Kyushu

Kyushu (九州) is the third largest island of Japan and most southerly and westerly of the four main islands. It is considered the birthplace of the Japanese civilization. Its alternate ancient names include Kyukoku (九国), Chinzei (鎮西), and Tsukushi-shima (筑紫島). The ancient region Saikaido consists of Kyushu and its surrounding islands.

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Population: 13.44 million (1995). Area: 35,640 km².

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Island: An island or isle is any piece of land smaller than a continent and larger than a rock that is completely surrounded by water. Very small islands are called islets. Although seldom adhered to, it is also proper to call an emergent land feature on an atoll an islet, since an atoll is a type of islan...

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Saikaido: Saikaido (???) is one of the main 'circuits' of Tokugawa Japan. Literally translated, it means 'western sea road', and was the name used for Kyushu and the islands of Tsushima and Iki. It is one of the Gokishichido....