density of 994.26 persons per km?....
  • Aso
    Aso, Kumamoto

    is a cities of Japan located in Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan.The city was formed on February 11, 2005 from the Merger and dissolution of municipalities of Japan of the former town of Aso with the municipalities of Ichinomiya, Kumamoto and Namino, Kumamoto from Aso District, Kumamoto....
  • Hitoyoshi
    Hitoyoshi, Kumamoto

    is a cities of Japan located in Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan.As of 2008, the city has an estimated population of 36,297 and the population density of 172 persons per km?....
  • Kami-Amakusa
    Kami-Amakusa, Kumamoto

    is a cities of Japan located in Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan.It was founded on March 31, 2004, by merging the three cities Himedo, Kumamoto, Matsushima, Kumamoto and Ryugatake, Kumamoto....
  • Kikuchi
    Kikuchi, Kumamoto

    is a cities of Japan located in Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan.The city was founded on August 1, 1958. On March 22, 2005, the city merged with the municipalities of Kyokushi, Kumamoto, Shichijo, Kumamoto and Shisui, Kumamoto into a new expanded city of Kikuchi....
  • Koshi
    Koshi, Kumamoto

    is a cities of Japan located in Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan.Formed by the amalgamation of the towns of Koshi and Nishigoshi, Kumamoto on February 27, 2006, the city has an estimated population of 52,500 and a population density of 987.39 persons per km?....
  • Kumamoto
    Kumamoto, Kumamoto

    is the capital cities of Japan of Kumamoto Prefecture on the island of Kyushu, Japan. Greater Kumamoto has a population of 1,460,000, as of the 2000 Census....
     (capital)
  • Minamata
    Minamata, Kumamoto

    is a cities of Japan located in Kumamoto prefecture, Japan. It is on the west coast of Kyushu. The city was founded on April 1, 1949.As of 2008, the city has an estimated population of 27,856 and the population density of 171 persons per km?....
  • Tamana
    Tamana, Kumamoto

    is a cities of Japan located in Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan.As of the October 3, 2005 merger but with 2008 population estimates, the city has an estimated population of 70,530 and the population density of 462 persons per square kilometer....
  • Uki
    Uki, Kumamoto

    is a cities of Japan located in Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan.The city was founded on January 15, 2005, as a result of the Merger and dissolution of municipalities of Japan between the towns of Japan of Misumi, Kumamoto and Shiranuhi, Kumamoto from Uto District, Kumamoto and the towns of Japan of Matsubase, Kumamoto, Ogawa, Kumamoto and Toyono, Ku...
  • Uto
    Uto, Kumamoto

    is a cities of Japan located in Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan.As of 2003, the city has an estimated population of 38,158 and the population density of 514.47 persons per square kilometer....
  • Yamaga
    Yamaga, Kumamoto

    For the cap traditionally worn at barmitsfas, go to Kippa is a cities of Japan located in Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan.On January 15, 2005, the city merged with the towns of Japan of Kahoku, Kumamoto, Kamoto, Kumamoto, Kao, Kumamoto and Kikuka, Kumamoto from Kamoto District, Kumamoto into the new expanded city of Yamaga....
  • Yatsushiro
    Yatsushiro, Kumamoto

    is a cities of Japan located in Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan.On August 1, 2005, the city merged with the municipalities of Izumi, Kumamoto, Kagami, Kumamoto, Sakamoto, Kumamoto, Sencho, Kumamoto and Toyo, Kumamoto to form the new expanded city of Yashushiro....


Towns and villages

Towns and villages in each district
Districts of Japan

The was most recently used as an administrative unit in Japan between 1878 and 1921 and is roughly equivalent to the county of the United States, ranking at the level below prefecture and above Cities of Japan, Towns of Japan or Villages of Japan....
:
  • Amakusa District
    Amakusa District, Kumamoto

    Amakusa is a districts of Japan located in Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan.Following the March 27, 2006 Amakusa, Kumamoto merger the district consists of the single town of Reihoku, Kumamoto....
Reihoku
Reihoku, Kumamoto

is a towns of Japan located in Amakusa District, Kumamoto, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan., the town has an estimated population of 9,154 and a population density of 136.5 persons per square kilometer. The total area is 67.06 km?....
  • Ashikita District
    Ashikita District, Kumamoto

    Ashikita is a districts of Japan located in Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan.As of 2003, the district has an estimated population of 27,264 and a population density of 101.94 persons per km?....
Ashikita
Ashikita, Kumamoto

is a towns of Japan located in Ashikita District, Kumamoto, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan.On January 1, 2005, the towns of Japan of Tanoura, Kumamoto merged into Ashikita....
Tsunagi
Tsunagi, Kumamoto

is a towns of Japan located in Ashikita District, Kumamoto, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan.As of 2003, the town has an estimated population of 5,620 and a population density of 165.44 persons per square kilometer....
  • Aso District
    Aso District, Kumamoto

    Aso is a districts of Japan located in Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan.As of the Aso, Kumamoto and Yamato, Kumamoto mergers but with 2003 population data, the district has an estimated population of 40,841 and a population density of 58.1 persons per km?....
Minamiaso
Minamiaso, Kumamoto

is a villages of Japan located in Aso District, Kumamoto, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan. It was formed on February 13, 2005 from the merger of the villages of Choyo, Kumamoto, Hakusui, Kumamoto and Kugino, Kumamoto....
Minamioguni
Minamioguni, Kumamoto

is a towns of Japan located in Aso District, Kumamoto, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan.As of 2003, the town has an estimated population of 4,643 and a population density of 40.07 persons per km?. The total area is 115.86 km?....
Nishihara
Nishihara, Kumamoto

is a villages of Japan located in Aso District, Kumamoto, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan.As of 2003, the village has an estimated population of 6,008 and a population density of 77.79 persons per km?. The total area is 77.23 km?....
Oguni
Oguni, Kumamoto

is a towns of Japan located in Aso District, Kumamoto, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan.As of 2003, the town has an estimated population of 8,735 and a population density of 63.76 persons per km?. The total area is 137.00 km?....
Takamori
Takamori, Kumamoto

is a towns of Japan located in Aso District, Kumamoto, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan.As of October 1, 2007 the town has an estimated population of 7,018 and a population density of 40.1 persons per square kilometer....
Ubuyama
Ubuyama, Kumamoto

is a villages of Japan located in Aso District, Kumamoto, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan.As of 2003, the village has an estimated population of 1,754 and a population density of 28.89 persons per square kilometer....
  • Kamimashiki District
    Kamimashiki District, Kumamoto

    Kamimashiki is a districts of Japan located in Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan.As of the Yamato merger but with 2003 population statistics, the district has an estimated population of 90,315 and a population density of 115.2 persons per km?....
Kashima
Kashima, Kumamoto

is a towns of Japan located in Kamimashiki District, Kumamoto, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan.As of 2003, the town has an estimated population of 8,265 and a population density of 496.10 persons per km?....
Kosa
Kosa, Kumamoto

is a towns of Japan located in Kamimashiki District, Kumamoto, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan.As of 2003, the town has an estimated population of 11,720 and a population density of 202.52 persons per km?....
Mashiki
Mashiki, Kumamoto

is a towns of Japan located in Kamimashiki District, Kumamoto, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan.As of 2003, the town has an estimated population of 32,600 and a population density of 496.42 persons per km?....
Mifune
Mifune, Kumamoto

is a towns of Japan located in Kamimashiki District, Kumamoto, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan.As of 2003, the town has an estimated population of 18,282 and a population density of 184.67 persons per km?....
Yamato
Yamato, Kumamoto

is a towns of Japan located in Kamimashiki District, Kumamoto, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan.The town was formed on February 11, 2005 from the merger of the municipalities of Yabe, Kumamoto and Seiwa, Kumamoto with the town of Soyo, Kumamoto from Aso District, Kumamoto....
  • Kamoto District
    Kamoto District, Kumamoto

    Kamoto is a districts of Japan located in Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan.As of the Yamaga, Kumamoto merger but with 2003 population statistics, the district has an estimated population of 31,088 and the population density of 472.39 persons per km?....
Ueki
Ueki, Kumamoto

is a towns of Japan located in Kamoto District, Kumamoto, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan.As of 2003, the town has an estimated population of 31,088 and a population density of 472.39 persons/square kilometer ....
  • Kikuchi District
    Kikuchi District, Kumamoto

    Kikuchi is a districts of Japan located in Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan.As of the Koshi, Kumamoto merger but with 2003 population statistics, the district has an estimated population of 58,300 and a population density of 427 persons per km?....
Kikuyo
Kikuyo, Kumamoto

is a towns of Japan located in Kikuchi District, Kumamoto, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan.As of 2003, the town has an estimated population of 29,627 and a population density of 788.58 persons per km?....
Ozu
Ozu, Kumamoto

is a towns of Japan located in Kikuchi District, Kumamoto, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan.As of 2003, the town has an estimated population of 28,673 and a population density of 289.36 persons per square kilometer....
  • Kuma District
    Kuma District, Kumamoto

    Kuma is a districts of Japan located in Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan.In 2003 the district had an estimated population of 64,552 and a population density of 48.64 persons per km?....
Asagiri
Asagiri, Kumamoto

is a towns of Japan located in Kuma District, Kumamoto, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan.In 2003 the town had an estimated population of 17,567 and a population density of 110.14 persons per km?....
Itsuki
Itsuki, Kumamoto

is a villages of Japan located in Kuma District, Kumamoto, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan.In 2003 the village had an estimated population of 1,432 and a population density of 5.66 persons per km?....
Kuma
Kuma, Kumamoto

is a villages of Japan located in Kuma District, Kumamoto, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan.As of April 1, 2008 the village had an estimated population of 4,491 and a population density of 21.6 persons per km?....
Mizukami
Mizukami, Kumamoto

is a villages of Japan located in Kuma District, Kumamoto, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan.In 2003 the village had an estimated population of 2,612 and a population density of 13.6 persons per km?. The total area is 192.11 km?....
Nishiki
Nishiki, Kumamoto

is a towns of Japan located in Kuma District, Kumamoto, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan.In 2003 the town had an estimated population of 11,904 and a population density of 140.26 persons per km?. The total area is 84.87 km?....
Sagara
Sagara, Kumamoto

is a villages of Japan located in Kuma District, Kumamoto, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan.In 2003 the village had an estimated population of 5,448 and a population density of 57.63 persons per km?. The total area is 94.54 km?....
Taragi
Taragi, Kumamoto

is a towns of Japan located in Kuma District, Kumamoto, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan.In 2003 the town had an estimated population of 11,759 and a population density of 70.89 persons per square kilometer....
Yamae
Yamae, Kumamoto

is a villages of Japan located in Kuma District, Kumamoto, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan.In 2003 the village had an estimated population of 3,996 and a population density of 32.97 persons per square kilometer....
Yunomae
Yunomae, Kumamoto

is a towns of Japan located in Kuma District, Kumamoto, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan.In 2003 the town had an estimated population of 4,837 and a population density of 99.92 persons per square kilometer....
  • Shimomashiki District
    Shimomashiki District, Kumamoto

    Shimomashiki is a districts of Japan located in Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan.As of the Uki merger but with 2003 population statistics, the district has an estimated population of 35,058 and a population density of 175 persons per km?....
Jonan
Jonan, Kumamoto

is a towns of Japan located in Shimomashiki District, Kumamoto, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan.As of 2003, the town has an estimated population of 19,885 and the population density of 539.18 persons per km?....
Misato
Misato, Kumamoto

is a towns of Japan located in Shimomashiki District, Kumamoto, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan.The town was formed on November 1, 2004 from the merger of the towns of Chuo, Kumamoto and Tomochi, Kumamoto....
  • Tamana District
    Tamana District, Kumamoto

    Tamana is a districts of Japan located in Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan.Following the Tamana, Kumamoto merger but with 2003 population estimates, the district has an estimated population of 47,029 and the population density of 222 persons per square kilometer....
Gyokuto
Gyokuto, Kumamoto

is a towns of Japan located in Tamana District, Kumamoto, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan.As of 2003, the town has an estimated population of 5,601 and the population density of 229.55 persons per km?. The total area is 24.40 km?....
Nagasu
Nagasu, Kumamoto

is a towns of Japan located in Tamana District, Kumamoto, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan.As of 2003, the town has an estimated population of 17,683 and the population density of 910.09 persons per km?....
Nagomi
Nagomi, Kumamoto

is a towns of Japan located in Tamana District, Kumamoto, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan.The town was formed on March 1, 2006 from the merger of the towns of Kikusui, Kumamoto and Mikawa, Kumamoto....
Nankan
Nankan, Kumamoto

is a towns of Japan in Tamana District, Kumamoto, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan.As of 2003, the town has an estimated population of 11,553 and a population density of 167.53 persons per km?....
  • Yatsushiro District
    Yatsushiro District, Kumamoto

    Yatsushiro is a districts of Japan located in Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan.As of the Yatsushiro, Kumamoto merger but with 2003 population estimates, the district has an estimated population of 13,524 and a population density of 406 persons per square kilometer....
Hikawa
Hikawa, Kumamoto

is a towns of Japan located in Yatsushiro District, Kumamoto, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan. The town was formed on October 1, 2005 from the merger of the towns of Miyahara, Kumamoto and Ryuhoku, Kumamoto....


Mergers


Economy

Kumamoto hosts a large Honda
Honda

is a multinational corporation headquartered in Japan.The company manufactures automobiles, motorcycles, trucks, scooter , robots, jet aircrafts and jet engines, all-terrain vehicle, water craft, electrical generators, marine engines, lawn and garden equipment, and aeronautical and other mobile technologies....
 automobile plant. In 2007, a Honda factory on the site began to produce non-silicon solar cells for homes and businesses, with a projected capacity roughly equivalent to 8,000 households/year.

Sports

The sports teams listed below are based in Kumamoto.

Football (soccer)
  • Rosso Kumamoto (Kumamoto city
    Kumamoto, Kumamoto

    is the capital cities of Japan of Kumamoto Prefecture on the island of Kyushu, Japan. Greater Kumamoto has a population of 1,460,000, as of the 2000 Census....
    )


Demographics


Tourism

Kumamoto's main tourist attractions consist of Mt. Aso, one of the worlds largest active volcanoes and Kumamoto castle which is known as being one of the top three castles in japan. In addition Kumamoto boasts Suzenji park.

Prefectural symbols


Miscellaneous topics

  • Kumamoto Prefecture is the 'sister state/prefecture' of Montana
    Montana

    Montana is a U.S. state in the Western United States. The western third of the state contains numerous mountain ranges; other 'island' ranges are found in the central third of the state, for a total of 77 named ranges of the Rocky Mountains....
     in the U.S.A.
  • Kumamoto is also the birth place of Hollywood actor Tetsu Komai
    Tetsu Komai

    Tetsu Komai was a minor Hollywood actor born in Kumamoto, Japan who died in Gardena, California of congestive heart failure. Tetsu had small parts in over 50 films from the 1920s until the mid 1960s....
    .
  • Kumamoto is the birth place of Japanese-Brazilian painter Manabu Mabe.


External links

  • National Archives of Japan