Coordinates: 33°18′N, 130°32′E Image File history File links Size of this preview: 719 × 599 pixels Full resolution (1081 × 901 pixel, file size: 42 KB, MIME type: image/png) Map of Fukuoka Prefecture highlighting Kurume city. ... Fukuoka Prefecture ) is located on KyÅ«shÅ« Island, Japan. ... In political geography and international politics a country is a geographical entity, a territory, most commonly associated with the notions of state or nation. ... Map of the regions of Japan. ... KyÅ«shÅ« region of Japan and the current prefectures on KyÅ«shÅ« island KyÅ«shÅ« ), literally Nine Provinces, is the third largest island of Japan and most southerly and westerly of the four main islands. ... The prefectures of Japan are the countrys 47 sub-national jurisdictions: one metropolis (都 to), Tokyo; one circuit (道 dō), Hokkaidō; two urban prefectures (府 fu), Osaka and Kyoto; and 43 other prefectures (県 ken). ... Fukuoka Prefecture ) is located on KyÅ«shÅ« Island, Japan. ... Area is a physical quantity expressing the size of a part of a surface. ... Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...

Downtown Kurume.

Kurume (久留米市, Kurume-shi^?) is a city located in Fukuoka, Japan. Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (1600 × 1200 pixel, file size: 465 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Downtown Kurume in Fukuoka prefecture. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (1600 × 1200 pixel, file size: 465 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Downtown Kurume in Fukuoka prefecture. ... A city ) is a local administrative unit in Japan. ... Fukuoka Prefecture ) is located on KyÅ«shÅ« Island, Japan. ...

The city has an estimated population of 306,140 and the density of 1,332 persons per km². The total area is 229.84 km². Population density by country, 2006 Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. ... Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ...

The city was founded on April 1, 1889. April 1 is the 91st day of the year (92nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1889 (MDCCCLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Thursday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ...

Famous people from Kurume include: the family of the Bridgestone Tire Corporation (Shojiro Ishibashi), the pop group Checkers, the singer and actress Seiko Matsuda, anime creator Leiji Matsumoto, the television celebrity, Rena Tanaka, Morning Musume member Reina Tanaka and the late Izumi Sakai of Zard. The Bridgestone Tire Corporation has its origins in Kurume as traditional footwear manufacturers, producing the sock-like shoe (tabi), used by farmers. They found that by coating the bottom of tabi with rubber, farmers could be protected from the invasion of parasitic worms that live in rice paddies. Bridgestone Corporation ) (TYO: 5108 ) is a Japanese rubber conglomerate founded in 1931 by Shojiro Ishibashi ) in the city of Kurume, Fukuoka, Japan. ... Seiko Matsuda , born Kamachi Noriko, 蒲池法子, on March 10, 1962) is a Japanese pop singer-songwriter. ... Reiji Matsumoto (松本 零士 Matsumoto Reiji) is a well-known creator of several anime and manga series. ... Rena Tanaka (田中麗奈; born 22 May 1980) is a Japanese actress and TV personality. ... Morning Musume ) is a popular all-girl J-pop group from Japan that often changes its members. ... Tanaka Reina Reina Tanaka (田中 れいな, Tanaka Reina is one of the sixth generation members of Morning Musume. ... Izumi Sakai (坂井泉水, born Kamachi Sachiko 蒲池幸子, 6 February 1967 – 27 May 2007) was a J-pop singer, and a member of the group Zard. ... ZARD is a Japanese pop group. ... Jika-Tabi (地下足袋: tabi that contact the ground) are a type of heavy-duty footware worn in Japan. ...

Famous traditional products of Kurume are the kasuri, roughly woven indigo dyed cloth; pig-bone soup (tonkotsu); ramen noodles; and trays and bowls made from rantai shiki, a composite made from lacquered bamboo. Soup is usually a savoury liquid food that is made by combining ingredients, such as meat, vegetables and beans in stock or hot water, until the flavor is extracted, forming a broth. ... Fresh ramen noodles Ramen , IPA: ,  ) is a Japanese dish of noodles served in broth, originating from China (see lamian). ...

Town merger

On February 5, 2005 the following four towns merged into Kurume: Kitano (from Mii District), Jojima and Mizuma (from Mizuma District), and Tanushimaru (from Ukiha District). February 5 is the 36th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Kitano (北野町; -machi) is a town located in Mii District, Fukuoka, Japan. ... Mii (三井郡; -gun) is a district located in Fukuoka, Japan. ... Jojima (城島町; -machi) is a town located in Mizuma District, Fukuoka, Japan. ... Mizuma (三潴町; -machi) is a town located in Mizuma District, Fukuoka, Japan. ... Mizuma (三潴郡; -gun) is a district located in Fukuoka, Japan. ... Tanushimaru (田主丸町; -machi) is a town located in Ukiha District, Fukuoka, Japan. ... Ukiha (浮羽町; -machi) is a town located in Ukiha District, Fukuoka, Japan. ...

Universities

• Kurume University
  • Research institutes
  • Kurume University Hospital

Kurume University (Japanese: 久留米大学 Kurume Daigaku, abbreviated to 久大) is a private university. ...

External links

• Kurume official website in Japanese
• Kurume official website in English

Fukuoka Prefecture
Cities
Asakura | Buzen | Chikugo | Chikushino | Dazaifu | Fukuoka (capital) | Fukutsu | Iizuka | Kasuga | Kama | Kitakyūshū | Koga | Kurume | Maebaru | Munakata | Nakama | Nōgata | Ogōri | Ōkawa | Omuta | Onojo | Tagawa | Ukiha | Yame | Yanagawa | Yukuhashi
Districts
Asakura | Chikujo | Chikushi | Itoshima | Kaho | Kasuya | Kurate | Mii | Miike | Miyako | Mizuma | Onga | Tagawa | Yamato | Yame
See also: Towns and villages by district edit