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Kyushu is a region with strong economic ties to Asia. For example, Asia accounted for 420 (77.9%) of the 539 overseas expansion cases of Kyushu-Yamaguchi companies from 2010 to 2019, and Asia accounted for 61.1% of Kyushu-Yamaguchi's total exports in 2019, 7.4 percentage points higher than the nation as a whole.
- 36,782.37 km² (14,201.75 sq mi)
- 12,650,847 (as of June 2022)
- 37th
- East Asia
Apr 18, 2024 · 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.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
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 Shintō’s sun goddess, kabuki theater, mythical emperors, wealthy trading ports, cloistered foreigners, samurai rebels and one of the earth’s greatest wartime tragedies all ...
Kyushu takes its name from the nine kuni, or ancient provinces of the island, that make up its present-day districts. It has all the natural beauty of Japan: mountains, river valleys, and forests. The more rugged interior terrain offers a variety of great hiking opportunities and abundant wildlife. Spring is a great time to explore the island's ...
Jul 12, 2022 · July 12, 2022 7:06 AM EDT. Japan’s third largest and most southwesterly island, Kyushu, was the early center of Japanese civilization—much of the nation’s rich history and mythology originated...
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The subtropical island of Southern Japan. Kyushu is the third biggest island of Japan, after Honshu and Hokkaido, with close to 36.000km² and more than 13 million inhabitants. Located on the South-west of the archipelago, it benefits from a subtropical climate and would be the birthplace of the Japanese civilisation.
Mar 18, 2020 · The Fertility (Abundance) of Kyushu. Kyushu is volcanic, so of course there are lots of hills and mountains. Often when viewed from a distance, there are gentle, rolling foothills and farther away, layers of mountains, getting progressively higher, their flanks folding on each other and covered with lush vegetation in various shades of green, thanks to evergreen, deciduous and bamboo trees.
