Kumamoto(Kumamoto Ken,(British: Kumamoto Prefecture) IsJapan OfKyushu regionに 位置 す るPrefecture.Prefectural office location TheKumamoto-shi.

Regulatory country OfHigo countryHitAriake Sea,Shiranui Sea,East China SeaFacing.

Name

The place name Kumamoto used to beKumamotoI wrote. There are various theories about the origin of Kumamoto,Noritaka KikuchiThere is a folklore that it is associated with. 「隈本」の名が文献に見られるのはThe name "Kumamoto" can be found in the literatureNorthern and Northern DynastiesIn the following, thisKiyomasa KatoIt is said that the word "kuma" was used as the "bear" because it contained the word "awe" (dangerous, clever) because it was not suitable for the warlord's name. In addition, when abbreviating with "Lai Yu", "Hou Yu", and "Ki Yu" in one letter, use "Kuma ("Yu" and reading aloud).

Geography/Region

It is located in the central part of the main island of Kyushu and borders Fukuoka, Oita, Miyazaki and Kagoshima prefectures. At seaAriake SeaIt is also in contact with Nagasaki Prefecture.The second largest in Japan in the eastern Aso region (this is why the Aso caldera is described as the largest)Aso CalderahaveMount AsoAnd the mountains of the Kyushu mountains rise, the Kumamoto plain in the west faces the Ariake Sea, and the Yatsushiro Plain and the Rias coast in the Ashikita region face the Shiranui Sea. In the meantime, the Uto Peninsula protrudes and continues to the Amakusa Islands. Is the central cityKumamoto-shiIs a rare city in the world where all tap water that supports more than 70 people in the city is covered by groundwater.

climate

climateIs the whole prefecturePacific climateAlthough it belongs to, it has a big difference between cold and hot in winter and summer. Winter temperatures are cold relative to latitude.

Kumamoto region

Kumamoto-shiThe average annual temperature is about 16-17 degrees Celsius.Ariake SeaFacingKumamoto Plain TheMt. KinpusanとMount AsoA basin is formed between and, so it is close to the inland climate. In summer, the temperature exceeds 35℃Intense heatIt is often very hot and humid in the evening, because there is no wind called "Higo no Yunagi" in the evening.2005/Has 106 days a year真 夏日Is recorded. Of the rainy season6-7About 2,000% of the annual average rainfall of about 40 mm is concentrated in. In the winter, there is little snowfall and snowfall, but it is severely cold in the morning, and according to the 1981-2010 statistics, January has an average of 1 days.(I.e.Below 0℃Winter dayBecomes

Aso region

Mountainous climateso,KyusyuIt is a cold region of.In winterMount AsoIn mountainous areas such as, snow often accumulates.In addition, on the flat land at the foot of the mountain (Aso City, etc.), snow may accumulate depending on the weather conditions.In addition, the minimum temperature may drop below freezing.When the chills flow inMount AsoIn the above, the temperature may rarely drop to about -15 ° C.SummerKumamoto-shi35°C or aboveIntense heatIn that case, the temperature may reach 30 ° C or higher.Mount AsoAbove, the temperature never reaches 30 ° C.Precipitation amountThere is much rain throughout the year with a rainfall of about 2,800 mm.

Amakusa・Ashikita region

Oceanic climateAnd the difference in temperature is small. The average annual temperature is 16-17 degrees Celsius, and the average minimum temperature is warm at around 2-5 degrees Celsius even in the middle of winter. The annual precipitation is about 2,000 mm.

Kuma district

Hitoyoshi BasinAnd the inland climateMountainIt has a typical climate, and the difference in temperature is severe. Annual rainfall is high at around 2,400 mm, and in summerExtremely hot dayIt is sometimes the lowest temperature in winterBelow freezingGo downWinter dayThere are also many.

nature Park

National park

Aso Kuju National Park,Unzen Amakusa National Park

National park

Kyushu Chuo Mountains National Monument,Yaba Mita Hikosan National Monument

Prefectural park

Mt. Kinpusan Prefectural Natural Park, Kodaiyama Prefectural Natural Park, Triangle Oyano Seaside Prefectural Natural Park, Ashikita Coast Prefectural Natural Park, Yabe Area Prefectural Natural Park, Itsukigokaso Prefectural Natural Park, Oku Kuma Prefectural Natural Park

Adjacent municipalities

The neighboring prefectures areKyushu regionThe most.

• Adjacent prefectures: Fukuoka - Oita - Miyazaki - Kagoshima,(Sea)Nagasaki

Area classification

Kumamoto Prefecture is roughly divided into three areas: north of the prefecture, middle of the prefecture, and south of the prefecture, and further divided into 3 areas. In addition, there are 11 cities, 14 counties, 9 towns and 23 villages (8 municipalities in total). In Kumamoto Prefecture,2003/All the towns are read as "towns" and all the villages are read as "mura", except that the three towns of Asagiri-cho, Yamato-cho, and Hikawa-cho, which were born after the merger of towns and villages (15), are called "chou".

Prefecture north

• Tamana area: 2 cities, 1 district, 4 towns  
  • Arao
  • Tamana City
  • Tamana-gun
    • Tamato Town-Nankan Town-Nagasu Town-Wasui Town
• Kamoto area: 1 city  
  • Yamaga City

(Kumamoto City, formerly Kumamoto CountyUeki TownArea may be included)

• Kikuchi area: 2 cities, 1 district, 2 towns  
  • Kikuchi
  • Koshi City(May be included in the prefecture center)
  • Kikuchi(May be included in the prefecture center)
    • Otsu Town-Kikuyo
• Aso area: 1 city 1 district 3 town 3 village  
  • Aso city
  • Aso-gun
    • Minamioguni cho-Oguni machi-Sanbayama village-Takamori-Nishihara village-Minamiaso village

Prefecture

• Kumamoto City: 1 city  
  • Kumamoto-shi(Prefectural office location,Government-designated city）
    • Chuo-Higashi Ward-Nishi-ward-South ward-Kita
• Uki area: 2 cities, 1 district, 1 town  
  • Uto
  • Uki
  • Shimomashiro-gun
    • Misato Town

(Kumamoto City, which was formerly Shimomashiro DistrictTomi Town-Jonan TownArea may be included)

• Kamimashiki area: 1 district 5 towns  
  • Kamishijo-gun
    • Mifune-machi-Kajimachi-Mashiro machi-Koza-Yamato-cho

South of the prefecture

• Yatsushiro area: 1 city, 1 county, 1 town  
  • Yatsushiro
  • Yatsushiro-gun
    • Hikawa Town.
• Ashikita area: 1 city, 1 county, 2 towns  
  • Minamata
  • Ashikita-gun
    • Ashikita Town-Tsunaki Town
• Kuma area: 1 city 1 district 4 town 5 village  
  • Hitoyoshi
  • Kuma-gun
    • Nishiki Town-Taraki Town-Yuzen Town-Minakami Village-Sagara village-Itsuki Village-Yamae Village-Kuma Village-Asagiri Town
• Amakusa area: 2 cities, 1 district, 1 town  
  • Kamiamakusa
  • Amakusa
  • Amakusa
    • Reikita Town

History

Prehistory

It was more than 3 years ago that people started hunting and gathering activities in the prefecture and started living.Currently, the oldest stone tool confirmed in the prefecture is a group of stone tools excavated from the Ishimoto site in Hirayama-machi, Kumamoto city.Aira / Aira volcanic ash (AT) SedimentarySoil layerConfirmation ofRadiocarbon datingI understood from^[1].

Ancient times

4st centuryIn the latter half of the period, at the base of the Uto Peninsula, there are Mt. Suribachi Kofun (Uto City, 96m), Sakonoue Kofun (Uto City, 56m), etc. large keyhole-shaped tomb moundWas run. Tamana-gunWasui Town(Former Kikusui Town) is the Eda Funayama Tumulus, which was built in the late 5th and early 6th centuries and has a front-back circle. A sword with 75 characters inlaid with silver has been excavated from the same burial mound.

The area of ​​Kumamoto was onceHigo countryAlthough it almost overlaps with that ofAncient timesInFire country(Fertility）Was called. The center of this fire countryYatsushiro-gun(HikawaBasin),ManyThere was a powerful Australian family (Hinoki). The fertile country will soonSaga-NagasakiWill be included in the area of, but around the end of the 7th centuryHizen countryWas divided into Higo countries.

Higo was a rich land with high productivity and was considered geographically important, so it was regarded as one of the major powers under the Ritsuryō system.

中 世

中 世 に は,Aso ShrineExpanded the power by utilizing the Kamui ofManyPosterityMr. Aso,Omi ProvinceDown from the groundKuma-gunNative toSagara,DazaifuWas the minister ofKikuchiSuch a powerful group grew in power.Northern and Northern DynastiesIt is,Emperor GodaigoPrince ofGood luckMr. Kikuchi, who owns, played an active role as the center of the Southern Dynasty in Kyushu. In addition,Nawa many yearsIs a descendant ofMr. NawaAlso moved to Yatsushiro where the territory is located. During the Warring States period, Mr. Sagara ruled Nawa in the southern part of the post-fertilizer nation, but in the northern part, Kikuchi and Aso's family were often disturbed, and Bungo's guardianOtomoInfluential Sengoku Daimyo did not appear,ChineseContinued to be allocated.

The early modern period

Hideyoshi ToyotomiBy the conquest of KyushuNarimasa SasaIs commanded by Higo's lord,Taiko Inspection SiteBy nationals who opposeRebellionHappened. Hideyoshi owes Narimasa responsibilityAccused, The nations who took part in the Rebellion were thoroughly suppressed, and their forces were wiped out. After that, Hideyoshi took the northern halfKiyomasa Kato, The southern halfMr. KonishiIn Kuma-gun, Sagara's control was recognized.

Konishi YukinagaBattle of SekigaharaWhen defeated and destroyedKiyomasa KatoBecame the lord of 52 stones including the territory. Kiyomasa is a famous castleKumamoto CastleIt was revered as a master of flood control because it built a farm, and improved rivers and waterways to expand cultivated land and improve productivity. However, after Kiyomasa's death, he was changed to his son Tadahiro,Mr. HosokawaBecame the lord of 54 stones. (Kumamoto Domain) As a clanUto Domain,Higo-Shinden ClanThere is. In addition, the elder Matsui familyYatsushiro CastleAs a castle lord, he was given 3 stones and was the de facto lord of the Yatsushiro domain. In Higo Japan, Mr. Sagara will ruleHitoyoshi Clanwas there.^[2]

Amakusa TheNagasakiClose toChristian daimyoMetMr. KonishiThe number of Christians was large because it became a territory of. After the battle of Sekigahara,Karatsu DomainThe lord of 12 stonesHirotaka TerasawaHowever, because Terazawa suppressed Christians and harshly collected taxes,Kanei14/10/25(1637/12/11)Shimabara's turbulenceWhen it happened, half of the people took part in it and it was wiped out. After the turmoil, AmakusaHeavenNext to the firstSuzuki SuzukiAmakusa gradually recovered due to his efforts.

Modern

Meiji4 years(1871/), Kumamoto and Yatsushiro prefectures were established in Higo, and Kumamoto prefecture was later renamed Shirakawa prefecture.1873/(6th year of Meiji), Shirakawa prefecture and Yatsushiro prefecture were merged into Shirakawa prefecture.1876/(9th year of Meiji), it was renamed to Kumamoto prefecture again and the present Kumamoto prefecture was born.

1916/(Taisho 5), from passengers of "Hawaii Maru" who entered Yokohama Port to the whole countrycholeraExpands.Cholera wreckage has also spread in Kumamoto prefecture, killing more than 4100 people.^[3].

Until the end of the Pacific War, Kumamoto was considered the center of Kyushu,Fifth High SchoolHowever, as the government feared that the Allied Forces would land on the mainland if the war situation worsened, the Kyushu central government was set up in Fukuoka, closer to Honshu and Imperial City Tokyo. ..

As a Fifth High School TeacherNatsume Soseki-Koizumi YakumoHad lived in Kumamoto City,Mori OgaiAlso visited the city of Kumamoto when he was also the director of the 12th Division Military Doctor, a short story "Abe clan] Was written. this isEdo PeriodEarly onHigo DomainThe subject is the case that happened when the Abe clan was wiped out.

modern

2012/(Heisei24 years)4/1, Kumamoto City has been promoted to the 20th ordinance-designated city. 2016/(28)4/14Since then, earthquakes have occurred in Kumamoto prefecture one after another, and seismic intensity 7 has been observed twice (Kumamoto earthquake).

population

Kumamoto PrefecturepopulationContinued to increase after the war,1995/In (7), the number reached about 186 million.The third largest city in the Kyushu regionKumamoto-shi(About 74 people)Kumamoto metropolitan areaThe local governments included in the population (with a population of approximately 111 million, which accounts for the majority of the prefecture's population) have seen a steady increase in population, but other cities, towns and villages have seen a marked decrease in population. Therefore, in the whole prefecture2000/The population has been declining since around (12).note that,2012/(24) Currently, the prefectures with ordinance-designated cities have the smallest population. It also has the largest population in the prefecture, Kumamoto City, and the second largest population in the prefecture.YatsushiroThere is a difference of about 61 people, and the population concentration in Kumamoto city is remarkable.

Kumamoto Prefecture and National Population Distribution by Age (2005)	Kumamoto Prefecture Population Distribution by Age and Gender (2005)
■Purple-Kumamoto ■Green-All over Japan	■Blue-male ■Red-female
Changes in the population of Kumamoto Prefecture
Ministry of Internal Affairs and CommunicationsStatistics Bureau CensusThan

city

• Kumamoto Prefecture City Population Ranking (2021/(3nd year of Reiwa) Present)
  1. Kumamoto-shi(73.5 people)
  2. Yatsushiro(12.5 people)
  3. Amakusa(7.8 people)
  4. Tamana City(6.5 people)
  5. Koshi City(6.3 people)

• 

  Kumamoto-shi(Prefecture capital-Government-designated city）

• 

  Yatsushiro

• 

  Amakusa

• 

  Tamana City

• 

  Koshi City

• Kumamoto Prefecture city population density ranking (2020/(2nd year of Reiwa) Present)
  1. Kumamoto-shi(1,892 people/km²）
  2. Koshi City(1,161 people/km²）
  3. Arao(886 people/km²）
  4. Uto(486 people/km²）
  5. Tamana City(421 people/km²）

• 

  Kumamoto-shi(Prefectural capital ・Government-designated city）

• 

  Koshi City

• 

  Arao

• 

  Uto

• 

  Tamana City

As the outflow destination of people,Kansai,Chukyo areaAnd so on.

Politics

Prefectural government

• Governor : Ikuo Kamaba(Ikuo Kabashima, 4th term)

Successive governors (public election)

• First generation Sakurai Saburo(1947/(Showa22 years)4/16~1959/(34)2/10, 3rd period)
• 2 fee Hirosaku Teramoto(1959/(34)2/11~1971/(46)2/10, 3rd period)
• 3 fee Issei Sawada(1971/(46)2/11~1983/(58)2/10, 3rd period)
• 4 fee Hosokawa Goki(1983/(58)2/11~1991/(Heisei3 years)2/10, 2rd period)
• 5 fee Joji Fukushima(1991/(3)2/11~2000/(12)2/25, 3rd period)
• 6 fee Yoshiko Shiotani(2000/(12)4/16~2008/(20)4/15, 2rd period)
• 7 fee Ikuo Kamaba(2008/(20)4/16~)

Prefectural Honor Award

*Judo'sMasato UchishibaWas awarded the Prefectural Citizenship Award on September 2004, 9, and the Prefectural Citizenship Award Special Award on September 24, 2008, but the arrest in 9 was revoked.

National politics

国会

House of Representatives OfSmall districtIs 5.House of CouncilorsThen, 1 ward is constructed in all prefectures.

Administrative agency

^[5]

• Cabinet Office
  • Kyushu District Police Department Kumamoto Information and Communication Department

• Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications
  • Kyushu General Communication Bureau

• Ministry of Justice
  • Kumamoto Legal Affairs Bureau
    • Branch (Aso Otsu, Uto, Tamana, Yamaga, Yatsushiro, Hitoyoshi, Amakusa)
  • • Yatsushiro Representative Office
  • Fukuoka Immigration Bureau Kumamoto branch office
  • Kumamoto prison
    • Detention branch (Kyomachi, Yatsushiro, Amakusa)
  • Prosecutor's office Kumamoto District Public Prosecutor's Office
    • Branches (Tamaname, Yamaga, Aso, Yatsushiro, Hitoyoshi, Amakusa)
  • Public Security Intelligence Agency Kumamoto Public Safety Research Office

• Ministry of Finance
  • Kyushu Finance Bureau
  • Nagasaki Customs Yatsushiro Customs Branch
    • Branch office (Kumamoto, Minamata, triangle, Kumamoto Airport)
  • Financial Policy Institute South Kyushu Training Office
  • National Tax Agency Kumamoto National Taxation Bureau
    • Tax office(Aso, Amakusa, Uto, Kikuchi, Kumamoto west, Kumamoto east, Tamana, Hitoyoshi, Yatsushiro, Yamaga)
  • National Tax Agency Tax college Kumamoto Training Institute
  • National Tax Agency KumamotoNational Tax Tribunal

• Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare
  • Kyushu Health and Welfare Bureau Kumamoto Office
  • National Sanatorium Kikuchi Keifuen
  • Kumamoto Labor Bureau
    • Labor Standards Inspection Office(Kumamoto, Yatsushiro, Tamana, Hitoyoshi, Amakusa, Kikuchi)
    • Hello Work(Kumamoto, career promotion Kumamoto, Kamimashiki, Yatsushiro, Kikuchi, Tamana, Amakusa, Kuma, Uki, Aso, Minamata)
  • FukuokaQuarantine station Branch office (Kumamoto Airport, triangle, Minamata/Yatsushiro)

• Ministry of Agriculture
  • Kyushu Agricultural Administration Bureau
    • Yatsushiro area center
      • Amakusa branch
    • Northern Kyushu Land Improvement Research and Management Office Kumamoto Branch
    • Land improvement technology office
    • Tamana Yokoshima Coastal Conservation Office
    • Onogawa upstream agricultural irrigation plant
  • MojiPlant quarantine Kagoshima Branch Yatsushiro Branch Office
  • Forestry Agency Kyushu Forest Management Bureau
    • Forest management station(Kumamoto, southern Kumamoto)

• Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism
  • Kyushu Regional Development Bureau
    • Kumamoto River National Highway Office
      • Branch office (Yamaga maintenance, Kumamoto maintenance, Yatsushiro maintenance, Aso national highway maintenance, Shirakawa, Midorikawa upstream)
    • Yatsushiro River National Highway Office
      • Branch office (Yatsushiro, Hitoyoshi)
    • Kawabegawa Dam Sabo Office
      • Sabo Works Division
      • Branch office (Dam No. XNUMX, Dam No. XNUMX)
    • Kikuchi River Office
      • Branch office (Tamana, Yamaga)
      • Ryumon Dam Management Branch
    • Tateno Dam Construction Office
    • Chikugo River Dam General Management Office Shimotsui Dam Management Branch
    • Midorikawa Dam Management Station
    • Kumamoto Repair Office
    • Kumamoto Port/Airport Maintenance Office
      • Yatsushiro Port Branch Office
      • Ariake/Yatsushiro Sea Marine Environment Center (Kumamoto New Port Branch)
  • Kyushu Transport Bureau Kumamoto Transport Bureau
  • Osaka Aviation Bureau Kumamoto Airport Office
  • Japanese Meteorological Agency Kumamoto Local Meteorological Observatory
  • Japanese Meteorological Agency Fukuoka District Meteorological Observatory Fukuoka Aviation Observatory Kumamoto Branch Office
  • Japan Coast Guard XNUMXth District Coast Guard Headquarters Kumamoto Coast Guard
    • Amakusa Coast Guard Station
    • Yatsushiro Branch

• Ministry of the Environment
  • Kyushu Regional Environment Office
    • Office (Aso Natural Environment, Amakusa Nature Conservation Officer)
  • National Minamata Disease Research Center

• Ministry of Defense
  • Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Western Division(Western Area General Manager）
  • SDF Kumamoto Regional Cooperation Headquarters
  • Kyushu Defense Bureau Kumamoto Defense Bureau
  • SDF Kumamoto Hospital
  • Healthy army garrison
    • High Yuyuan Branch
  • Kitakumamoto Station
  • Kumamoto Garrison

裁判 所

^[6]

• Kumamoto District Court
  • Branches (Tamana, Yamaga, Aso, Yatsushiro, Hitoyoshi, Amakusa)
  • Summary court(Kumamoto, Tamana, Yamaga, Aso, Yatsushiro, Hitoyoshi, Amakusa, Uki, Arao, Takamori, Mifune, Minamata, Ushibuka)
• Kumamoto Family Court
  • Branches (Tamana, Yamaga, Aso, Yatsushiro, Hitoyoshi, Amakusa, Takamori, Mifune, Minamata, Ushibuka)

Economic and industrial

industry

2015/(27) degree gross product of the prefecture is 5 billion yen^[7].. Has a larger economy than approximately two-thirds of the world^[8].. The prefectural income per capita is 226.5 million yen.

Agricultural output (2008/(20)) is 7th in Japan (3rd in Kyushu). For each itemProductionLooking atTomato-Straw grass(Most grass production is not done outside Kumamoto Prefecture)Leaf tobacco-Yadone Kasumi-watermelonIs the first place in Japan,Chestnut-eggplant-Ginger-Eustoma-oliveIs the first place in Japan,strawberry-melonIs the third place in the whole country.According to the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries statistics, Kumamoto Prefecture has the top 3 major agricultural and livestock products in Japan (based on output).Raw milk-Beef cattle·strawberry·Tangerine・ Five tomatoes are in the top five.other,Decopon-bitter summer orangeIs a specialty.In the Kikuchi and Aso areasLivestockIs thriving.

Ariake Sea and Amakusa coastPrawn-Glue-pearlAre being cultivated.

Since the modern era, the manufacturing industry has not developed anything remarkable, and the ratio of the primary industry and the tertiary industry was high, but now it is actively attracting companies in the high-tech industry and transportation machinery.Recently, we are also focusing on the promotion of solar cell related industries.^{[Source required]}.

Major companies with base offices in the prefecture

Manufacturing base

Sales office

• Swallow towel(Kumamoto City)
• Hakuzo Medical(Kumamoto City)

Major companies with headquarters in the prefecture

Manufacturing industry

More informations

• Carino(Kumamoto City)
• 21st Century Group(Kumamoto City)
• Nakazono chemistry(Kumamoto City)
• Kyushu transportation(Kumamoto City)
• Hoshiyama store (Kumamoto city)

Life and transportation

Policemen

• Kumamoto Prefectural Police

Fire

• Kumamoto City Fire Department
• Yamaga City Fire Department
• Hitoyoshishita Kuma Fire Fighting Association Fire Department
• Kamimashiki Fire Department Fire Department Headquarters
• Upper Kuma firefighting association firefighting headquarters
• Yatsushiro wide area administrative office fire department
• Aso Wide Area Administrative Office Union Fire Department
• Ariake Wide Area Administrative Office Fire Department
• Minamata Ashikita Wide Area Administrative Office Union Fire Department
• Uki Wide Area Fire Department
• Kikuchi Wide Area Fire Department
• Amakusa Wide Area Fire Department

Transportation

空港

Kumamoto Airport(Aso Kumamoto Airport) is the main airport in Kumamoto Prefecture. Kumamoto PrefectureAmakusaIsAmakusa AirfieldThere is (Amakusa Airport).

Railway/Track

Railways that carry passengers.

Bus operator

Route buses are available in the Kumamoto metropolitan areaKyushu Sanko Bus(Sanko)Kumamoto Electric Railway(Dentetsu)Kumamoto bus(Red bus)Kumamoto city bus4 operators in (city) are operating, but except in metropolitan areasSanko BusCovers most areas.Express BusThere is also a long-distance route via ordinary roads. Route network of Chuo-ku, Kumamoto cityKumamoto Sakuramachi Bus TerminalThe terminal extends to all directions.

From outside the prefectureNishitetsu Bus Omuta(From Fukuoka)Tropical transportation(From Kagoshima Prefecture), etc.

• List of shared bus operators in Kumamoto
• List of chartered bus operators in Kumamoto

道路

• highway·High standard highway-Regional high standard road : Kyushu Expressway-South Kyushu Westward Expressway-Kumamoto Amakusa main road
• General highways:National Route 3-National Route 57-National Route 208-National Route 212-National Route 218-National Route 219-National Route 265-National Route 266-National Route 267-National Route 268-National Route 324-National Route 325-National Route 387-National Route 388-National Route 389-National Route 442-National Route 443-National Route 445-National Route 501-National Route 503
• Prefectural road:List of prefectural roads in KumamotoSee

Route

• Important port : Kumamoto Port-Yatsushiro Port-Triangular port
• Passenger route
  • Kumamoto Port~Hondo Port(Amakusa):Kumamoto Ferries(2009/(21)3/31Abolished to)
  • Shimabara Port-Kumamoto Port:Kyushu Merchant Shipping・Kumamoto Ferry
  • Shimabara Port-Triangular Port:Triangle Shimabara Ferry(2006/(18)8/29Abolished to)
  • Tahira Port (Nagasaki PrefectureUnzen CityKunimi Town)Nagasu Port : Ariake Ferry
  • Mogi Port (Nagasaki)-Tomioka Port (Reikita Town):Yasuda Sangyo Kisen
  • Kuchinotsu Port~Oniike Port(AmakusaGowa Town):Shimatetsu Ferry
  • Yatsushiro Port-Matsushima Port (Kamiamakusa): (2013/(25)4/1Pause)
  • Kuranomoto Port (Kagoshima PrefectureNagashima)-Ushibuka Port (Amakusa):Sanwa Ferry
  • Moroura Port (Kagoshima PrefectureNagashima) ~Nakata Port(AmakusaShinwa Town):Tencho Ferry
• Freight route
  • Kumamoto Port~Busan Port(South Korea-Busan):Koma shipping

Medical and welfare

Disaster base hospital

• Kumamoto Disaster Center Hospital

Licensed Nursery School

• Kumamoto Preschool List

Education

University

National public

• Kumamoto University(Kumamoto-shiChuo）
• Kumamoto Prefectural University(Kumamoto CityHigashi Ward）

private

• Kyushu Lutheran College(Chuo-ku, Kumamoto City)
• Kumamoto Gakuen University(Chuo-ku, Kumamoto City)
• Sojo University(Kumamoto CityNishi-ward）
• Shokei University(Chuo-ku, Kumamoto City)
• Kumamoto Health Science University(Kumamoto CityKita）
• Kyushu University of Nursing and Welfare(Tamana City）
• Heisei College of Music(Kamishijo-gunMifune-machi）
• Tokai University -Kumamoto Campus, Aso Campus

Junior college

private

• Shokei University Junior College(Chuo-ku, Kumamoto City)
• Nakakyushu Junior College(Yatsushiro）

College of technology

• Kumamoto National College of Technology(Koshi City・ Yatsushiro City)

Vocational school

• List of Kumamoto special training schools

Special school

• List of special support schools in Kumamoto

high school

• Kumamoto High School List

Junior high school

• Kumamoto Junior High School List

primary school

• Kumamoto Elementary School List

Kindergarten

• Kumamoto kindergarten list

Mass media

News (Chinese)

Local newspaper

• Kumamoto Daily Newspaper(Morning newspaperSingle paper)
• Nikkan Hitoyoshi Shimbun(Evening paperSingle paper)
• Ariake Shimpo

* The head office of Ariake Shinpo isFukuokaOmuta CityHowever, in the prefectureAraoとTamana-gunNankan TownandNagasu TownIs the sales range.

Block paper

• West Japan Newspaper

National newspaper

• Yomiuri Shimbun
• Asahi Shimbun
• Mainichi Newspapers
• Nihon Keizai Shimbun
• Sankei Shimbun

*The Sankei Shimbun2009/(21)9/30Until attachedSankei Shimbun Osaka Head OfficeThe issue was consigned to sell the early edition (6th edition) with a deadline of 18:6 pm (XNUMX:XNUMX) (consignment from the Nishinihon Shimbun store), but the same year10/1ThanSankei Shimbun Western HeadquartersIt sells "Sankei Shimbun Kyushu-Yamaguchi Special Edition" published by (former Kyushu-Yamaguchi Headquarters) (consigned by Mainichi Shimbun dealer).

magazine

• Kumamoto economy "http://www.kumamoto-keizai.co.jp/』

tv set

The master station of digital TV isMt. KinpusanIt is located in

• NHK Kumamoto Broadcasting Station Digital TV broadcasting NHK synthesis: 1ch, NHK E-tele (education): 2ch
• Kumamoto Broadcasting(RKK TV) (JNNSeries) 3ch
• TV Kumamoto(TKU TV Kumamoto) (FNS-FNNSeries) 8ch
• Kumamoto citizen TV(KKT Kumamoto Kenmin Television) (NNS-NNNSeries) 4ch
• Kumamoto Asahi Broadcasting(KAB) (ANNSeries) 5ch

radio

The master station of FM radio and the main relay station of FM complementary broadcasting of RKK radio are also located in Mt. Kinpusan as above.

• NHK Kumamoto Broadcasting Station (Radio No. 1-Radio No. 2-FM）
• Kumamoto Broadcasting(RKK Radio) 1197kHz / 91.4MHz (JRN-NRNseries)
• FM Kumamoto(FMK) 77.4MHz (JFNseries)

Community FM

• Kumamoto City FM(FM791) 79.1 MHz
• FM guy(Nickname: Kappa FM) 76.5 MHz
• FM small country(Nickname: Green Pocket) 76.5 MHz
• Amakusa Cable Network(Honeybee Radio) 88.8 MHz

※in the pastFM Tamana(Community broadcasting station) also existed,2006/(18) Closed in April.It is also located in Omuta City, Fukuoka Prefecture.Ariake Netkomu(FM Tanto) also includes Arao City in the broadcast target area.

Cable tv station

• Cable TV station in Kumamoto(reference)

Culture/Sport

dialect

DialectKumamoto dialect(Including,, etc.) is spoken.

Food culture:

local cuisine

Traditional crafts

Traditional crafts designated by the Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry

• Koshiroyaki(Porcelain,2003/）
• Amakusa ceramics(Ceramics, 2003)
• Higo inlay(Metalwork, 2003)
• (Paper products, 2013)

Traditional crafts

Sports

• Roasso Kumamoto(J League/サ ッ カ ー）
• Kumamoto Volters(B League/basketball）
• Kumamoto Renaissance Football Club(Q League/Women's football）
• Forest Leaves Kumamoto(V League/Women's volleyball）
• Fire Country Salamanders(CAL/baseball）

Tourism

world Heritage

Meiji Japan Industrial Revolution Heritage

• Triangle West Port
• Mitsui Miike Coal MineManda Pit

Historic spot

Sightseeing spots / festivals / special events

• Kuma River descent
• Fujisaki Hachihinomiya fall season festival
• Greenland(Former Mitsui Greenland)
• Yamaga Lantern Festival

In addition, there are many hot spring resorts throughout the prefecture. There are abundant spring water sources at more than 1000 places in the prefecture^{[Source required]}.

More informations

Kumamoto Art Police

Kumamoto Prefecture1988/An architectural culture project that has been underway since 63.Tadao Ando,Shoei leaf,Jun Aoki,Toyo Ito,Yamamoto Riken,Kazuyo Sejima,Renzo PianoBuildings and structures by a number of well-known architects, etc. in 67 locations in the prefecture (2008/It is being built (as of March 20).

Kumamoto Open Air Theater(Aspector)

The world's best caldera villageMinamiaso villageOne of the largest outdoor concert venues in the world. Admission is free when no paid events are held. You can use it for a picnic, BBQ, camping, PV shooting, etc. There is also an outdoor wedding ceremony while watching the five peaks of Aso.

Kumamon

Official character of the prefecture

Foreign relations

The sister (friendship) exchange areas are as follows.

• ChugokuGuangxi Autonomous Region
• The United States of AmericaMontana
• South KoreaChungcheongnam-do

Works set in Kumamoto Prefecture

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Related item

• Kumamoto Prefectural Office
• Kumamoto Prefectural Assembly
• Kumamoto Prefectural Board of Education
• History of Kumamoto
• List of people from Kumamoto
• List of cultural assets designated by Kumamoto
• Kumamoto Prefecture's natural scenic spots
• Higo Mokkosu
• Higo Zui
• Kumamon
• Geography of japan,Region of Japan

外部 リンク

Administration

• Official website
• Kumamoto Prefecture Public Relations Group (@KumamotoPre_koh)- Twitter

Tourism

• Nagomi Travels Kumamoto -Kumamoto Prefectural Tourism Federation
• Wiki travelIsKumamotoThere is a travel guide about.

Record photo

• Kumahi Photo Library -Kumamoto Nichinichi Shimbun