Kumamoto

Kumamoto
Japanese name
Kanji	熊本市
Hiragana	くまもとし
Katakana	クマモトシ
Transcriptions Romanization Kumamoto-shi

Kyūshū Shinkansen and the skyline of the city with Kumamoto Castle in the background.

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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.

Other websites

• 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