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KUMAMOTO NAGASAKI

A prefecture of Japan located on Kyushu Island. The A prefecture of Japan located on the island of Kyu- C h
capital is the city of Kumamoto. shu. The capital is the city of Nagasaki. a
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Total Area: 7,404.14 km2 (2,858.75 sq mi) Total Area: 4,105.47 km2 (1,585.13 sq mi) e
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Total Population: 1,108,501 Total Population: 867,038

Major Cities: Major Cities:

Amakusa Kumamoto (capital) Goto Minamishimabara Shimabara
Arao Kita-ku Hirado Nagasaki (capital) Tsushima

Aso Nishi-ku Iki Omura Unzen

Hitoyoshi Chuo-ku Isahaya Saikai
Kami-Amakusa Higashi-ku Matsuura Sasebo

Kikuchi Minami-ku Economy: N/A
Koshi Customs and Heritage:

Minamata Uto -Confucius Shrine: Said to be the world's only Confu-

Tamana Yamaga cian shrine built outside of China by Chinese hands.
The land on which it stands is Chinese territory and
Uki Yatsushiro
the land rights are controlled by the Chinese.
Economy: N/A
-Mount Inasa: A hill to the west of the city of Naga-
Customs and Heritage: saki. Visitors can travel from the city to the top of the
hill using the Nagasaki Ropeway.
-Ferry routes:
-Nagasaki became the most Christianized area in Ja-
Kumamoto-Shimabara
pan with Roman Catholic missions having been es-
Nagasu-Unzen tablished there as early as the 16th century.

Ushibuka-Kuranomoto -Nagasaki Chinatown- A big shopping strip covering
many blocks in the city of Nagasaki.
Yatsushiro-Kamiamakusa
-Oura Church: A Roman Catholic church built in
Reihoku-Nagasaki
1853. It is also known as the Church of the 26 Japa-
-Kumamoto Castle: A hilltop Japanese castle located nese Martyrs. It was, for many years the only western
in Chuo-ku. Kumamoto Castle is considered one of -style building in Japan.
the three premier castles in Japan.
-Suwa Shrine: The major Shinto shrine of Nagasaki,
-Mt. Aso: One of the world's largest active volcanoes. Japan. It is located in the northern part of the city, on

-Suizen-ji Joju-en: A tsukiyama Japanese garden in the slopes of Mount Tamazono-san, and features a
the capital city, Kumamoto. Lord Hosokawa Tada- 277-step stone staircase leading up the mountain to
toshi began construction of the garden in 1636 as a the various buildings that comprise the shrine.
tea retreat. -Tomeizan Kofuku-ji: An Obaku Zen Buddhist tem-

Cuisine: N/A ple established in 1624 in the capital city, Nagasaki.

"-St. Mary's Cathedral: Often known as Urakami Ca-
thedral after its location, it is a Roman Catholic
church located in Motomachi, Nagasaki, Japan.

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