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Kumamoto Prefecture
Kumamoto Prefecture (熊本県; Kumamoto-ken) is located on Kyushu Island, Japan. The capital is the city of Kumamoto.
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
Towns and villages
These are the towns and villages in each district.
(as of March 1, 2006)
Future mergers
Economy
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.[1]
Demographics
Tourism
Prefectural symbols
Miscellaneous topics
External links
The content of this page is retrieved from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kumamoto_Prefecture under GFDL
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