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Kyushu is the third-largest
island of
Japan and most southwesterly of its
four main islands. 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.
Kyūshū has a population of 13,231,995 (2006) and covers 35,640 km².
Geography
The island is mountainous, and Japan's most active volcano,
Mt Aso at 1,591 m, is on Kyūshū. 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. 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.
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.
By population, it ranks 13th, having fewer inhabitants than
Borneo or
Sulawesi, but more than
Salsette or
Cuba.
By population, the largest city on the island is
Fukuoka with its 1.4 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.
Kumamoto and
Kagoshima are the island’s third and fourth largest cities with over half a million people each.
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. Nagasaki is also famous for being hit by one of the atom bombs at the end of WWII.
Economy and climate
Parts of Kyūshū have a
subtropical climate, particularly Miyazaki and Kagoshima prefectures. Major agricultural products are
rice,
tea,
tobacco,
sweet potatoes, and
soy;
silk is also widely produced. The island is noted for various types of
porcelain, including Arita, Imari, Satsuma, and Karatsu. 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:
National universities
Universities run by local governments
Major private universities
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