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'''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 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.

==Region==

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.

==Cities==

Within Kumamoto Prefecture, there are the following cities:

*[[Amakusa]]
*[[Kumamoto]]
*[[Arao]]
*[[Minamata]]
*[[Aso]]
*[[Tamana]]
*[[Hitoyoshi]]
*[[Uki]]
*[[Kami-Amakusa]]
*[[Uto]]
*[[Kikuchi]]
*[[Yamaga]]
*[[Koshi]]
*[[Yatsushiro]]

==Districts and Towns==

Also located within Kumamoto Prefecture are the following districts and towns:

*[[Amakusa District]] – Reihoku
*[[Shimomashiki District]] – Jonan, Misato, Tomiai
*[[Tamana District]] – Gyokuto, Nagasu, Nagomi, Nankan
*[[Kuma District]] – Asagiri, Kuma, Mizukami, Itsuki, Nishiki, Tamae, Yunomae, Sagara, Taragi
*[[Ashikita District]] – Ashikita, Tsunagi
*[[Aso District]] – Minamiaso, Nishihara, Oguni,, Minamioguni, Takamori, Ubuyama
*[[Kamoto District]] – Ueki
*[[Kikuchi District]] – Kikuyo, Ozu
*[[Kamimashiki District]] – Kashima, Mifune, Yamato, Kosa, Mashiki
*[[Yatsushiro District]] – Hikawa

==Sources of Income==

The largest economic source in Kumamoto is currently a Honda automobile plant, which recently – in 2007 – expanded to include a solar cell production plant.

==External Links==

*[http://www.pref.kumamoto.jp/english/list.html Official Homepage, Kumamoto Prefecture]

[[Category:Prefectures of Japan]]

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Japan2000: 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 ...