http://www.virtualjapan.com/wiki/index.php?action=history&feed=atom&title=Kumamoto_PrefectureKumamoto Prefecture - Revision history2026-04-29T09:41:13ZRevision history for this page on the wikiMediaWiki 1.12.0http://www.virtualjapan.com/wiki/index.php?title=Kumamoto_Prefecture&diff=4120&oldid=prevJapan2000: New page: '''Kumamoto Prefecture''' (熊本県) is a Japanese prefecture located in the midst of Kyushu Island. The capital of Kumamoto Prefecture is Kumamoto City. ==History== Before ...2008-07-08T04:02:02Z<p>New page: '''Kumamoto Prefecture''' (熊本県) is a <a href="/wiki/Japanese" title="Japanese">Japanese</a> prefecture located in the midst of <a href="/wiki/Kyushu" title="Kyushu">Kyushu</a> Island. The capital of Kumamoto Prefecture is <a href="/wiki/index.php?title=Kumamoto_City&action=edit" class="new" title="Kumamoto City">Kumamoto City</a>. ==History== Before ...</p>
<p><b>New page</b></p><div>'''Kumamoto Prefecture''' (熊本県) is a [[Japanese]] prefecture located in the midst of [[Kyushu]] Island. The capital of Kumamoto Prefecture is [[Kumamoto City]].<br />
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==History==<br />
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Before the abolition of the Han system in the 1870s by the [[Meiji Restoration]], Kumamoto Prefecture was known as Higo Province. The new name of the prefecture roughly translates to origin of the bear. <br />
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==Region==<br />
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The prefecture of Kumamoto is located in the middle of Kyushu, in the southernmost corner of Japan. On one side sits the [[Ariake Inland Sea]] and on the other the [[Amakusa Arhcipelago]]. Kagoshima Prefecture sits to the south, Miyazaki Prefecture to the east, and [[Oita Prefecture]] and [[Fukuoka Prefecture]] to the north, making the prefecture largely land bordered. The best known geographic feature in Kumamoto Prefecture is [[Mt. Aso]], an active volcano located in the east portion of the prefecture. <br />
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==Cities==<br />
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Within Kumamoto Prefecture, there are the following cities:<br />
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*[[Amakusa]]<br />
*[[Kumamoto]]<br />
*[[Arao]]<br />
*[[Minamata]]<br />
*[[Aso]]<br />
*[[Tamana]]<br />
*[[Hitoyoshi]]<br />
*[[Uki]]<br />
*[[Kami-Amakusa]]<br />
*[[Uto]]<br />
*[[Kikuchi]]<br />
*[[Yamaga]]<br />
*[[Koshi]]<br />
*[[Yatsushiro]]<br />
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==Districts and Towns==<br />
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Also located within Kumamoto Prefecture are the following districts and towns:<br />
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*[[Amakusa District]] – Reihoku<br />
*[[Shimomashiki District]] – Jonan, Misato, Tomiai<br />
*[[Tamana District]] – Gyokuto, Nagasu, Nagomi, Nankan<br />
*[[Kuma District]] – Asagiri, Kuma, Mizukami, Itsuki, Nishiki, Tamae, Yunomae, Sagara, Taragi <br />
*[[Ashikita District]] – Ashikita, Tsunagi<br />
*[[Aso District]] – Minamiaso, Nishihara, Oguni,, Minamioguni, Takamori, Ubuyama<br />
*[[Kamoto District]] – Ueki<br />
*[[Kikuchi District]] – Kikuyo, Ozu<br />
*[[Kamimashiki District]] – Kashima, Mifune, Yamato, Kosa, Mashiki <br />
*[[Yatsushiro District]] – Hikawa<br />
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==Sources of Income==<br />
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The largest economic source in Kumamoto is currently a Honda automobile plant, which recently – in 2007 – expanded to include a solar cell production plant. <br />
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==External Links==<br />
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*[http://www.pref.kumamoto.jp/english/list.html Official Homepage, Kumamoto Prefecture]<br />
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