Kumamoto Prefecture

Kumamoto Prefecture (熊本県 Kumamoto-ken^?) is a prefecture of Japan located on Kyushu Island.^[1]

The capital is the city of Kumamoto.^[2]

Historically the area was called Higo Province; and the province was renamed Kumamoto during the Meiji Restoration.^[3]

Kumamoto Prefecture is located in the center of Kyūshū, the southernmost of the four major Japanese islands. It is bordered by the Ariake inland sea and the Amakusa archipelago to the west, Fukuoka Prefecture and Ōita Prefecture to the north, Miyazaki Prefecture to the east, and Kagoshima Prefecture to the south.

Tourism

• Mt. Aso is one of the world's largest active volcanoes.
• Kumamoto Castle
• Suizenji Park.
• Tsūjun Bridge, the largest stone aqueduct in Japan is in Yamato.