Kumamoto

Kumamoto (熊本市, Kumamoto-shi) is the capital city of Kumamoto Prefecture in Japan.

Kumamoto is in the south central part of Kyushu. Kumamoto is an ordinance-designated city since April 1, 2012.

History

In 1600, Kumamoto Castle was built by Kato Kiyomasa; and the city grew around it.

References

Other websites

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Kumamoto, Kumamoto.

Wikivoyage has a travel guide about: Kumamoto

• Official site of Kumamoto City Archived 2006-03-01 at the Wayback Machine
• Kumamoto International Mailing List Archived 2011-08-20 at the Wayback Machine
• Geographic data related to Kumamoto at OpenStreetMap

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32°47′N 130°44′E / 32.783°N 130.733°E / 32.783; 130.733