Kyushu

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island region of Japan

Kyushu is the southwesternmost of Japan’s main islands, known for its active volcanoes, hot springs, and historic cities such as Fukuoka and Nagasaki.

Aliases (14)

Kyushu region ×8
Kyushu region of Japan ×2
southern Kyushu ×2
Kyushu (geographic region including Okinawa) ×1
Kyushu region (Japan administrative grouping) ×1
Kyushu region (Oita area) ×1
Kyushu region (administrative affiliation) ×1
Kyushu region (administrative grouping via Okinawa) ×1
Kyushu, Japan ×1
Kyūshū culture area ×1
Northern Kyushu industrial zone ×1
Northern Kyūshū ×1
island of Kyushu ×1
northern Kyushu ×1

Statements (56)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	island → region of Japan →
country	Japan →
hasAirport	Fukuoka Airport → Kagoshima Airport → Nagasaki Airport →
hasArea_km2	approximately 36780 →
hasClimate	humid subtropical climate →
hasEconomicRegion	Northern Kyushu industrial zone →
hasHistoricCity	Nagasaki →
hasHotSpringArea	Beppu → Yufuin →
hasLargestCity	Fukuoka →
hasMajorCity	Fukuoka → Kagoshima → Kitakyushu → Kumamoto → Miyazaki → Nagasaki → Oita → Saga →
hasMajorPort	Hakata Port →
hasMountainRange	Kyushu Mountains →
hasPopulation	over 12 million →
hasPrefecture	Fukuoka Prefecture → Kagoshima Prefecture → Kumamoto Prefecture → Miyazaki Prefecture → Nagasaki Prefecture → Oita Prefecture → Okinawa Prefecture (administrative Kyushu region) → Saga Prefecture →
hasRailLink	Kyushu Shinkansen →
hasSea	East China Sea → Inland Sea → Pacific Ocean →
hasVolcano	Mount Aso → Sakurajima →
knownFor	active volcanoes → agriculture → ceramics → coal mining history → historic cities → hot springs → onsen resorts → volcanic landscapes →
locatedIn	East Asia → Japan → Pacific Ocean →
oneOf	main islands of Japan →
partOf	Japanese archipelago →
positionRelativeToJapan	southwesternmost main island →
separatedBy	Kanmon Straits →
separatedFrom	Honshu →
wasImportantIn	Meiji Restoration → Sengoku period →

Referenced by (62)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Amami Islands ("Kyushu region (administrative affiliation)") → Faculty of Agriculture, Kyushu University → Faculty of Law, Kyushu University → Fukuoka High Court → Graduate School of Engineering, Kyushu University → Graduate School of Mathematics, Kyushu University → Graduate School of Science, Kyushu University → Ito Campus → Nagasaki Peace Park → Shuri ("Kyushu (geographic region including Okinawa)") → Urakami district of Nagasaki ("Kyushu region of Japan") →	region
Deshima → Fukuoka → Kyushu University → Kyushu University Hospital ("Kyushu region") → Nagasaki → Nagasaki Atomic Bomb Museum → Nagasaki Peace Park → Ohashi Campus ("Kyushu region") → Okinawa Prefecture ("Kyushu region") → Urakami district of Nagasaki →	locatedIn
Faculty of Economics, Kyushu University → Faculty of Engineering, Kyushu University → Faculty of Medicine, Kyushu University ("Kyushu region") → Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kyushu University → Faculty of Science, Kyushu University ("Kyushu region") → Fukuoka District Public Prosecutors Office → Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University → Kyushu University Hospital ("Kyushu region") → Ohashi Campus → Oita Branch of Fukuoka High Court ("Kyushu region (Oita area)") →	regionServed
Okinawa Island → Ryukyu Islands →	locatedBetween
Fukuoka ("Kyushu region") → Naha ("Kyushu region (Japan administrative grouping)") →	partOf
Downfall ("southern Kyushu") → Operation Downfall →	plannedLandingArea
Emperor Jimmu →	allegedBirthRegion
Daitō Islands ("Kyushu region (administrative grouping via Okinawa)") →	belongsTo
Korea Strait →	borderedBy
Seto Inland Sea region ("northern Kyushu") →	borders
Higashi Shina Kai →	boundedBy
Ito Campus ("Kyushu region of Japan") →	countrySubdivision
Japan Current →	flowsPast
Sciadopityaceae ("Kyushu, Japan") →	geographicDistribution
Operation Olympic ("southern Kyushu") →	geographicScope
Western Japan ("Kyūshū culture area") →	hasCulturalRegion
Kyushu ("Northern Kyushu industrial zone") →	hasEconomicRegion
Japanese archipelago →	hasMajorIsland
SoftBank Hawks →	homeCityRegion
Western Japan ("Northern Kyūshū") →	includesRegion
Mount Aso ("island of Kyushu") →	locatedOn
Fukuoka →	locatedOnIsland
Satsuma Rebellion →	location
Japan →	majorIsland
Tsushima Current →	passesNear
Amakusa Airlines ("Kyushu region") →	primaryRegionServed
Honshu →	separatedFrom
Kyushu dialect →	spokenIn
Kyushu dialect →	spokenOnIsland
Operation Olympic →	target
Japan Standard Time →	usedByRegion