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Kumamoto, Kumamoto - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (424 words) |
 | Kumamoto (熊本市; -shi) is the capital city city of Kumamoto Prefecture on Kyushu island of Japan. |
| Former Prime Minister of Japan Hosokawa Morihiro is a descendant of the Hosokawa clan of Kumamoto. |
| Within the outer walls of Kumamoto Castle is the Hosokawa Gyobu-tei, the former residence of the Higo daimyo. |
| Kumamoto Prefecture - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (152 words) |
| Historically the area was called Higo province and was renamed to Kumamoto prefecture during the Meiji Restoration as part of the abolition of the feudal system. |
| Kumamoto Prefecture is located in the center of Kyushu, the southernmost of the four major Japanese islands. |
| Aso (1592 m), an extensive active volcano, is in the east of Kumamoto Prefecture. |
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