Kumamoto Prefecture
prefecture of Japan
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Summary
Kumamoto Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan[1]. It draws 6,358 Wikipedia views per month (prefecture of japan category, ranking #25 of 49).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Japan[3]
- Country: Japan[4]
- Located in or next to body of water: East China Sea[5]
- Head of government: Takashi Kimura[6]
- Capital: Kumamoto[7]
- Shares border with: Kagoshima Prefecture[8], Miyazaki Prefecture[9], Oita Prefecture[10], Fukuoka Prefecture[11]
- Anthem: Kumamoto Kenmin no Uta[12]
- Named after: Kumamoto Domain[13]
- Contains the administrative territorial entity: Kumamoto[14], Yatsushiro[15], Hitoyoshi[16], Arao[17], Minamata[18], Tamana[19], Yamaga[20], Kikuchi[21], Uto[22], Kamiamakusa[23], Uki[24], Aso[25], Amakusa[26], Kōshi-shi[27]
- Flag: flag of Kumamoto prefecture[28]
- Twinned administrative body: Guangxi[29], Montana[30], South Chungcheong[31]
- Legislative body: Kumamoto Prefectural Assembly[32]
- Executive body: Kumamoto prefectural government[33]
- Commons category: Kumamoto prefecture[34]
- Licence plate code: 熊本[35]
- Located in time zone: Japan Standard Time[36]
- Highest point: Mount Kunimi[37]
- Significant event: 2016 Kumamoto earthquakes[38]
- Mascot: Kumamon[39]
- Official website: https://www.pref.kumamoto.jp/[40]
- Foods traditionally associated: 一文字グルグル[41], ikinaridango[42], Kaseita[43]
- Topic's main category: Category:Kumamoto Prefecture[44]
- Commons gallery: Kumamoto prefecture[45]
- Population: 1,732,644[46]
- Topic's main Wikimedia portal: Portail:Préfecture de Kumamoto[47]
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Brands and Namesakes
Things named for Kumamoto Prefecture include Kumamon[48], an advertising character[49], founded in 2010[50].
Why It Matters
Kumamoto Prefecture has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[51] It is known by 40 alternative names across languages and contexts.[52]
Entities named for it include Kumamon[48], an advertising character[49], founded in 2010[50].