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Kyūshū
Kyūshū region of Japan and the current prefectures on the island of Kyūshū
Kyūshū region of Japan and the current prefectures on the island of Kyūshū
Geography
Location East Asia
Archipelago Japanese Archipelago
Area 35,640 km²
Highest point Mount Aso
1,591 m
Administration
Flag of Japan Japan
Prefectures Fukuoka, Kagoshima, Kumamoto, Miyazaki, Nagasaki, Ōita, Saga
Largest city Fukuoka (1,400,000)
Demographics
Population 13,231,995
Density Sparse/km²
Indigenous people Japanese

Kyūshū (九州 Nine Provinces?)[1] or Kyushu is the third-largest island of Japan and most southwesterly of its four main islands. The, which forms the Country of Japan, extends roughly from northeast to southwest along the northeastern coast of the Eurasia mainland washing upon the northwestern is the largest active Volcano in Japan, and is among the largest in the world For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. The prefectures of Japan are the country's 47 sub-national Jurisdictions one "metropolis" (都 to) Tokyo; one " circuit WikipediaWikiProject Japanese prefectures for guidelines --> is a prefecture of Japan located on Kyūshū Island. WikipediaWikiProject Japanese prefectures for guidelines --> is a prefecture of Japan located on Kyūshū Island. WikipediaWikiProject Japanese prefectures for guidelines --> is a prefecture of Japan located on Kyūshū Island. WikipediaWikiProject Japanese prefectures for guidelines --> is a prefecture of Japan located on the island of Kyūshū. WikipediaWikiProject Japanese prefectures for guidelines --> is a prefecture of Japan located on the island of Kyūshū. WikipediaWikiProject Japanese prefectures for guidelines --> is a prefecture of Japan located on Kyūshū Island. WikipediaWikiProject Japanese prefectures for guidelines --> is located in the northwest part of the island of Kyūshū, Japan. is the capital city of Fukuoka Prefecture and is situated on the northern shore of the island of Kyūshū in Japan, across The are the dominant Ethnic group of Japan. Worldwide approximately 130 million people are of Japanese descent of these approximately 127 million are residents of Japan An island (ˈaɪlənd or isle (/ˈaɪl/ is any piece of land that is completely surrounded by water in two dimensions above high tide and isolated from other significant For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. The, which forms the Country of Japan, extends roughly from northeast to southwest along the northeastern coast of the Eurasia mainland washing upon the northwestern Its alternate ancient names include Kyūkoku (九国 Nine States), Chinzei (鎮西 West of the Pacified Area), and Tsukushi-no-shima (筑紫島 Island of Tsukushi). The historical regional name Saikaidō (西海道 West Sea Circuit) referred to Kyūshū and its surrounding islands. is one of the main circuits of the Gokishichidō system which was originally established during the Asuka Period. In Law, a circuit is an appellate judicial district used in the Court systems of several nations

Kyūshū has a population of 13,231,995 (2006) and covers 35,640 km².

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Geography

The island is mountainous, and Japan's most active volcano, Mt Aso at 1,591 m, is on Kyūshū. is the largest active Volcano in Japan, and is among the largest in the world There are many other signs of tectonic activity, including numerous areas of hot springs. The most famous of these are in Beppu, on the east shore, and around Mt. is a city located in Ōita Prefecture on the island of Kyūshū, Japan. Aso, in central Kyūshū.

The name Kyūshū comes from the nine ancient provinces of Saikaidō situated on the island: Chikuzen, Chikugo, Hizen, Higo, Buzen, Bungo, Hyūga, Osumi, and Satsuma. Chikuzen (筑前国 Chikuzen no kuni was an old province of Japan in the area that is today part of Fukuoka Prefecture on Kyūshū, but without is the name of a fomer province of Japan in the area that is today the southern part of Fukuoka Prefecture, on Kyūshū. Hizen (肥前国 Hizen no kuni was an old province of Japan which bordered on Chikuzen and Chikugo. Higo (肥後国 Higo no kuni was an old province of Japan in the area that is today Kumamoto prefecture on the island of Kyūshū. Buzen (豊前国 -no kuni was an old province of Japan in northern Kyūshū, which bordered on Bungo and Chikuzen provinces Today was a province of Japan in eastern Kyūshū. It bordered Buzen, Hyuga, Higo, Chikugo, and Chikuzen provinces Hyūga (日向国 Hyūga -no kuni) was an old province of Japan on the east coast of Kyūshū, corresponding to the modern Miyazaki prefecture was an old province of Japan in the area that is today the eastern part of Kagoshima prefecture. This article is about the province For alternative meanings of the word Satsuma, see Satsuma (disambiguation was an old province

Today’s Kyūshū Region (九州地方 kyūshū-chihō) is a politically defined region that consists of seven prefectures on Kyūshū and Okinawa Prefecture to the south:

The world’s 37th largest island by area, Kyūshū is smaller than Spitsbergen but larger than New Britain and Taiwan. The prefectures of Japan are the country's 47 sub-national Jurisdictions one "metropolis" (都 to) Tokyo; one " circuit is one of Japan 's southern prefectures, and consists of hundreds of the Ryukyu Islands in a chain over 1000 km long which extends southwest from Kyūshū WikipediaWikiProject Japanese prefectures for guidelines --> is a prefecture of Japan located on Kyūshū Island. WikipediaWikiProject Japanese prefectures for guidelines --> is a prefecture of Japan located on Kyūshū Island. WikipediaWikiProject Japanese prefectures for guidelines --> is a prefecture of Japan located on Kyūshū Island. WikipediaWikiProject Japanese prefectures for guidelines --> is a prefecture of Japan located on the island of Kyūshū. WikipediaWikiProject Japanese prefectures for guidelines --> is a prefecture of Japan located on the island of Kyūshū. WikipediaWikiProject Japanese prefectures for guidelines --> is a prefecture of Japan located on Kyūshū Island. WikipediaWikiProject Japanese prefectures for guidelines --> is located in the northwest part of the island of Kyūshū, Japan. This is a list of Islands in the world ordered by area. It includes all islands with an area greater than 2500 km² (970 square miles Spitsbergen (formerly known as West Spitsbergen, and sometimes misspelled Spitzbergen) is a Norwegian island the largest Island of the This article discusses the island of New Britain in Papua New Guinea Taiwan ( Taiwanese: Tâi-oân/Tāi-oân (historically 大灣/台員/大員/台圓/大圓/台窩灣 is an Island in East Asia. By population, it ranks 13th, having fewer inhabitants than Borneo or Sulawesi, but more than Salsette or Cuba. Land masses Afro-Eurasia &mdash 5500 million people Americas &mdash 900 million people Australia &mdash 21 million people Borneo is the third largest island in the world and is located at the centre of Maritime Southeast Asia. Sulawesi (formerly known as Celebes, ˈsɛlɛbiz is one of the four larger Sunda Islands of Indonesia and is situated between Borneo and the Salsette (साष्टी ( Portuguese: Salsete Marathi: Sashti (साष्टी is an island in Maharashtra state on India 's west The Republic of Cuba (ˈkjuːbə or) consists of the island of Cuba (the largest and second-most populous island of the Greater Antilles) Isla de la

By population, the largest city on the island is Fukuoka with its 1. is the capital city of Fukuoka Prefecture and is situated on the northern shore of the island of Kyūshū in Japan, across 4 million inhabitants; Fukuoka is a major business center with a large international airport as well as one of the five stock exchanges in Japan. Kitakyushu is a designated city and major center for heavy industries, populated by slightly less than a million. is a city located in Fukuoka prefecture, Kyūshū, Japan. It is midway between Tokyo and Shanghai. A, also known as a or, is a Japanese city that has a population greater than 500000 and has been designated as such by an order of the Cabinet of Japan under Article Kumamoto and Kagoshima are the island’s third and fourth largest cities with over half a million people each. is the capital city of Kumamoto Prefecture on the Island of Kyūshū, Japan. is the capital city of Kagoshima Prefecture at the southwestern tip of the Kyūshū island of Japan, and the largest city in the prefecture by some Nagasaki has one of Japan’s oldest international ports, which was the only gateway to the outside world during the Edo period, from the mid 16th to the mid 18th centuries. ( is the Capital and the largest city of Nagasaki Prefecture in Japan. The, also referred to as the Tokugawa period (徳川時代 Tokugawa-jidai) is a division of Japanese history running from 1603 to 1868 Nagasaki is also famous for being hit by one of the atom bombs at the end of WWII.

Economy and climate

Map of Kyūshū region with prefectures
Map of Kyūshū region with prefectures

Parts of Kyūshū have a subtropical climate, particularly Miyazaki and Kagoshima prefectures. The subtropics are the zones of the Earth immediately north and south of the tropic zone which is bounded by the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Major agricultural products are rice, tea, tobacco, sweet potatoes, and soy; silk is also widely produced. Rice is a Cereal foodstuff which forms an important part of the diet of many people worldwide and as such it is a staple food for many Tea refers to the cured agricultural product of the leaves leaf buds and internodes of Camellia sinensis, which have been prepared and cured for the market Tobacco is an Agricultural product recognized as an addictive drug processed from the fresh Leaves of plants in the genus Nicotiana. The sweet potato ( Ipomoea batatas) is a Dicotyledonous plant which belongs to the family Convolvulaceae Silk is a natural Protein Fiber, some forms of which can be woven into Textiles The best-known type of silk is obtained from cocoons The island is noted for various types of porcelain, including Arita, Imari, Satsuma, and Karatsu. Porcelain is a Ceramic material made by heating raw materials generally including Clay in the form of Kaolin, in a Kiln to temperatures Heavy industry is concentrated in the north around Kitakyushu, Nagasaki, and Oita and includes chemicals and metal processing.

Education

Major universities and colleges in Kyūshū:

See also

Notes and references

  1. ^ "Nine Provinces" may also refer to Jiuzhou, a historical division of China

abbreviated to, is one of Japan 's most prestigious national universities and the largest public university on the island of Kyūshū. is one of the 87 national universities in Japan Located in Fukuoka Prefecture on the island of Kyūshū, it is dedicated to education and research in the fields abbreviated as or, is one of Higher education at Saga, Japan. is a national university of Japan located in the city of Nagasaki, Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan. is a university located in Kumamoto, Japan. It was established on May 31, 1949, at which time the following institutions were subsumed into it Kumamoto is a National university in Oita Oita, Japan. The precursor of the school was founded in 1921 and was chartered as a university in 1949 or is a National university located in Kagoshima, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. is a national university in Kanoya Kagoshima, Japan, founded in 1981 The, abbreviated to Ryūdai, is the only and the largest public university on the Ryukyu Islands of Japan. The is a Public university in Kitakyushu, Japan. The main campus is located next to Keibajomae (lit is a Public university in Fukuoka Fukuoka, Japan. The predecessor of the school was founded in 1923 and it was chartered as a university in 1950 is a Public university in Tagawa Fukuoka, Japan, established in 1992 was a Public university in the town of Nagayo in Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan. was a Public university in Sasebo Nagasaki, Japan. The predecessor of the school women's school was established in 1947 is a Public university in Oita Oita, Japan, established in 1998 is a Public university in the city of Kumamoto Kumamoto, Japan. is a Public university in Miyazaki Miyazaki, Japan, established in 1993 is a Public university in Naha Okinawa, Japan, founded in 1986 Fukuoka University is a Private university in Fukuoka, Japan. or APU, is a private institution inaugurated April 2000 in Ōita, Japan. is a Christian university in Fukuoka, Japan. Seinan Gakuin founded in 1916 by Rev was founded in 1960 in Fukuoka City, and currently has twenty departments and six graduate schools is a Private university in Fukuoka Fukuoka, Japan, established in 1978 is a Private university, established in 1946 Kurume University is located in Kurume ( Chikugo district Fukuoka prefecture (on the island of Kyūshū Japan is an Island nation in East Asia comprising a large stratovolcanic Archipelago extending along the Pacific coast of Asia The Regions of Japan are not official administrative units but have been traditionally used as the regional division of Japan in a number of contexts Jiuzhou ( literally The Nine Provinces) is a term used in ancient Chinese histories to refer to territorial divisions during the Xia and Shang dynasties
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