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	Amakusa (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		Amakusa (天草) is an island belonging to Japan, 26½ miles long and 13½ in extreme width, situated about 32°20'N, 130°E, on the west of the province of Higo (island of Kyushyu), from which it is separated by the Yatsushiro-kai.
		Amakusa produces a little coal and fine kaolin, which was largely used in former times by the potters of Hirado and Satsuma.
		Now Amakusa, Kumamoto is a district and Amakusa, Amakusa, Kumamoto is a town in Kumamoto.
	www.icyclopedia.com /encyclopedia/a/am/amakusa.html (152 words)

	Kumamoto Prefecture - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Kumamoto Prefecture is located in the center of Kyushu, 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 Oita Prefecture to the north, Miyazaki Prefecture to the east, and Kagoshima Prefecture to the south.
		On March 27, 2006, the cities of Hondo and Ushibuka merged with the towns of Amakusa, Ariake, Goshoura, Itsuwa, Kawaura, Kuratake, Shinwa and Sumoto (all from Amakusa District) to form the new city of Amakusa.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Kumamoto_Prefecture (577 words)

	Kumamoto: Definition and Links by Encyclopedian.com
		...Kumamoto Kumamoto Kumamoto is a city and the capital of Kumamoto prefecture...is most famous for Kumamoto-castle Kumamoto castle Kumamoto castle.
		...a district and Amakusa%2C-Amakusa%2C-Kumamoto Amakusa, Amakusa, Kumamoto Amakusa, Amakusa, Kumamoto is a...(japan) town in Kumamoto.
		Kumamoto is a city and the capital of Kumamoto prefecture located on Kyushu island, Japan.
	www.encyclopedian.com /ku/Kumamoto.html (171 words)

	Amakusa District, Kumamoto - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Amakusa (天草郡; -gun) is a district located in Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan.
		Following the March 27, 2006 Amakusa merger the district consists of the single town of Reihoku.
		On March 27, 2006, the towns of Amakusa, Ariake, Goshoura, Itsuwa, Kawaura, Kuratake, Shinwa and Sumoto merged with the cities of Hondo and Ushibuka to form the new city of Amakusa.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Amakusa_District,_Kumamoto (137 words)

	Amakusa #22825 #33609 is an island belonging to Japan Japan 26... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		Amakusa (天草) is an island belonging to Japan Japan, 26½ miles long and 13½ in extreme width, situated about 32°20'N, 130°E, on the west of the province of Higo Higo (island of Kyushu Kyushu), from which it is separated by the Yatsushiro-kai Yatsushiro-kai.
		Amakusa produces a little coal coal and fine kaolin kaolin, which was largely used in former times by the potters of Hirado Hirado and Satsuma Satsuma.
		Now "Amakusa, Kumamoto Amakusa, Kumamoto" is a district district and "Amakusa, Amakusa, Kumamoto Amakusa, Amakusa, Kumamoto" is a town town in Kumamoto Kumamoto.
	www.biodatabase.de /Amakusa (225 words)

	Amakusa: Definition and Links by Encyclopedian.com
		...Amakusa Amakusa Amakusa (天草) is an island belonging to Japan,...in this island.
		Amakusa produces a little coal and fine kaolin, which was largely used in...
		...from 1911 encyclopedia a district and Amakusa%2C-Amakusa%2C-Kumamoto Amakusa, Amakusa, Kumamoto Amakusa, Amakusa,...
	www.encyclopedian.com /am/Amakusa.html (271 words)

	Kumamoto (prefecture) - Wikitravel
		Kumamoto (熊本) [1] is a prefecture on the island of Kyushu, in Japan.
		Amakusa beaches and relaxed lifestyle on the eastern islands
		In addition, takana, a type of vegetable, is one of the specialties of Aso, and there are many types of seafood in Amakusa.
	wikitravel.org /en/Kumamoto_Prefecture (293 words)

	Kumamoto (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		Kumamoto is situated at the center of the Kyushu Island in the western end of Japan.
		Aso stands in the east, the Chikuhi Mountains lie in the north, and the Kikuchi-gawa River, Kuma-gawa River and other rivers flow from the mountains to the northwestern area forming the Kumamoto Plain and Yashiro Plain along the coast of the Sea of Ariake.
		Kumamoto has two national parks, namely the Aso and Unzen-Amakusa, and two quasi-national parks, namely the Mt. Yabahita-hiko and the Kyushu Central Mountains.
	www.pacificislandtravel.com /asia/japan/about_destin/kumamoto.html (283 words)

	Highbeam Encyclopedia - Search Results for Kumamoto (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		It was an important castle town in the 17th cent.; one of its castles (built 1651) still stands.
		It is a port and is part of the Omuta-Arao industrial region where chemicals, bricks, fertilizers, and plastics are produced.
		Amakusa Islands AMAKUSA ISLANDS [Amakusa Islands], archipelago, c.340 sq mi (880 sq km), Kumamoto and Kagoshima prefectures, in the East China Sea, off W Kyushu, Japan.
	www.encyclopedia.com /SearchResults.aspx?Q=Kumamoto (478 words)

	Shimabara Uprising
		Amakusa Shirou Tokisada was a real person and existed in Japanese history.
		The rebel included "Korobi Kirishitan" or people who were originally Christian but forced to change their religion, other farmers in nearby villages, masterless Samurai (Ronin), and also former vassals of Daimyo Konishi Yukinaga who had been defeated and executed by the Tokugawa in 1600.
		Mazuda Shirou was also killed by a Samurai of Kumamoto Hosokawa's army and his head was displayed in public at Nagasaki for a long period of time.
	www.geocities.com /konru/uprise.html (1028 words)

	CityIndexTravel: Accommodation: Hotel accomodation in Kumamoto Japan
		Surrounded by the magnificent nature of Aso and Amakusa, the vestige of a charming castle town still remains in Kumamoto.
		Hotel Hokke Club Kumamoto is located in the center of Kumamoto and serves as a convenient base for sightseeing or business trips.
		Chisan Hotel Kumamoto is located in the central area of Kumamoto, surrounded by large parks and wide open space - something of a luxury in Japan.
	cityindextravel.com /japan/kumamoto (235 words)

	HighBeam Encyclopedia - Amakusa Islands (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		AMAKUSA ISLANDS [Amakusa Islands], archipelago, c.340 sq mi (880 sq km), Kumamoto and Kagoshima prefectures, in the East China Sea, off W Kyushu, Japan.
		Amakusa clansmen made the islands a major center of Christianity in the 16th cent.
		Villages and historical relics of this period are found in Unzen-Amakusa National Park.
	www.encyclopedia.com /html/A/AmakusaI.asp (265 words)

	Kumamoto Cities and Towns Web Listings Information \| Business.com
		Kumamoto Prefecture is located in the center of Kyushu, the southernmost of the four major Japanese...
		On March 27, 2006, the towns of Amakusa, Ariake, Goshoura, Itsuwa, Kawaura, Kuratake, Shinwa and Sumoto merged with the cities of Hondo and Ushibuka to form...
		Kumamoto, 43, ???, Kumamoto, 6907, 1837747, 1859793, 1859344, 1842140...
	www.business.com /directory/government_and_trade/by_country/japan/regional_and_municipal_government/prefectures/kumamoto/cities_and_towns/weblistings.asp (483 words)

	Kami-Amakusa, Kumamoto - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
		Kami-Amakusa (上天草市; -shi) is a city located in Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan.
		It was founded on March 31, 2004, by merging the three cities Himedo, Matsushima and Ryugatake.
		Kami-Amakusa, Kumamoto, External links and Cities in Kumamoto Prefecture.
	www.arikah.net /encyclopedia/Kami-Amakusa,_Kumamoto (101 words)

	: : : J A P A N M I S S I O N : : : (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		Amakusa has many islands, some 120 of them various sizes, located in the southwest of Japan.
		Amakusa is known for the famous five bridges, called the Pearl Line, or Amakusa Gokyo, which links the major islands with Nagasaki in the north and west of Kumamoto.
		Historically speaking, Amakusa was at the center of Christianity in the 16th-17th century when Christians were persecuted for their faith.
	www.jems.org /japan-newdev.htm (956 words)

	Kumamoto prefecture
		Kumamoto prefecture (熊本県; Kumamoto-ken) is located on Kyushu island, Japan.
		Kumamoto prefecture is located in the center of Kyushu.
		The list is in order of their founding date.
	www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/ku/Kumamoto_prefecture.html (91 words)

	Arao, Kumamoto - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
		Arao (荒尾市; -shi) is a city located in Kumamoto, Japan.
		As of 2003, the city has an estimated population of 56,822 and the density of 994.26 persons per km².
		Arao, Kumamoto, External links and Cities in Kumamoto Prefecture.
	www.arikah.net /encyclopedia/Arao,_Kumamoto (92 words)

	Shimabara - Japan
		After that, it inherits in the 5th earthquake prediction plan (1984-1988), and was expanded on the total observation network of 11 points for the Amakusa graben and the Shimabara-Kumamoto graben, which are earthquakes frequent occurrence zones.
		Furthermore, in the 6th and the 7th earthquake prediction plan (1988-1998), the extension to the observation network for the whole region of the central part and the northern part of Kyushu is achieved, and it is always observing by 16 observing points of earthquakes now.
		In order to grasp the actual condition of these crustal movements, the level point and the reference point for a electro optical distance measurement are installed, cooperation of another universities observation organization is obtained, and the 1st survey was performed in the Shimabara peninsula in 1986.
	comp.uark.edu /~mattioli/research/wovo/0802_10.htm (1484 words)

	New Sky Hotel Kumamoto, Kumamoto, Japan - E-Biz-Travel.com
		Kumamoto is home to one of Japan's most impressive castles as well as Suizenji Park, one of the finest examples of Japanese landscaping.
		This hotel is situated by the Shirakawa River, which runs through the center of Kumamoto, a city that Soseki Natsume once described as a 'woodland capital'.
		Although its emphasis is on seafood from the Amakusa Sea cooked in a variety of ways, you can also enjoy local Kumamoto specialties.
	www.e-biz-travel.com /japan/kumamoto_hotels/new_sky_hotel_kumamoto/index.asp (340 words)

	Amakusa travel guide - Wikitravel
		Amakusa is a chain of islands off the west coast of Kumamoto in Japan.
		Amakusa is located west of Kumamoto City and has an area of 85.46 km².
		Their festival, Amakusa Hondo Summer festival, is held from July 31 to August 7.
	wikitravel.org /en/Amakusa (523 words)

	Local Scuba Diving in the Kumamoto Region, Diving in Kyushu Japan
		The most famous place around for diving activities in the Amakusa National Park, which is not only a really great natural splendor with its islands connected by bridges, making the drive there really enjoyable.
		Amakusa is like a small "Keys" in Florida and numerous dive sites are available along the shore.
		Our local partner in Kumamoto for all diving activities is Tsukada Diving Services a long established and known commercial and recreational diving services provider in the region.
	www.japandiving.com /local.htm (340 words)

	Praise-God.com: September 2004 newsletter
		Arai had served in Amakusa and Kumamoto area for 20 years in the past and now Pastor a church in Sacramento.
		Since they know many people in Amakusa, we will go to Amakusa with them on the week of the 22nd in November to further plan and meet important people who will be able to help us with our new ministry.
		Please pray that Sue Abe, my partner in Amakusa ministry will be able to meet her financial support, Japanese Visa and to be placed in a church in Japan so that we can visit Amakusa to prepare in Nov. and for the Ministry will start in God’s timing.
	www.praise-god.com /Newsletters/September2004.htm (1200 words)

	Kumamoto : Shopping (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		One of Kumamoto's most famous products is its Higo Inlay or damascene, in which gold, silver, and copper are inlaid on an iron plate to form patterns of flowers, bamboo, and other designs.
		South of Kumamoto Castle is the Display Hall of Kumamoto Products (Kumamoto-ken Bussankan), located on the third floor of the Sanbun Kaikan Building (which is part of the Sangyo Bunka Kaikan complex) at 7-10 Hanabata-cho (tel.
		The hall is located near the Kumamoto Kotsu Bus Center and opposite the Sunroad Shinshigai shopping arcade (the Kumamoto Tourist Information Center is in the same building).
	www.frommers.com /destinations/print-narrative.cfm?destID=2946&catID=2946010031 (323 words)

	Kumamoto Guide
		Amakusa - dozens of beautiful golden sandy beaches, secluded campsites, hiking, dolphin watching and scuba diving.
		Walk around the acclaimed Kumamoto castle, see the latest contemporary art displays at the CAMK museum, relax in the beautiful Suizenji garden or place a bet at the Arao horse racing track.
		Travel to the Kyusenkaku hotel in Ueki to enjoy a sand bath or visit Kumamoto City onsen to see fantastic city views.
	www.geocities.com /kumamotoguide (377 words)

	JNTO Website \| Find a Location \| Kumamoto \| Hitoyoshi
		Hitoyoshi is the major city in the Hitoyoshi Basin in a northern part of Kumamoto, surrounded by the Kyushu Mountains.
		Down to sometime in the latter half of the 19th century, there was a busy port along Kuma-gawa River running through the town of Hitoyoshi where lumber was collected and distributed.
		An hour and 30 minutes from Kumamoto Station to Hitoyoshi Station by an Express Train on the JR Main Kagoshima Line-Hisatsu Line.
	www.jnto.go.jp /eng/location/regional/kumamoto/hitoyoshi.html (332 words)

	Kumamoto-ken Things To Do - Travel Guides - VirtualTourist.com
		Amakusa Gokyo (Amakusa five bridges), is a general term for five bridges which connects from Misumi at the Udo peninsula to the Oyano island, the Nagaura island, Ikejima, Maejima, and Amakusa Kamishima, was built in 1966.
		Kumamoto Castle, the city's most famous landmark, is an extremely well fortified Japanese castle.
		The donjon is a concrete reconstruction built in the 1970s, but several ancillary wooden buildings remain of the original castle.
	www.virtualtourist.com /travel/Asia/Japan/Kumamoto_ken/Things_To_Do-Kumamoto_ken-BR-1.html (229 words)

	Teaching in Japan and JET Program: Kevin Cassell
		I was based at Amakusa Senior Secondary School in the town of Hondo in Kumamoto Prefecture, where I taught English there three days a week.
		I was "based" at Amakusa Senior Secondary, the largest and the "best" secondary school in the Amakusa islands, three-days a week.
		The project I instituted at Amakusa Senior Secondary focused students' attention on features integral to spoken communication in English.
	www.kevincassell.com /PROF/INTLEXP/jet.htm (1068 words)

	Kumamoto (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		Kumamoto Prefectural Agricultural Research Center; Highland Agricultural Research Institute
		Kumamoto Prefectural Agricultural Research Center; Kuma Agricultural Research Institute
		Kumamoto Prefectural Agricultural Research Center; Amakusa Agricultural Research Institute
	www.hridir.org /countries/japan/kumamoto (46 words)

	Amakusa, Kumamoto, Japan
		I had the great fortune to live in the breathtaking Amakusa Islands for two years, from mid-1991 through mid-1993.
		Amakusa is a great place for sporting events, festivals, and all sorts of cultural activities.
		When I did involve myself in community activities, it was mostly as an observer.
	kevincassell.com /PERSON/CONVERSA/japan.html (695 words)

	KUMAMOTO ARTPOLIS Amakusa Visitor's Center, Service House
		The silhouette of this building follows the ridgeline of the island so as to blend in with the landscape of Amakusa Matsushima, a national park.
		The stones embedded in and installed on the walls and the floor are examples of natural stones collected in various parts of Amakusa.
		Leaving one's car behind and walking in the area is a way of experiencing the landscape and nature of the Amakusa region.
	www.pref.kumamoto.jp /traffic/artpolis/english/links/043.html (262 words)

	Concurrence of lymphoma type adult T-cell leukemia in three sisters.
		Three sisters, ranging in age from 56 to 59 years, who developed lymphoma type adult T-cell leukemia (ATL) during a 19-month period are described.
		The patients were born in the Amakusa area of Kumamoto Prefecture, an area where the incidence of malignant lymphoma is high.
		The histologic diagnosis, made on the basis of the Lymphoma Study Group in Japan (LSG) classification of lymph nodes, was diffuse, medium-sized cell type in the elder sister, and mixed cell type in the middle and younger sisters.
	www.aegis.com /aidsline/1985/dec/M85C0112.html (344 words)

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