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Here is a list of mergers in Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan since the Heisei era.
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Here is a list of mergers in Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan since the Heisei era.
Kumamoto Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan located on the island of Kyūshū. Kumamoto Prefecture has a population of 1,748,134 and has a geographic area of 7,409 square kilometres (2,861 sq mi). Kumamoto Prefecture borders Fukuoka Prefecture to the north, Ōita Prefecture to the northeast, Miyazaki Prefecture to the southeast, and Kagoshima Prefecture to the south.
Yamaga is a city in Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan. The city was founded on April 1, 1954.
Higo Province was an old province of Japan in the area that is today Kumamoto Prefecture on the island of Kyūshū. It was sometimes called Hishū (肥州), with Hizen Province. Higo bordered on Chikugo, Bungo, Hyūga, Ōsumi, and Satsuma Provinces.
Shimomashiki is a district located in Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan.
Kahoku was a town located in Kamoto District, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan.
Kikuka was a town located in Kamoto District, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan.
Kaō was a town located in Kamoto District, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan.
Kamoto District was a district located in Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan.
Kikuchi is a district located in Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan.
Aso is a district located in Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan.
Ashikita is a town located in Ashikita District, Kumamoto, Japan.
Kumamoto is the capital city of Kumamoto Prefecture on the island of Kyushu, Japan. As of June 1, 2019, the city has an estimated population of 738,907 and a population density of 1,893 people per km2. The total area is 390.32 km2.
Yatsushiro is a city located in Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan.
The history of Kumamoto Prefecture has been documented from paleolithic times to the present. Kumamoto Prefecture is the eastern half of Hinokuni, and corresponds to what was once called Higo Province. Exceptions are the part of Kuma District, which had once been part of Sagara Domain, and Nagashima which was included in Kagoshima Prefecture.
The Satsuma Kaidō (薩摩街道) was a road across Kyūshū from Chikushino to Kagoshima, used by daimyōs for the sankin-kōtai, and also by the lord of the Satsuma han on whom a similar obligation of visiting the shōgun was imposed.
