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Kumamoto |
 Kumamoto Prefecture (熊本県, Kumamoto-ken) - A
prefecture of Japan located on Kyūshū Island. The capital is
the city of Kumamoto.
Kumamoto Prefecture is located in the center of Kyūshū, 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 Ōita
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.
 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. Kumamoto
literally means "bear root/origin", or, in less stilted
English, "origin of the bear".
Kumamoto hosts a large Honda automobile plant. Beginning in
2007, a Honda factory on the site will produce non-silicon
solar cells for homes and businesses, with a projected
capacity roughly equivalent to 8,000 households/year.
Fourteen cities are located in Kumamoto Prefecture:
Amakusa
Arao
Aso
Hitoyoshi
Kami-Amakusa
Kikuchi
Kōshi
Kumamoto (capital)
Minamata
Tamana
Uki
Uto
Yamaga
Yatsushiro
Information source: “Kumamoto Prefecture.” wikipedia.org. Article
date: 24 Feb. 2008. Retrieved: Wikipedia. 4 Mar. 2008 <Kumamoto Prefecture>. |
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