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Kyūshū ( 九州, Kyūshū, pronounced [kʲɯꜜːɕɯː] ⓘ, lit. 'Nine Provinces ') is the third-largest island of Japan 's four main islands and the most southerly of the four largest islands ( i.e. excluding Okinawa ).
Kyushu, southernmost and third largest of the four main islands of Japan. It is bordered by the East China Sea to the west and the Pacific Ocean to the east. Its name refers to the nine ancient provinces (kuni) into which the island was once divided.
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Kyūshū (九州, Nine Provinces) or Kyushu is the third-largest island of Japan and most southwesterly of its four main islands. Its name refers to the nine ancient provinces (kuni) into which the island was divided.
Kyushu University (九州大学, Kyūshū Daigaku), abbreviated to Kyudai (九大, Kyūdai), is a public research university located in Fukuoka, Japan, on the island of Kyushu. Founded in 1911 as the fourth Imperial University in Japan, it has been recognised as a leading institution of higher education and research in Kyushu, Japan, and beyond.
- Opening the Door to a New Century of Knowledge
- 18,560 (As of May 1, 2022)
- Tatsuro Ishibashi
Kyūshū (Japanese: 九州) is the southernmost of the four main islands of Japan. The climate is slightly warmer and more tropical than Honshu, and the southern and eastern coasts are regularly battered by typhoons each year.
Mar 30, 2021 · Japanese history and legend were made in Kyushu, the country’s southern- and westernmost of its four main islands. Nicknamed ‘Onsen Island Kyushu,’ it’s here… Mythical emperors, wealthy trading ports, cloistered foreigners, samurai rebels and one of the earth’s greatest war tragedies loom large in Kyushu, Japan
