Kumamoto Prefecture
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| Capital | Kumamoto (city) |
| Region | Kyushu |
| Island | Kyushu |
| Governor | Yoshiko Shiotani |
| Area | 6,908.45 km² (16th) |
| - % water | 0.2% |
| Population (2000) | |
| - Population | 1,859,451 (22nd) |
| - Density | 269 /km² |
| Districts | 11 |
| Municipalities | 94 |
| ISO 3166-2 | JP-43 |
| Web site | www.pref.kumamoto.jp/ english/menu.html (http://www.pref.kumamoto.jp/english/menu.html) |
| Prefectural Symbols | |
| - Flower | Gentian (Gentiana scabra var. buergeri) |
| - Tree | Camphor tree (Cinnamomum camphora) |
| - Bird | Eurasian Skylark (Alauda arvensis) |
 Symbol of Kumamoto Prefecture | |
Kumamoto Prefecture (熊本県; Kumamoto-ken) is located on Kyushu Island, Japan. The capital is the city of Kumamoto.
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History
Historically the area was called Higo province and was renamed to Kumamoto prefecture during the Meiji Restoration as part of the abolition of the feudal system.
Geography
Kumamoto Prefecture is located in the center of Kyushu, the southernmost of the four major Japanese islands. It is bordered by the Ariake inland sea and the Amakusa archipelago to the west, Fukuoka Prefecture and Oita Prefecture to the north, Miyazaki Prefecture to the east, and Kagoshima Prefecture to the south.
Mt. Aso (1592 m), an extensive active volcano, is in the east of Kumamoto Prefecture. This volcano is located at the center of the Aso caldera, the most famous caldera in Japan.
Cities
- Arao
- Hitoyoshi
- Hondo
- Kikuchi
- Kumamoto (capital)
- Minamata
- Tamana
- Ushibuka
- Uto
- Yamaga
- Yatsushiro
- Kami-Amakusa
Towns and villages
These are the towns and villages in each district.
Economy
Demographics
Culture
Tourism
Prefectural symbols
Miscellaneous topics
External links
- Official Kumamoto Prefecture homepage (http://www.pref.kumamoto.jp/english/menu.html)
- Kumamoto Links (http://www2.kumagaku.ac.jp/teacher/~masden/links.html)
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| Cities | |||
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| Arao | Hitoyoshi | Hondo | Kikuchi | Kumamoto (capital) | Minamata | Tamana | Ushibuka | Uto | Yamaga | Yatsushiro | Kami-Amakusa | |||
| Districts | |||
| Amakusa | Ashikita | Aso | Kamimashiki | Kamoto | Kikuchi | Kuma | Shimomashiki | Tamana | Uto | Yatsushiro | |||
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