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or Kyushu is the third-largest 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....
 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....
 and most southwesterly of its four main islands
Japanese Archipelago

The , which forms the country of Japan, extends roughly from northeast to southwest along the northeastern coast of the Eurasia mainland, washing upon the northwestern shores of the Pacific Ocean....
. Its alternate ancient names include Kyukoku (?? Nine States), Chinzei (?? West of the Pacified Area), and Tsukushi-no-shima (??? Island of Tsukushi). The historical regional name Saikaido
Saikaido

is one of the main Circuit of the Gokishichido system, which was originally established during the Asuka Period. Literally translated, it means 'western sea road', and was the name used for Kyushu and the islands of Tsushima Island and Iki Island....
 (??? West Sea Circuit) referred to Kyushu and its surrounding islands.

Kyushu has a population of 13,231,995 (2006) and covers 35,640 km².

island is mountainous, and Japan's most active volcano, 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....
 at 1,591 m, is on Kyushu.






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or Kyushu is the third-largest 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....
 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....
 and most southwesterly of its four main islands
Japanese Archipelago

The , which forms the country of Japan, extends roughly from northeast to southwest along the northeastern coast of the Eurasia mainland, washing upon the northwestern shores of the Pacific Ocean....
. Its alternate ancient names include Kyukoku (?? Nine States), Chinzei (?? West of the Pacified Area), and Tsukushi-no-shima (??? Island of Tsukushi). The historical regional name Saikaido
Saikaido

is one of the main Circuit of the Gokishichido system, which was originally established during the Asuka Period. Literally translated, it means 'western sea road', and was the name used for Kyushu and the islands of Tsushima Island and Iki Island....
 (??? West Sea Circuit) referred to Kyushu and its surrounding islands.

Kyushu has a population of 13,231,995 (2006) and covers 35,640 km².

Geography

The island is mountainous, and Japan's most active volcano, 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....
 at 1,591 m, is on Kyushu. There are many other signs of tectonic activity, including numerous areas of hot springs. The most famous of these are in Beppu, on the east shore, and around Mt. Aso, in central Kyushu.

The name Kyushu comes from the nine ancient provinces of Saikaido situated on the island: Chikuzen
Chikuzen Province

Chikuzen was an Provinces of Japan of Japan in the area that is today part of Fukuoka Prefecture on Kyushu, but without the southern and eastern parts of Fukuoka....
, Chikugo
Chikugo Province

is the name of a provinces of Japan of Japan in the area that is today the southern part of Fukuoka Prefecture, on Kyushu. Chikugo was bordered by Hizen Province, Chikuzen Province, Bungo Province, and Higo Province Provinces....
, Hizen
Hizen Province

was a former old provinces of Japan of Japan which bordered on the provinces Chikuzen province and Chikugo province. It was included in Saikaido, and today the area is split into Saga prefecture and Nagasaki prefecture prefectures, although it did not include the regions of Tsushima Province and Iki Province that are now part of modern Nagasaki...
, Higo
Higo Province

Higo was an old provinces of Japan of Japan in the area that is today Kumamoto prefecture on the island of Kyushu. Higo bordered on Chikugo Province, Bungo Province, Hyuga Province, Osumi Province, and Satsuma Province....
, Buzen
Buzen Province

Buzen was an old provinces of Japan of Japan in northern Kyushu, which bordered on Bungo province and Chikuzen provinces. Today the area is the eastern part of Fukuoka Prefecture, including some northern districts of Oita Prefecture....
, Bungo
Bungo Province

was a Provinces of Japan of Japan in eastern Kyushu. It bordered Buzen Province, Hyuga Province, Higo Province, Chikugo Province, and Chikuzen Province provinces....
, Hyuga
Hyuga Province

Hyuga was an old provinces of Japan of Japan on the east coast of Kyushu, corresponding to the modern Miyazaki prefecture. Hyuga bordered on Bungo Province, Higo Province, Osumi Province, and Satsuma Provinces....
, Osumi
Osumi Province

was an old provinces of Japan of Japan in the area that is today the eastern part of Kagoshima prefecture. Osumi bordered on Hyuga Province and Satsuma Province provinces....
, and Satsuma
Satsuma Province

was an old provinces of Japan of Japan that is now the western half of Kagoshima prefecture on the island of Kyushu. Its abbreviation is Sasshu ....
.

Today’s Kyushu Region (???? kyushu-chiho) is a politically defined region that consists of the seven 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 ....
s on the island of Kyushu and also Okinawa Prefecture
Okinawa Prefecture

is one of Japan's southern Prefectures of Japan, and consists of hundreds of the Ryukyu Islands in a chain over 1,000 km long, which extends southwest from Kyushu to Taiwan....
 to the south:

  • Northern Kyushu
    Northern Kyushu

    is a subregion of Kyushu. In the olden days it was called North Kyushu until 1963, when the city of Kitakyushu was formed. Thereafter to avoid confusion the name has been changed....
    • Fukuoka Prefecture
      Fukuoka Prefecture

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

      is located in the northwest part of the island of Kyushu, Japan. It touches both the Sea of Japan and the Ariake Sea. The western part of the Prefectures of Japan is a region famous for producing Ceramics and porcelain, particularly the towns of Karatsu, Saga, Imari, Saga, and Arita, Saga....
    • Kumamoto Prefecture
      Kumamoto Prefecture

      is a Prefectures of Japan of Japan located on Kyushu Island. The capital is the city of Kumamoto, Kumamoto....
    • Nagasaki Prefecture
      Nagasaki Prefecture

      is a Prefectures of Japan of Japan located on the island of Kyushu. The capital is the city of Nagasaki, Nagasaki....
    • Oita Prefecture
      Oita Prefecture

      is a Prefectures of Japan of Japan located on Kyushu Island. The prefectural capital is the city of Oita, Oita....
  • Kagoshima Prefecture
    Kagoshima Prefecture

    is a Prefectures of Japan of Japan located on Kyushu island. The capital is the city of Kagoshima, Kagoshima....
  • 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....
  • Okinawa Prefecture
    Okinawa Prefecture

    is one of Japan's southern Prefectures of Japan, and consists of hundreds of the Ryukyu Islands in a chain over 1,000 km long, which extends southwest from Kyushu to Taiwan....


The world’s 37th largest island by area
List of islands by area

This is a list of islands in the world ordered by area. It includes all islands with an area greater than 2,500 km? , and several other islands over 500 km? ....
, Kyushu is smaller than Spitsbergen
Spitsbergen

Spitsbergen is a Norway island, the largest island of the Svalbard archipelago in the Arctic Ocean. The island of Spitsbergen covers approximately 39,044 km? ....
 but larger than New Britain
New Britain

New Britain is the largest island in the Bismarck Archipelago of Papua New Guinea. It is separated from the island of New Guinea by the Dampier Strait , and from New Ireland by the St....
 and Taiwan
Taiwan

Taiwan is an island in East Asia. "Taiwan" is also commonly used to refer to the country governed by the Republic of China and to the ROC itself, which governs the island of Taiwan, Orchid Island and Green Island, Taiwan in the Pacific Ocean off the Taiwan coast, the Penghu islands in the Taiwan Strait, and Kinmen and the Matsu Islands...
. By population
List of islands by population

This is a list of islands in the world ordered by population. It includes all islands with population greater than 100,000. For comparison, continental landmasses are also shown....
, it ranks 13th, having fewer inhabitants than Borneo
Borneo

Borneo is the List of islands by area and is located at the centre of Maritime Southeast Asia. Administratively, this island is divided between Indonesia, Malaysia and Brunei....
 or Sulawesi
Sulawesi

Sulawesi is one of the four larger Sunda Islands of Indonesia and is situated between Borneo and the Maluku Islands....
, but more than Salsette
Salsette Island

Salsette is an island in Maharashtra state on India's west coast. The metropolis of Mumbai and the city of Thane lie on this island, making it the 14th most List of islands by population in the world....
 or Cuba
Cuba

The Republic of Cuba is a country in the Caribbean. It consists of the island of Cuba , the island of Isla de la Juventud, and several adjacent small islands....
.

By population, the largest city on the island is Fukuoka
Fukuoka, Fukuoka

is the capital cities of Japan of Fukuoka Prefecture and is situated on the northern shore of the island of Kyushu in Japan, across the Korea Strait from South Korea Busan....
 with its 1.4 million inhabitants; Fukuoka is a major business center with a large international airport as well as one of the five stock exchanges in Japan. Kitakyushu is a designated city and major center for heavy industries, populated by slightly less than a million. 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....
 and Kagoshima
Kagoshima, Kagoshima

is the capital cities of Japan of Kagoshima Prefecture at the southwestern tip of the Kyushu island of Japan, and the largest city in the prefecture by some margin....
 are the island’s third and fourth largest cities with over half a million people each. Nagasaki has one of Japan’s oldest international ports, which was the only gateway to the outside world during the Edo period
Edo period

The , or , is a division of History of Japan running from 1603 to 1868. The period marks the governance of the Edo or Tokugawa shogunate, which was officially established in 1603 by the first Edo shogun Tokugawa Ieyasu....
, from the mid 16th to the mid 18th centuries. Nagasaki is also famous for being hit by one of the atom bombs at the end of WWII.

Economy and climate

Parts of Kyushu have a subtropical climate, particularly Miyazaki and Kagoshima prefectures. Major agricultural products are rice
Rice

Rice is a staple food for a large part of the world's human population, especially in tropical Latin America, and East Asia, South Asia and Southeast Asia, making it the second-most consumed cereal grain, after maize....
, tea
Tea

Tea refers to the agricultural products of the leaves, leaf buds, and internodes of the Camellia sinensis plant, prepared and cured by various methods....
, tobacco
Tobacco

Tobacco is an agricultural product processed from the fresh leaves of plants in the genus Nicotiana. It can be consumed, used as an organic pesticide, and in the form of nicotine tartrate it is used in some medicines....
, sweet potato
Sweet potato

The 'sweet potato' is a dicotyledonous plant which belongs to the family Convolvulaceae. Amongst the approximately 50 genera and more than 1000 species of this family, only I....
es, and soy; silk
Silk

Silk is a natural protein fiber, some forms of which can be weaving into textiles. The best-known type of silk is obtained from Pupa#Cocoons made by the larvae of the mulberry silkworm Bombyx mori reared in captivity ....
 is also widely produced. The island is noted for various types of porcelain
Porcelain

Porcelain is a ceramic material made by heating raw materials, generally including clay in the form of kaolin, in a kiln to temperatures between and ....
, including Arita, Imari, Satsuma, and Karatsu. Heavy industry is concentrated in the north around Kitakyushu, Nagasaki, and Oita and includes chemicals and metal processing.

Education

Major universities and colleges in Kyushu:
  • National universities
    • Kyushu University
      Kyushu University

      Image:??????????1.jpgDespite the incorporation which has led to increased financial independence and autonomy, Kyushu University is still partly controlled by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology ....
        - One of seven former "Imperial Universities"
    • Kyushu Institute of Technology
      Kyushu Institute of Technology

      is one of the 87 Japanese national university. Located in Fukuoka Prefecture on the island of Kyushu, it is dedicated to education and research in the fields of science and technology....
       
    • Saga University
      Saga University

      ; abbreviated as or , is one of higher education at Saga, Saga,Japan.The University has 5 faculties with a total of around about 7,000 students. Its 2 campuses are in and ....
    • Nagasaki University
      Nagasaki University

      is a Japanese national university of Japan located in the city of Nagasaki, Nagasaki, Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan. Its nickname is Chodai . Established in 1949, Nagasaki University is the successor to an institute for medical studies established in 1857, and incorporated several other institutions into one institution....
    • Kumamoto University
      Kumamoto University

      is a university located in Kumamoto, Japan. It was established on May 31, 1949, at which time the following institutions were subsumed into it; Kumamoto Teachers College , Kumamoto Pharmaceutical College , The Fifth High School , Kumamoto Medical College , and Kumamoto Technical College ....
    • Oita University
      Oita University

      is a national university in Oita, Oita, Japan. The precursor of the school was founded in 1921 and was chartered as a university in 1949....
    • Miyazaki University
    • Kagoshima University
      Kagoshima University

      , or is a national university located in Kagoshima, Kagoshima, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan.There are three campuses:* Shimoarata: Faculty of Fisheries...
    • National Institute of Fitness and Sports in Kanoya
      National Institute of Fitness and Sports in Kanoya

      is a Japanese national university in Kanoya, Kagoshima, Japan, founded in 1981.External links...
    • University of the Ryukyus
      University of the Ryukyus

      The , abbreviated to Ryudai , is the only and the largest public university on the Ryukyu Islands of Japan. It is located in the town of Nishihara, Okinawa on Okinawa Honto in Okinawa Prefecture....
  • Universities run by local governments
    • University of Kitakyushu
      University of Kitakyushu

      The is a public university in Kitakyushu, Japan. The main campus is located next to Keibajomae Station station on the Kitakyushu monorail. The second campus is in the academic zone of Wakamatsu-ku, Kitakyushu called Gakujutsu Kenkyu Toshi ....
    • Kyushu Dental College
      Kyushu Dental College

      is a public university in Kitakyushu, Fukuoka, Japan. The predecessor of the school was founded in 1914, and it was chartered as a university in 1949....
    • Fukuoka Women's University
      Fukuoka Women's University

      is a public university in Fukuoka, Fukuoka, Japan. The predecessor of the school was founded in 1923, and it was chartered as a university in 1950....
    • Fukuoka Prefectural University
      Fukuoka Prefectural University

      is a public university in Tagawa, Fukuoka, Japan, established in 1992.External links...
    • Siebold University of Nagasaki
      Siebold University of Nagasaki

      was a public university in the town of Nagayo, Nagasaki in Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan. Established in 1999, the school merged with Nagasaki Prefectural University to form University of Nagasaki in 2008....
    • Nagasaki Prefectural University
      Nagasaki Prefectural University

      was a public university in Sasebo, Nagasaki, Japan. The predecessor of the school, women's school, was established in 1947. In 2008 the school merged with Siebold University of Nagasaki to form University of Nagasaki....
    • Oita University of Nursing and Health Sciences
      Oita University of Nursing and Health Sciences

      is a public university in Oita, Oita, Japan, established in 1998.External links...
    • Prefectural University of Kumamoto
      Prefectural University of Kumamoto

      is a public university in the city of Kumamoto, Kumamoto, Japan. The predecessor of the school was founded in 1947.External links...
    • Miyazaki Municipal University
      Miyazaki Municipal University

      is a public university in Miyazaki, Miyazaki, Japan, established in 1993.External links...
    • Miyazaki Prefectural Nursing University
      Miyazaki Prefectural Nursing University

      is a public university in Miyazaki, Miyazaki, Japan, established in 1997. A master's program was added in 2001.External links...
    • Okinawa Prefectural University of Arts
      Okinawa Prefectural University of Arts

      is a public university in Naha, Okinawa, Japan, founded in 1986.External links...
  • Major private universities
    • Fukuoka University
      Fukuoka University

      Fukuoka University is a private university in Fukuoka, Fukuoka, Japan. It is the largest general university in western Japan, with more than 20,000 students....
       - University with the largest number of students in Kyushu
    • Kumamoto Gakuen University
      Kumamoto Gakuen University

      Called Gakudai or Shodai , it is a private Japanese university in Kumamoto, Japan. It was established in 1942, at which time Eastern Language Vocational College was subsumed into it....
    • Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University
      Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University

      , or APU, is a private institution inaugurated April 2000 in Beppu,Oita Prefecture, Japan. APU has an enrollment of over 5,000 students. Approximately half of the students and faculty members come from Foreigners in Japan....
       
    • Seinan Gakuin University
      Seinan Gakuin University

      is a Christian university in Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. Seinan Gakuin, founded in 1916 by Rev. C. K. Dozier, a Southern Baptist missionary from the United States, includes , , a as well as the University ....
    • Kyushu Sangyo University
      Kyushu Sangyo University

      was founded in 1960 in Fukuoka, Fukuoka, and currently has twenty departments and six graduate schools. It is a private university....
       - Baseball Team won the National Championship in 2005
    • University of Occupational and Environmental Health
    • Kurume University
      Kurume University

      is a private university, established in 1946. Kurume University is located in Kurume , Fukuoka prefecture , Japan....


See also

  • Geography of Japan
    Geography of Japan

    Japan is an island nation in East Asia comprising a large Stratovolcano archipelago extending along the Pacific Ocean coast of Asia. Measured from the geographic coordinate system, Japan is 36? north of the equator and 138? east of the Prime Meridian....
  • List of regions in Japan
  • Azumi (people)
    Azumi (people)

    The were a people of ancient Japan, believed to have lived in the north of Kyushu. It is believed that the Azumi language was an Austronesian languages of the Malayan branch....
    , an ancient group of people who inhabited parts of northern Kyushu
  • Hoenn
    Pokémon regions

    They are several regions that have appeared in the various media of the Pok?mon franchise. Each of the four generations of game releases focuses on a new region....
    , the region in Pokémon