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| | Kumamoto Prefecture - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
 | | 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. |
 | | 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. |
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