Kumamoto Prefecture (熊本県,Kumamoto-ken) is aprefecture in theKyūshū region ofJapan on the island ofKyushu.[1] Thecapital city isKumamoto.[2]
The area ofHigo Province was renamed Kumamoto during theMeiji Restoration.[3]
Kumamoto Prefecture is in the middle ofKyūshū The western border of Kumamoto is theAriake Sea and theAmakusa Islands.Fukuoka Prefecture andŌita Prefecture are in the north.Miyazaki Prefecture is in the east.Kagoshima Prefecture is in the south.
Mount Aso (1592 m) is anactive volcano in the eastern part of the prefecture.[7]
National Parks are established in about 21% of the total land area of the prefecture,[8] including
Aso-jinja is the chiefShinto shrines (ichinomiya) in the prefecture.[9]
- ↑Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2002)."Kumamoto prefecture" inJapan Encyclopedia, p. 572; Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO),Kumamoto Prefecture, Regional Information. Retrieved 2012-4-6.
- ↑Nussbaum,"Kumamoto" at p. 572.
- ↑Nussbaum,"Provinces and prefectures" at p. 780.
- ↑Trends in Japan,"Kumamoto, Famed for Its Castle and Caldera". Retrieved 2012-2-7.
- ↑Nussbaum,"Shimabara no Ran" at pp. 857-858;Visit Kumamoto,Kumamoto history. Retrieved 2012-2-7.
- ↑National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),National Geophysical Data Center, Significant Earthquake. Retrieved 2012-2-7
- ↑Nussbaum,"Aso-san" at p. 58.
- ↑Japan Ministry of the Environment,"General overview of area figures for Natural Parks by prefecture". Retrieved 2012-3-13.
- ↑"Nationwide List ofIchinomiya," p. 3Archived 2013-05-17 at theWayback Machine. Retrieved 2012-2-7.
Media related toKumamoto prefecture at Wikimedia Commons
