Kyushu

Also known as Kyūshū, Kyûshû, Kyushu Island, Kyushu I., Kyushu Is., Kiusiu

is the third-largest and most southerly of Japan's four main islands. In the past, it has been known as , and . The historical regional name referred to Kyushu and its surrounding islands. Kyushu has a land area of and a population of 14,311,224 in 2018.

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Kyushu is the third-largest and southernmost of Japan's four main islands, with a population of over 14 million people as of 2018. It has held historical significance in Japan and has been known by several names throughout its past.

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Key facts

Islands.name: Kyushu
Islands.image_name: Terra Kyushu 20091028.jpg
Islands.image_caption: October 2009 NASA satellite image of Kyushu
Islands.image_map: Kyushu_Region_in_Japan_(extended).svg
Islands.map_caption: Kyushu region of Japan and the current prefectures on the island of Kyushu
Islands.native_name_lang: ja
Islands.native_name_link: Japanese language
Islands.location: East Asia
Islands.archipelago: Japanese Archipelago
Islands.area_km2: 36782.37
Islands.rank: 37th
Islands.coastline_km: 12221
Islands.highest_mount: Mount Kujū
Islands.elevation_m: 1791
Islands.country: Japan
Islands.country_admin_divisions_title: Prefectures
Islands.country_largest_city: Fukuoka
Islands.population: 12,650,847 (as of June 2022)

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: island
Country: Japan
Located in: Japan
Continent: Asia
Population: 13061879
Area: 36782.11
Elevation: 1788
Time zone: UTC+09:00
Body of water: Sea of Japan
Highest point: Kuju Mountains
Location: Kyūshū region
Image: Terra Kyushu 20091028.jpg

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Commons gallery: Kyushu
Commons category: Kyushu
located in/on physical feature: Pacific Ocean
native label: 九州
on focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
revised Hepburn romanization: Kyūshū
transliteration or transcription: Kyushu

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Encyclopedic overview

18 sections

Contents

Geography
Population
Designated cities
Core cities
Environment and agriculture
Economy
Transportation
Education
Culture
People
Food
Sweets
Musical instruments
World Heritage Sites
Sports
See also
References
External links

There is a theory that Kyushu was in ancient times home to its own independent dynasty, where a unique, southern-influenced culture and tradition distinct from that of Honshu flourished.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Kyushu” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.