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Available in 108 languages" > <label id="p-lang-btn-label" for="p-lang-btn-checkbox" class="vector-dropdown-label cdx-button cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--action-progressive mw-portlet-lang-heading-108" aria-hidden="true" ><span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-language-progressive mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-language-progressive"></span> <span class="vector-dropdown-label-text">108 languages</span> </label> <div class="vector-dropdown-content"> <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ace mw-list-item"><a href="https://ace.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kyushu" title="Kyushu – Acehnese" lang="ace" hreflang="ace" data-title="Kyushu" data-language-autonym="Acèh" data-language-local-name="Acehnese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Acèh</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-af mw-list-item"><a href="https://af.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kioesjoe" title="Kioesjoe – Afrikaans" lang="af" hreflang="af" data-title="Kioesjoe" data-language-autonym="Afrikaans" data-language-local-name="Afrikaans" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Afrikaans</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ang mw-list-item"><a href="https://ang.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ky%C5%ABsc%C5%AB" title="Kyūscū – Old English" lang="ang" hreflang="ang" data-title="Kyūscū" data-language-autonym="Ænglisc" data-language-local-name="Old English" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ænglisc</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ar mw-list-item"><a href="https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%83%D9%8A%D9%88%D8%B4%D9%88" title="كيوشو – Arabic" lang="ar" hreflang="ar" data-title="كيوشو" data-language-autonym="العربية" data-language-local-name="Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>العربية</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-az mw-list-item"><a href="https://az.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kyu%C5%9Fu" title="Kyuşu – Azerbaijani" lang="az" hreflang="az" data-title="Kyuşu" data-language-autonym="Azərbaycanca" data-language-local-name="Azerbaijani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Azərbaycanca</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-azb mw-list-item"><a href="https://azb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%DA%A9%DB%8C%D9%88%D8%B4%D9%88" title="کیوشو – South Azerbaijani" lang="azb" hreflang="azb" data-title="کیوشو" data-language-autonym="تۆرکجه" data-language-local-name="South Azerbaijani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>تۆرکجه</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ban mw-list-item"><a href="https://ban.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ky%C5%ABsh%C5%AB" title="Kyūshū – Balinese" lang="ban" hreflang="ban" data-title="Kyūshū" data-language-autonym="Basa Bali" data-language-local-name="Balinese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Basa Bali</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bn mw-list-item"><a href="https://bn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%89%E0%A6%B6%E0%A7%81" title="কিউশু – Bangla" lang="bn" hreflang="bn" data-title="কিউশু" data-language-autonym="বাংলা" data-language-local-name="Bangla" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>বাংলা</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-zh-min-nan mw-list-item"><a href="https://zh-min-nan.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ky%C3%BBsy%C3%BB" title="Kyûsyû – Minnan" lang="nan" hreflang="nan" data-title="Kyûsyû" data-language-autonym="閩南語 / Bân-lâm-gú" data-language-local-name="Minnan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>閩南語 / Bân-lâm-gú</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ba mw-list-item"><a href="https://ba.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9A%D1%8E%D1%81%D1%8E" title="Кюсю – Bashkir" lang="ba" hreflang="ba" data-title="Кюсю" data-language-autonym="Башҡортса" data-language-local-name="Bashkir" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Башҡортса</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-be mw-list-item"><a href="https://be.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9A%D1%8E%D1%81%D1%8E" title="Кюсю – Belarusian" lang="be" hreflang="be" data-title="Кюсю" data-language-autonym="Беларуская" data-language-local-name="Belarusian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Беларуская</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-be-x-old mw-list-item"><a href="https://be-tarask.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9A%D1%8E%D1%81%D1%8E" title="Кюсю – Belarusian (Taraškievica orthography)" lang="be-tarask" hreflang="be-tarask" data-title="Кюсю" data-language-autonym="Беларуская (тарашкевіца)" data-language-local-name="Belarusian (Taraškievica orthography)" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Беларуская (тарашкевіца)</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bg mw-list-item"><a href="https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9A%D1%8E%D1%88%D1%83" title="Кюшу – Bulgarian" lang="bg" hreflang="bg" data-title="Кюшу" data-language-autonym="Български" data-language-local-name="Bulgarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Български</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bs mw-list-item"><a href="https://bs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kyushu" title="Kyushu – Bosnian" lang="bs" hreflang="bs" data-title="Kyushu" data-language-autonym="Bosanski" data-language-local-name="Bosnian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bosanski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-br mw-list-item"><a href="https://br.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ky%C5%ABsh%C5%AB" title="Kyūshū – Breton" lang="br" hreflang="br" data-title="Kyūshū" data-language-autonym="Brezhoneg" data-language-local-name="Breton" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Brezhoneg</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ca mw-list-item"><a href="https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ky%C5%ABsh%C5%AB" title="Kyūshū – Catalan" lang="ca" hreflang="ca" data-title="Kyūshū" data-language-autonym="Català" data-language-local-name="Catalan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Català</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ceb mw-list-item"><a href="https://ceb.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kyushu" title="Kyushu – Cebuano" lang="ceb" hreflang="ceb" data-title="Kyushu" data-language-autonym="Cebuano" data-language-local-name="Cebuano" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Cebuano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cs mw-list-item"><a href="https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kj%C3%BA%C5%A1%C3%BA" title="Kjúšú – Czech" lang="cs" hreflang="cs" data-title="Kjúšú" data-language-autonym="Čeština" data-language-local-name="Czech" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Čeština</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sn mw-list-item"><a href="https://sn.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kyushu" title="Kyushu – Shona" lang="sn" hreflang="sn" data-title="Kyushu" data-language-autonym="ChiShona" data-language-local-name="Shona" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ChiShona</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cy mw-list-item"><a href="https://cy.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ky%C5%ABsh%C5%AB" title="Kyūshū – Welsh" lang="cy" hreflang="cy" data-title="Kyūshū" data-language-autonym="Cymraeg" data-language-local-name="Welsh" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Cymraeg</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-da mw-list-item"><a href="https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kyushu" title="Kyushu – Danish" lang="da" hreflang="da" data-title="Kyushu" data-language-autonym="Dansk" data-language-local-name="Danish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Dansk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ky%C5%ABsh%C5%AB" title="Kyūshū – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="Kyūshū" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-et mw-list-item"><a href="https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ky%C5%ABsh%C5%AB" title="Kyūshū – Estonian" lang="et" hreflang="et" data-title="Kyūshū" data-language-autonym="Eesti" data-language-local-name="Estonian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Eesti</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-el mw-list-item"><a href="https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%9A%CE%B9%CE%BF%CF%8D%CF%83%CE%BF%CF%85" title="Κιούσου – Greek" lang="el" hreflang="el" data-title="Κιούσου" data-language-autonym="Ελληνικά" data-language-local-name="Greek" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ελληνικά</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ky%C5%ABsh%C5%AB" title="Kyūshū – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Kyūshū" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eo mw-list-item"><a href="https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kiu%C5%9Duo" title="Kiuŝuo – Esperanto" lang="eo" hreflang="eo" data-title="Kiuŝuo" data-language-autonym="Esperanto" data-language-local-name="Esperanto" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Esperanto</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eu mw-list-item"><a href="https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kyushu" title="Kyushu – Basque" lang="eu" hreflang="eu" data-title="Kyushu" data-language-autonym="Euskara" data-language-local-name="Basque" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Euskara</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%DA%A9%DB%8C%D9%88%D8%B4%D9%88" title="کیوشو – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="کیوشو" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fo mw-list-item"><a href="https://fo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kyushu" title="Kyushu – Faroese" lang="fo" hreflang="fo" data-title="Kyushu" data-language-autonym="Føroyskt" data-language-local-name="Faroese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Føroyskt</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ky%C5%ABsh%C5%AB" title="Kyūshū – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Kyūshū" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fy mw-list-item"><a href="https://fy.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kj%C3%BBsj%C3%BB" title="Kjûsjû – Western Frisian" lang="fy" hreflang="fy" data-title="Kjûsjû" data-language-autonym="Frysk" data-language-local-name="Western Frisian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Frysk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ga mw-list-item"><a href="https://ga.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ky%C5%ABsh%C5%AB" title="Kyūshū – Irish" lang="ga" hreflang="ga" data-title="Kyūshū" data-language-autonym="Gaeilge" data-language-local-name="Irish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Gaeilge</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gd mw-list-item"><a href="https://gd.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ky%C5%ABsh%C5%AB" title="Kyūshū – Scottish Gaelic" lang="gd" hreflang="gd" data-title="Kyūshū" data-language-autonym="Gàidhlig" data-language-local-name="Scottish Gaelic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Gàidhlig</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gl mw-list-item"><a href="https://gl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ky%C5%ABsh%C5%AB" title="Kyūshū – Galician" lang="gl" hreflang="gl" data-title="Kyūshū" data-language-autonym="Galego" data-language-local-name="Galician" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Galego</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hak mw-list-item"><a href="https://hak.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ky%C5%ABsh%C5%AB" title="Kyūshū – Hakka Chinese" lang="hak" hreflang="hak" data-title="Kyūshū" data-language-autonym="客家語 / Hak-kâ-ngî" data-language-local-name="Hakka Chinese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>客家語 / Hak-kâ-ngî</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EA%B7%9C%EC%8A%88" title="규슈 – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="규슈" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>한국어</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ha mw-list-item"><a href="https://ha.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kyushu" title="Kyushu – Hausa" lang="ha" hreflang="ha" data-title="Kyushu" data-language-autonym="Hausa" data-language-local-name="Hausa" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Hausa</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hy mw-list-item"><a href="https://hy.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D4%BF%D5%B5%D5%B8%D6%82%D5%BD%D5%B5%D5%B8%D6%82" title="Կյուսյու – Armenian" lang="hy" hreflang="hy" data-title="Կյուսյու" data-language-autonym="Հայերեն" data-language-local-name="Armenian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Հայերեն</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hi mw-list-item"><a href="https://hi.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AF%E0%A5%82%E0%A4%B6%E0%A5%82" title="क्यूशू – Hindi" lang="hi" hreflang="hi" data-title="क्यूशू" data-language-autonym="हिन्दी" data-language-local-name="Hindi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>हिन्दी</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hr mw-list-item"><a href="https://hr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kyushu" title="Kyushu – Croatian" lang="hr" hreflang="hr" data-title="Kyushu" data-language-autonym="Hrvatski" data-language-local-name="Croatian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Hrvatski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-io mw-list-item"><a href="https://io.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kyushu" title="Kyushu – Ido" lang="io" hreflang="io" data-title="Kyushu" data-language-autonym="Ido" data-language-local-name="Ido" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ido</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ilo mw-list-item"><a href="https://ilo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kyushu" title="Kyushu – Iloko" lang="ilo" hreflang="ilo" data-title="Kyushu" data-language-autonym="Ilokano" data-language-local-name="Iloko" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ilokano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-id mw-list-item"><a href="https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ky%C5%ABsh%C5%AB" title="Kyūshū – Indonesian" lang="id" hreflang="id" data-title="Kyūshū" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Indonesia" data-language-local-name="Indonesian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Indonesia</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ie mw-list-item"><a href="https://ie.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ky%C5%ABsh%C5%AB" title="Kyūshū – Interlingue" lang="ie" hreflang="ie" data-title="Kyūshū" data-language-autonym="Interlingue" data-language-local-name="Interlingue" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Interlingue</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-os mw-list-item"><a href="https://os.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9A%D1%8E%D1%81%D1%8E" title="Кюсю – Ossetic" lang="os" hreflang="os" data-title="Кюсю" data-language-autonym="Ирон" data-language-local-name="Ossetic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ирон</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-is mw-list-item"><a href="https://is.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kyushu" title="Kyushu – Icelandic" lang="is" hreflang="is" data-title="Kyushu" data-language-autonym="Íslenska" data-language-local-name="Icelandic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Íslenska</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ky%C5%ABsh%C5%AB" title="Kyūshū – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="Kyūshū" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-he mw-list-item"><a href="https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%A7%D7%99%D7%95%D7%A9%D7%95" title="קיושו – Hebrew" lang="he" hreflang="he" data-title="קיושו" data-language-autonym="עברית" data-language-local-name="Hebrew" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>עברית</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pam mw-list-item"><a href="https://pam.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ky%C5%ABsh%C5%AB" title="Kyūshū – Pampanga" lang="pam" hreflang="pam" data-title="Kyūshū" data-language-autonym="Kapampangan" data-language-local-name="Pampanga" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Kapampangan</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ka mw-list-item"><a href="https://ka.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%83%99%E1%83%98%E1%83%A3%E1%83%A1%E1%83%98%E1%83%A3" title="კიუსიუ – Georgian" lang="ka" hreflang="ka" data-title="კიუსიუ" data-language-autonym="ქართული" data-language-local-name="Georgian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ქართული</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-kk mw-list-item"><a href="https://kk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9A%D1%8E%D1%81%D1%8E" title="Кюсю – Kazakh" lang="kk" hreflang="kk" data-title="Кюсю" data-language-autonym="Қазақша" data-language-local-name="Kazakh" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Қазақша</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sw mw-list-item"><a href="https://sw.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kyushu" title="Kyushu – Swahili" lang="sw" hreflang="sw" data-title="Kyushu" data-language-autonym="Kiswahili" data-language-local-name="Swahili" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Kiswahili</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ku mw-list-item"><a href="https://ku.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kyushu" title="Kyushu – Kurdish" lang="ku" hreflang="ku" data-title="Kyushu" data-language-autonym="Kurdî" data-language-local-name="Kurdish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Kurdî</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ky mw-list-item"><a href="https://ky.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9A%D1%8E%D1%81%D1%8E" title="Кюсю – Kyrgyz" lang="ky" hreflang="ky" data-title="Кюсю" data-language-autonym="Кыргызча" data-language-local-name="Kyrgyz" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Кыргызча</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-la mw-list-item"><a href="https://la.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ximum" title="Ximum – Latin" lang="la" hreflang="la" data-title="Ximum" data-language-autonym="Latina" data-language-local-name="Latin" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Latina</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lv mw-list-item"><a href="https://lv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kjusju" title="Kjusju – Latvian" lang="lv" hreflang="lv" data-title="Kjusju" data-language-autonym="Latviešu" data-language-local-name="Latvian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Latviešu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lt mw-list-item"><a href="https://lt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ki%C5%AB%C5%A1i%C5%AB" title="Kiūšiū – Lithuanian" lang="lt" hreflang="lt" data-title="Kiūšiū" data-language-autonym="Lietuvių" data-language-local-name="Lithuanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Lietuvių</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hu mw-list-item"><a href="https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kj%C3%BAs%C3%BA" title="Kjúsú – Hungarian" lang="hu" hreflang="hu" data-title="Kjúsú" data-language-autonym="Magyar" data-language-local-name="Hungarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Magyar</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mk mw-list-item"><a href="https://mk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9A%D1%98%D1%83%D1%88%D1%83" title="Кјушу – Macedonian" lang="mk" hreflang="mk" data-title="Кјушу" data-language-autonym="Македонски" data-language-local-name="Macedonian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Македонски</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ml mw-list-item"><a href="https://ml.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B4%95%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%AF%E0%B5%82%E0%B4%B7%E0%B5%82" title="ക്യൂഷൂ – Malayalam" lang="ml" hreflang="ml" data-title="ക്യൂഷൂ" data-language-autonym="മലയാളം" data-language-local-name="Malayalam" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>മലയാളം</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mr mw-list-item"><a href="https://mr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AF%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%B6%E0%A5%82" title="क्युशू – Marathi" lang="mr" hreflang="mr" data-title="क्युशू" data-language-autonym="मराठी" data-language-local-name="Marathi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>मराठी</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-arz mw-list-item"><a href="https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%83%D9%8A%D9%88%D8%B4%D9%88" title="كيوشو – Egyptian Arabic" lang="arz" hreflang="arz" data-title="كيوشو" data-language-autonym="مصرى" data-language-local-name="Egyptian Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>مصرى</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ms mw-list-item"><a href="https://ms.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ky%C5%ABsh%C5%AB" title="Kyūshū – Malay" lang="ms" hreflang="ms" data-title="Kyūshū" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Melayu" data-language-local-name="Malay" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Melayu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kyushu" title="Kyushu – Dutch" lang="nl" hreflang="nl" data-title="Kyushu" data-language-autonym="Nederlands" data-language-local-name="Dutch" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nederlands</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ja mw-list-item"><a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E4%B9%9D%E5%B7%9E" title="九州 – Japanese" lang="ja" hreflang="ja" data-title="九州" data-language-autonym="日本語" data-language-local-name="Japanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>日本語</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-frr mw-list-item"><a href="https://frr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ky%C5%ABsh%C5%AB" title="Kyūshū – Northern Frisian" lang="frr" hreflang="frr" data-title="Kyūshū" data-language-autonym="Nordfriisk" data-language-local-name="Northern Frisian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nordfriisk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-no mw-list-item"><a href="https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kyushu" title="Kyushu – Norwegian Bokmål" lang="nb" hreflang="nb" data-title="Kyushu" data-language-autonym="Norsk bokmål" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Bokmål" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk bokmål</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nn mw-list-item"><a href="https://nn.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kyushu" title="Kyushu – Norwegian Nynorsk" lang="nn" hreflang="nn" data-title="Kyushu" data-language-autonym="Norsk nynorsk" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Nynorsk" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk nynorsk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-uz mw-list-item"><a href="https://uz.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kyusyu" title="Kyusyu – Uzbek" lang="uz" hreflang="uz" data-title="Kyusyu" data-language-autonym="Oʻzbekcha / ўзбекча" data-language-local-name="Uzbek" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Oʻzbekcha / ўзбекча</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pa mw-list-item"><a href="https://pa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A8%95%E0%A8%BF%E0%A8%8A%E0%A8%B8%E0%A8%BC%E0%A9%82_%E0%A8%9F%E0%A8%BE%E0%A8%AA%E0%A9%82" title="ਕਿਊਸ਼ੂ ਟਾਪੂ – Punjabi" lang="pa" hreflang="pa" data-title="ਕਿਊਸ਼ੂ ਟਾਪੂ" data-language-autonym="ਪੰਜਾਬੀ" data-language-local-name="Punjabi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ਪੰਜਾਬੀ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pnb mw-list-item"><a href="https://pnb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%DA%A9%DB%8C%D9%88%D8%B4%D9%88" title="کیوشو – Western Punjabi" lang="pnb" hreflang="pnb" data-title="کیوشو" data-language-autonym="پنجابی" data-language-local-name="Western Punjabi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>پنجابی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-km mw-list-item"><a href="https://km.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%9E%80%E1%9F%84%E1%9F%87%E1%9E%83%E1%9F%92%E1%9E%99%E1%9E%BC%E1%9E%9F%E1%9F%92%E1%9E%9F%E1%9F%8A%E1%9E%BC" title="កោះឃ្យូស្ស៊ូ – Khmer" lang="km" hreflang="km" data-title="កោះឃ្យូស្ស៊ូ" data-language-autonym="ភាសាខ្មែរ" data-language-local-name="Khmer" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ភាសាខ្មែរ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tpi mw-list-item"><a href="https://tpi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kyushu" title="Kyushu – Tok Pisin" lang="tpi" hreflang="tpi" data-title="Kyushu" data-language-autonym="Tok Pisin" data-language-local-name="Tok Pisin" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Tok Pisin</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pl mw-list-item"><a href="https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kiusiu" title="Kiusiu – Polish" lang="pl" hreflang="pl" data-title="Kiusiu" data-language-autonym="Polski" data-language-local-name="Polish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Polski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pt mw-list-item"><a href="https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quiuxu" title="Quiuxu – Portuguese" lang="pt" hreflang="pt" data-title="Quiuxu" data-language-autonym="Português" data-language-local-name="Portuguese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Português</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ro mw-list-item"><a href="https://ro.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kyushu" title="Kyushu – Romanian" lang="ro" hreflang="ro" data-title="Kyushu" data-language-autonym="Română" data-language-local-name="Romanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Română</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-qu mw-list-item"><a href="https://qu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kyushu" title="Kyushu – Quechua" lang="qu" hreflang="qu" data-title="Kyushu" data-language-autonym="Runa Simi" data-language-local-name="Quechua" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Runa Simi</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ru mw-list-item"><a href="https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9A%D1%8E%D1%81%D1%8E" title="Кюсю – Russian" lang="ru" hreflang="ru" data-title="Кюсю" data-language-autonym="Русский" data-language-local-name="Russian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Русский</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sah mw-list-item"><a href="https://sah.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9A%D1%8E%D1%81%D1%8E" title="Кюсю – Yakut" lang="sah" hreflang="sah" data-title="Кюсю" data-language-autonym="Саха тыла" data-language-local-name="Yakut" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Саха тыла</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sc mw-list-item"><a href="https://sc.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ky%C5%ABsh%C5%AB" title="Kyūshū – Sardinian" lang="sc" hreflang="sc" data-title="Kyūshū" data-language-autonym="Sardu" data-language-local-name="Sardinian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Sardu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sco mw-list-item"><a href="https://sco.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kyushu" title="Kyushu – Scots" lang="sco" hreflang="sco" data-title="Kyushu" data-language-autonym="Scots" data-language-local-name="Scots" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Scots</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sq mw-list-item"><a href="https://sq.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ky%C5%ABsh%C5%AB" title="Kyūshū – Albanian" lang="sq" hreflang="sq" data-title="Kyūshū" data-language-autonym="Shqip" data-language-local-name="Albanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Shqip</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-si mw-list-item"><a href="https://si.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B6%9A%E0%B7%92%E0%B6%BA%E0%B7%94%E0%B7%82%E0%B7%96" title="කියුෂූ – Sinhala" lang="si" hreflang="si" data-title="කියුෂූ" data-language-autonym="සිංහල" data-language-local-name="Sinhala" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>සිංහල</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-simple mw-list-item"><a href="https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ky%C5%ABsh%C5%AB" title="Kyūshū – Simple English" lang="en-simple" hreflang="en-simple" data-title="Kyūshū" data-language-autonym="Simple English" data-language-local-name="Simple English" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Simple English</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sk mw-list-item"><a href="https://sk.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kj%C3%BA%C5%A1u" title="Kjúšu – Slovak" lang="sk" hreflang="sk" data-title="Kjúšu" data-language-autonym="Slovenčina" data-language-local-name="Slovak" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Slovenčina</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sl mw-list-item"><a href="https://sl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kju%C5%A1u" title="Kjušu – Slovenian" lang="sl" hreflang="sl" data-title="Kjušu" data-language-autonym="Slovenščina" data-language-local-name="Slovenian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Slovenščina</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ckb mw-list-item"><a href="https://ckb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%DA%A9%DB%8C%D9%88%D8%B4%D9%88" title="کیوشو – Central Kurdish" lang="ckb" hreflang="ckb" data-title="کیوشو" data-language-autonym="کوردی" data-language-local-name="Central Kurdish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>کوردی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sr mw-list-item"><a href="https://sr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9A%D1%98%D1%83%D1%88%D1%83" title="Кјушу – Serbian" lang="sr" hreflang="sr" data-title="Кјушу" data-language-autonym="Српски / srpski" data-language-local-name="Serbian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Српски / srpski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sh mw-list-item"><a href="https://sh.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kj%C5%ABsh%C5%AB" title="Kjūshū – Serbo-Croatian" lang="sh" hreflang="sh" data-title="Kjūshū" data-language-autonym="Srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски" data-language-local-name="Serbo-Croatian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-su mw-list-item"><a href="https://su.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ky%C5%ABsh%C5%AB" title="Kyūshū – Sundanese" lang="su" hreflang="su" data-title="Kyūshū" data-language-autonym="Sunda" data-language-local-name="Sundanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Sunda</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fi mw-list-item"><a href="https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ky%C5%ABsh%C5%AB" title="Kyūshū – Finnish" lang="fi" hreflang="fi" data-title="Kyūshū" data-language-autonym="Suomi" data-language-local-name="Finnish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Suomi</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sv mw-list-item"><a href="https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kyushu" title="Kyushu – Swedish" lang="sv" hreflang="sv" data-title="Kyushu" data-language-autonym="Svenska" data-language-local-name="Swedish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Svenska</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tl badge-Q70894304 mw-list-item" title=""><a href="https://tl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ky%C5%ABsh%C5%AB" title="Kyūshū – Tagalog" lang="tl" hreflang="tl" data-title="Kyūshū" data-language-autonym="Tagalog" data-language-local-name="Tagalog" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Tagalog</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ta mw-list-item"><a href="https://ta.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%AE%95%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%AF%E0%AF%82%E0%AE%B7%E0%AF%82" title="கியூஷூ – Tamil" lang="ta" hreflang="ta" data-title="கியூஷூ" data-language-autonym="தமிழ்" data-language-local-name="Tamil" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>தமிழ்</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tt mw-list-item"><a href="https://tt.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9A%D1%8E%D1%81%D1%8E" title="Кюсю – Tatar" lang="tt" hreflang="tt" data-title="Кюсю" data-language-autonym="Татарча / tatarça" data-language-local-name="Tatar" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Татарча / tatarça</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-th mw-list-item"><a href="https://th.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B9%80%E0%B8%81%E0%B8%B2%E0%B8%B0%E0%B8%84%E0%B8%B5%E0%B8%A7%E0%B8%8A%E0%B8%B9" title="เกาะคีวชู – Thai" lang="th" hreflang="th" data-title="เกาะคีวชู" data-language-autonym="ไทย" data-language-local-name="Thai" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ไทย</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tr mw-list-item"><a href="https://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ky%C5%ABsh%C5%AB" title="Kyūshū – Turkish" lang="tr" hreflang="tr" data-title="Kyūshū" data-language-autonym="Türkçe" data-language-local-name="Turkish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Türkçe</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-uk mw-list-item"><a href="https://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9A%D1%8E%D1%81%D1%8E" title="Кюсю – Ukrainian" lang="uk" hreflang="uk" data-title="Кюсю" data-language-autonym="Українська" data-language-local-name="Ukrainian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Українська</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ur mw-list-item"><a href="https://ur.wikipedia.org/wiki/%DA%A9%DB%8C%D9%88%D8%B4%D9%88" title="کیوشو – Urdu" lang="ur" hreflang="ur" data-title="کیوشو" data-language-autonym="اردو" data-language-local-name="Urdu" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>اردو</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ug mw-list-item"><a href="https://ug.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%83%D9%8A%DB%87%D8%B3%D9%8A%DB%87_%D8%A6%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%89%D9%84%D9%89" title="كيۇسيۇ ئارىلى – Uyghur" lang="ug" hreflang="ug" data-title="كيۇسيۇ ئارىلى" data-language-autonym="ئۇيغۇرچە / Uyghurche" data-language-local-name="Uyghur" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ئۇيغۇرچە / Uyghurche</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-vi mw-list-item"><a href="https://vi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ky%C5%ABsh%C5%AB" title="Kyūshū – Vietnamese" lang="vi" hreflang="vi" data-title="Kyūshū" data-language-autonym="Tiếng Việt" data-language-local-name="Vietnamese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Tiếng 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.ib-islands-native>div{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .ib-islands .infobox-header{background-color:#efefef}.mw-parser-output .ib-islands-country{border-top:1px solid black;font-weight:bold}.mw-parser-output .ib-islands-country2{font-weight:bold}.mw-parser-output .ib-islands .infobox-below{text-align:left;border-top:#aaa 1px solid}</style><table class="infobox ib-islands vcard"><caption class="infobox-title fn org">Kyūshū</caption><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above"><div class="ib-islands-native"><a href="/wiki/Japanese_language" title="Japanese language">Native name</a>: <div class="nickname" lang="ja"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r886047488">.mw-parser-output .nobold{font-weight:normal}</style><span class="nobold">九州</span></div></div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Terra_Kyushu_20091028.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/40/Terra_Kyushu_20091028.jpg/260px-Terra_Kyushu_20091028.jpg" decoding="async" width="260" height="281" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/40/Terra_Kyushu_20091028.jpg/390px-Terra_Kyushu_20091028.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/40/Terra_Kyushu_20091028.jpg/520px-Terra_Kyushu_20091028.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1619" data-file-height="1748" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption">October 2009 <a href="/wiki/NASA" title="NASA">NASA</a> satellite image of Kyushu</div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Kyushu_Region_in_Japan_(extended).svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/22/Kyushu_Region_in_Japan_%28extended%29.svg/260px-Kyushu_Region_in_Japan_%28extended%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="260" height="259" 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.geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct,.mw-parser-output .geo-inline-hidden{display:none}.mw-parser-output .longitude,.mw-parser-output .latitude{white-space:nowrap}</style><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Kyushu&params=33_N_131_E_region:JP_type:isle_scale:2500000"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">33°N</span> <span class="longitude">131°E</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">33°N 131°E</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">33; 131</span></span></span></a></span></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Archipelago</th><td class="infobox-data note"><a href="/wiki/Japanese_Archipelago" class="mw-redirect" title="Japanese Archipelago">Japanese Archipelago</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Area</th><td class="infobox-data">36,782.37<sup id="cite_ref-island1_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-island1-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> km<sup>2</sup> (14,201.75 sq mi)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/List_of_islands_by_area" title="List of islands by area">Area rank</a></th><td class="infobox-data">37th</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Coastline</th><td class="infobox-data">12,221 km (7593.8 mi)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Highest elevation</th><td class="infobox-data">1,791 m (5876 ft)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Highest point</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Mount_Kuj%C5%AB" title="Mount Kujū">Mount Kujū</a><sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Administration</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><div><b><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9e/Flag_of_Japan.svg/23px-Flag_of_Japan.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9e/Flag_of_Japan.svg/35px-Flag_of_Japan.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9e/Flag_of_Japan.svg/45px-Flag_of_Japan.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Japan" title="Japan">Japan</a></b></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Prefectures_of_Japan" title="Prefectures of Japan">Prefectures</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><span data-sort-value="Fukuoka Prefecture"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/71/Flag_of_Fukuoka_Prefecture.svg/22px-Flag_of_Fukuoka_Prefecture.svg.png" decoding="async" width="22" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/71/Flag_of_Fukuoka_Prefecture.svg/33px-Flag_of_Fukuoka_Prefecture.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/71/Flag_of_Fukuoka_Prefecture.svg/43px-Flag_of_Fukuoka_Prefecture.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="915" data-file-height="640" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Fukuoka_Prefecture" title="Fukuoka Prefecture">Fukuoka Prefecture</a></span><br /><span data-sort-value="Kagoshima Prefecture"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c5/Flag_of_Kagoshima_Prefecture.svg/23px-Flag_of_Kagoshima_Prefecture.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c5/Flag_of_Kagoshima_Prefecture.svg/35px-Flag_of_Kagoshima_Prefecture.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c5/Flag_of_Kagoshima_Prefecture.svg/45px-Flag_of_Kagoshima_Prefecture.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Kagoshima_Prefecture" title="Kagoshima Prefecture">Kagoshima Prefecture</a></span><br /><span data-sort-value="Kumamoto Prefecture"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f7/Flag_of_Kumamoto_Prefecture.svg/23px-Flag_of_Kumamoto_Prefecture.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f7/Flag_of_Kumamoto_Prefecture.svg/35px-Flag_of_Kumamoto_Prefecture.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f7/Flag_of_Kumamoto_Prefecture.svg/45px-Flag_of_Kumamoto_Prefecture.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Kumamoto_Prefecture" title="Kumamoto Prefecture">Kumamoto Prefecture</a></span><br /><span data-sort-value="Miyazaki Prefecture"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0b/Flag_of_Miyazaki_Prefecture.svg/21px-Flag_of_Miyazaki_Prefecture.svg.png" decoding="async" width="21" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0b/Flag_of_Miyazaki_Prefecture.svg/32px-Flag_of_Miyazaki_Prefecture.svg.png 1.5x, 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title="Nagasaki Prefecture">Nagasaki Prefecture</a></span><br /><span data-sort-value="Ōita Prefecture"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c8/Flag_of_Oita_Prefecture.svg/22px-Flag_of_Oita_Prefecture.svg.png" decoding="async" width="22" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c8/Flag_of_Oita_Prefecture.svg/33px-Flag_of_Oita_Prefecture.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c8/Flag_of_Oita_Prefecture.svg/43px-Flag_of_Oita_Prefecture.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="630" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/%C5%8Cita_Prefecture" title="Ōita Prefecture">Ōita Prefecture</a></span><br /><span data-sort-value="Okinawa Prefecture"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2f/Flag_of_Okinawa_Prefecture.svg/23px-Flag_of_Okinawa_Prefecture.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2f/Flag_of_Okinawa_Prefecture.svg/35px-Flag_of_Okinawa_Prefecture.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2f/Flag_of_Okinawa_Prefecture.svg/45px-Flag_of_Okinawa_Prefecture.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="533" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Okinawa_Prefecture" title="Okinawa Prefecture">Okinawa Prefecture</a></span><br /><span data-sort-value="Saga Prefecture"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/18/Flag_of_Saga_Prefecture.svg/23px-Flag_of_Saga_Prefecture.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/18/Flag_of_Saga_Prefecture.svg/35px-Flag_of_Saga_Prefecture.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/18/Flag_of_Saga_Prefecture.svg/45px-Flag_of_Saga_Prefecture.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Saga_Prefecture" title="Saga Prefecture">Saga Prefecture</a></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Largest settlement</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Fukuoka" title="Fukuoka">Fukuoka</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Demographics</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Population</th><td class="infobox-data">12,650,847 (as of June 2022)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Pop. density</th><td class="infobox-data">307.13/km<sup>2</sup> (795.46/sq mi)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Ethnic groups</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Japanese_people" title="Japanese people">Japanese</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Additional information</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Time_zone" title="Time zone">Time zone</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}</style><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Japan_Standard_Time" title="Japan Standard Time">Japan Standard Time</a> (<a href="/wiki/UTC%2B9" class="mw-redirect" title="UTC+9">UTC+9</a>)</li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header"></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><a class="mw-kartographer-map notheme mw-kartographer-container center" style="width: 255px; height: 255px;" data-mw-kartographer="mapframe" data-style="osm-intl" data-width="255" data-height="255" data-zoom="6" data-lat="32.5" data-lon="130.4" data-overlays="["_96b6c9e3b5b918db9d07f3be36ae8f799b642aed"]" href="/wiki/Special:Map/6/32.5/130.4/en"><img src="https://maps.wikimedia.org/img/osm-intl,6,32.5,130.4,255x255.png?lang=en&domain=en.wikipedia.org&title=Kyushu&revid=1259090007&groups=_96b6c9e3b5b918db9d07f3be36ae8f799b642aed" width="255" height="255" decoding="async" srcset="https://maps.wikimedia.org/img/osm-intl,6,32.5,130.4,255x255@2x.png?lang=en&domain=en.wikipedia.org&title=Kyushu&revid=1259090007&groups=_96b6c9e3b5b918db9d07f3be36ae8f799b642aed 2x" alt="Map" /></a></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Kyūshū</b><span style="font-weight: normal"> (<span title="Japanese-language text"><span lang="ja"><a href="https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%E4%B9%9D%E5%B7%9E" class="extiw" title="wikt:九州">九州</a></span></span>, <span title="Hepburn transliteration"><i lang="ja-Latn">Kyūshū</i></span>, <style 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data-ooui="{"_":"mw.Phonos.PhonosButton","href":"\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/transcoded\/2\/27\/Ja-Kyushu.ogg\/Ja-Kyushu.ogg.mp3","rel":["nofollow"],"framed":false,"icon":"volumeUp","data":{"ipa":"","text":"","lang":"en","wikibase":"","file":"Ja-Kyushu.ogg"},"classes":["ext-phonos-PhonosButton","noexcerpt","ext-phonos-PhonosButton-emptylabel"]}"><a role="button" tabindex="0" href="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/2/27/Ja-Kyushu.ogg/Ja-Kyushu.ogg.mp3" rel="nofollow" aria-label="Play audio" title="Play audio" class="oo-ui-buttonElement-button"><span class="oo-ui-iconElement-icon oo-ui-icon-volumeUp"></span><span class="oo-ui-labelElement-label"></span><span class="oo-ui-indicatorElement-indicator oo-ui-indicatorElement-noIndicator"></span></a></span><sup class="ext-phonos-attribution noexcerpt navigation-not-searchable"><a href="/wiki/File:Ja-Kyushu.ogg" title="File:Ja-Kyushu.ogg">ⓘ</a></sup></span></span>, <abbr style="font-size:85%" title="literal translation">lit.</abbr> 'Nine <a href="/wiki/Provinces_of_Japan" title="Provinces of Japan">Provinces</a>')</span> is the third-largest island of <a href="/wiki/Japan" title="Japan">Japan</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Japanese_archipelago" title="Japanese archipelago">four main islands</a> and the most southerly of the four largest islands (i.e. excluding <a href="/wiki/Okinawa_Island" title="Okinawa Island">Okinawa</a> and the other <a href="/wiki/Ryukyu_Islands" title="Ryukyu Islands">Ryukyu</a> (<i>Nansei</i>) <a href="/wiki/Ryukyu_Islands" title="Ryukyu Islands">Islands</a>).<sup id="cite_ref-main-islands-japan_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-main-islands-japan-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In the past, it has been known as <span title="Hepburn transliteration"><i lang="ja-Latn">Kyūkoku</i></span><span style="font-weight: normal"> (<span title="Japanese-language text"><span lang="ja">九国</span></span>, "Nine Countries")</span>, <span title="Hepburn transliteration"><i lang="ja-Latn">Chinzei</i></span><span style="font-weight: normal"> (<span title="Japanese-language text"><span lang="ja">鎮西</span></span>, "West of the Pacified Area")</span> and <span title="Hepburn transliteration"><i lang="ja-Latn">Tsukushi-no-shima</i></span><span style="font-weight: normal"> (<span title="Japanese-language text"><span lang="ja"><span title="Japanese-language text"><span lang="ja">筑紫島</span></span></span></span>, "Island of Tsukushi")</span>. The historical regional name <a href="/wiki/Saikaid%C5%8D" title="Saikaidō">Saikaidō</a><span style="font-weight: normal"> (<span title="Japanese-language text"><span lang="ja"><span title="Japanese-language text"><span lang="ja">西海道</span></span></span></span>, <abbr style="font-size:85%" title="literal translation">lit.</abbr> West Sea <a href="/wiki/Circuit_(country_subdivision)" class="mw-redirect" title="Circuit (country subdivision)">Circuit</a>)</span> referred to Kyushu and its surrounding islands. Kyushu has a land area of 36,782 square kilometres (14,202 sq mi) and a population of 14,311,224 in 2018.<sup id="cite_ref-thoughtco_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-thoughtco-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In the 8th-century <a href="/wiki/Taih%C5%8D_Code" title="Taihō Code">Taihō Code</a> reforms, <a href="/wiki/Dazaifu_(government)" title="Dazaifu (government)">Dazaifu</a> was established as a special administrative term for the region.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Geography">Geography</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kyushu&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Geography"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Kyushu-Japan-ISS-Space.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4e/Kyushu-Japan-ISS-Space.png/250px-Kyushu-Japan-ISS-Space.png" decoding="async" width="250" height="141" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4e/Kyushu-Japan-ISS-Space.png/375px-Kyushu-Japan-ISS-Space.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4e/Kyushu-Japan-ISS-Space.png/500px-Kyushu-Japan-ISS-Space.png 2x" data-file-width="1920" data-file-height="1080" /></a><figcaption>Kyushu from the <a href="/wiki/International_Space_Station" title="International Space Station">International Space Station</a></figcaption></figure> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Geofeatures_map_of_Kyushu_Japan_ja.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/34/Geofeatures_map_of_Kyushu_Japan_ja.svg/250px-Geofeatures_map_of_Kyushu_Japan_ja.svg.png" decoding="async" width="250" height="315" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/34/Geofeatures_map_of_Kyushu_Japan_ja.svg/376px-Geofeatures_map_of_Kyushu_Japan_ja.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/34/Geofeatures_map_of_Kyushu_Japan_ja.svg/501px-Geofeatures_map_of_Kyushu_Japan_ja.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="701" data-file-height="882" /></a><figcaption>Geofeatures map of Kyushu</figcaption></figure> <p>The island is mountainous, and Japan's most active volcano, <a href="/wiki/Mount_Aso" title="Mount Aso">Mount Aso</a> at 1,591 metres (5,220 ft), is on Kyūshū. There are many other signs of tectonic activity, including numerous areas of <a href="/wiki/Hot_spring" title="Hot spring">hot springs</a>. The most famous of these are in <a href="/wiki/Beppu,_%C5%8Cita" class="mw-redirect" title="Beppu, Ōita">Beppu</a>, on the east shore, and around Mt. Aso in central Kyūshū. The island is separated from <a href="/wiki/Honshu" title="Honshu">Honshu</a> by the <a href="/wiki/Kanmon_Straits" title="Kanmon Straits">Kanmon Straits</a>. Being the nearest island to the <a href="/wiki/Asia" title="Asia">Asian continent</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> historically it is the gateway to Japan.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The total area is 36,782.37 km<sup>2</sup> (14,201.75 sq mi) which makes it the 37th <a href="/wiki/List_of_islands_by_area" title="List of islands by area">largest island</a> in the world.<sup id="cite_ref-island1_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-island1-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It's slightly larger than <a href="/wiki/Geography_of_Taiwan" title="Geography of Taiwan">Taiwan</a> island 35,808 km<sup>2</sup> (13,826 sq mi).<sup id="cite_ref-thoughtco_5-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-thoughtco-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The highest elevation is 1791 meters (5876 feet) on <a href="/wiki/Mount_Kuj%C5%AB" title="Mount Kujū">Mount Kujū</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-peaklist_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-peaklist-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The name <i>Kyūshū</i> comes from the nine ancient provinces of <a href="/wiki/Saikaid%C5%8D" title="Saikaidō">Saikaidō</a> situated on the island: <a href="/wiki/Chikuzen_Province" title="Chikuzen Province">Chikuzen</a>, <a href="/wiki/Chikugo_Province" title="Chikugo Province">Chikugo</a>, <a href="/wiki/Hizen_Province" title="Hizen Province">Hizen</a>, <a href="/wiki/Higo_Province" title="Higo Province">Higo</a>, <a href="/wiki/Buzen_Province" title="Buzen Province">Buzen</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bungo_Province" title="Bungo Province">Bungo</a>, <a href="/wiki/Hy%C5%ABga_Province" title="Hyūga Province">Hyūga</a>, <a href="/wiki/Osumi_Province" class="mw-redirect" title="Osumi Province">Osumi</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Satsuma_Province" title="Satsuma Province">Satsuma</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Today's Kyūshū Region<span style="font-weight: normal"> (<span title="Japanese-language text"><span lang="ja"><span title="Japanese-language text"><span lang="ja">九州地方</span></span></span></span>, <span title="Hepburn transliteration"><i lang="ja-Latn">Kyūshū-chihō</i></span>)</span> is a politically defined region that consists of the seven <a href="/wiki/Prefectures_of_Japan" title="Prefectures of Japan">prefectures</a> on the island of Kyūshū (which also includes the former <a href="/wiki/Tsushima_Province" title="Tsushima Province">Tsushima</a> and <a href="/wiki/Iki_Province" title="Iki Province">Iki</a> as part of Nagasaki), plus <a href="/wiki/Okinawa_Prefecture" title="Okinawa Prefecture">Okinawa Prefecture</a> to the south: </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Northern_Ky%C5%ABsh%C5%AB" class="mw-redirect" title="Northern Kyūshū">Northern Kyūshū</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Fukuoka_Prefecture" title="Fukuoka Prefecture">Fukuoka Prefecture</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kumamoto_Prefecture" title="Kumamoto Prefecture">Kumamoto Prefecture</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nagasaki_Prefecture" title="Nagasaki Prefecture">Nagasaki Prefecture</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/%C5%8Cita_Prefecture" title="Ōita Prefecture">Ōita Prefecture</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Saga_Prefecture" title="Saga Prefecture">Saga Prefecture</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Southern_Ky%C5%ABsh%C5%AB" class="mw-redirect" title="Southern Kyūshū">Southern Kyūshū</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Kagoshima_Prefecture" title="Kagoshima Prefecture">Kagoshima Prefecture</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Miyazaki_Prefecture" title="Miyazaki Prefecture">Miyazaki Prefecture</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Okinawa_Prefecture" title="Okinawa Prefecture">Okinawa</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Okinawa_Prefecture" title="Okinawa Prefecture">Okinawa Prefecture</a></li></ul></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Population">Population</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kyushu&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Population"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Kyūshū has 10.3<span class="nowrap"> </span>percent of the population of Japan.<sup id="cite_ref-honshu2_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-honshu2-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Most of Kyūshū's population is concentrated along the northwest, in the cities of <a href="/wiki/Fukuoka" title="Fukuoka">Fukuoka</a> and <a href="/wiki/Kitakyushu" title="Kitakyushu">Kitakyushu</a>, with population corridors stretching southwest into <a href="/wiki/Sasebo" title="Sasebo">Sasebo</a> and <a href="/wiki/Nagasaki" title="Nagasaki">Nagasaki</a> and south into <a href="/wiki/Kumamoto" title="Kumamoto">Kumamoto</a> and <a href="/wiki/Kagoshima" title="Kagoshima">Kagoshima</a>. Except for <a href="/wiki/%C5%8Cita_(city)" title="Ōita (city)">Oita</a> and <a href="/wiki/Miyazaki_(city)" title="Miyazaki (city)">Miyazaki</a>, the eastern seaboard shows a general <a href="/wiki/Demographics_of_Japan" title="Demographics of Japan">decline in population</a>. </p><p>Politically, Kyūshū is described as a stronghold of the <a href="/wiki/Liberal_Democratic_Party_(Japan)" title="Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)">Liberal Democratic Party</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-veconomist_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-veconomist-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Per Japanese census data,<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> the Kyūshū region's population with <a href="/wiki/Ryukyu_Islands" title="Ryukyu Islands">Ryukyu Islands</a> (<a href="/wiki/Okinawa_Prefecture" title="Okinawa Prefecture">Okinawa</a> and <a href="/wiki/Kagoshima_Prefecture" title="Kagoshima Prefecture">Kagoshima</a> Prefectures) has experienced a large population decline since around 2000. However, the population decline in total is mild because of the relatively high birth rate of <a href="/wiki/Ryukyuans" class="mw-redirect" title="Ryukyuans">Ryukyuans</a> both within the Ryukyuan lands (<a href="/wiki/Okinawa_Prefecture" title="Okinawa Prefecture">Okinawa</a> and <a href="/wiki/Kagoshima_Prefecture" title="Kagoshima Prefecture">Kagoshima</a>) and throughout the Kyūshū region. In addition, the other prefectures in Kyūshū also have exceptionally high <a href="/wiki/Total_fertility_rate#Japan" title="Total fertility rate">TFRs</a> compared to the rest of Japan.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Ryukyuans are an <a href="/wiki/Indigenous_peoples" title="Indigenous peoples">indigenous</a> minority group in Japan. </p> <table> <caption><b>Historical populations</b> </caption> <tbody><tr> <td valign="top"><b>Including <a href="/wiki/Ryukyu_Islands" title="Ryukyu Islands">Ryukyu Islands</a></b> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236656977">.mw-parser-output .abbr-header{white-space:nowrap}.mw-parser-output .caption-purple{border:1px #a2a9b1 solid;border-bottom:none;background-color:lavender}@media 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#000000);padding:1px;text-align:right"><abbr title="Percent change" class="abbr-header">±%</abbr></th></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px"> 1873 </th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">5,163,730</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">—    </td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px"> 1920 </th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">8,730,000</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">+69.1%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px"> 1930 </th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">9,647,000</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">+10.5%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px"> 1940 </th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">10,511,000</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">+9.0%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #bbbbbb"> 1950 </th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #bbbbbb">13,011,000</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #bbbbbb">+23.8%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px"> 1960 </th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">13,787,000</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">+6.0%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px"> 1970 </th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">13,016,000</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">−5.6%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px"> 1980 </th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">14,073,000</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">+8.1%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px"> 1990 </th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">14,518,000</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">+3.2%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #bbbbbb"> 2000 </th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #bbbbbb">14,763,781</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #bbbbbb">+1.7%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px"> 2010 </th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">14,596,783</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">−1.1%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px"> 2018 </th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">14,311,224</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">−2.0%</td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1px solid var(--color-base, #000000);font-size:85%;text-align:left">Includes Okinawa and Kagoshima prefecture populations.</td></tr></tbody></table> </td> <td><b>Excluding Ryukyu Islands</b> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236656977"><table class="table-pale" style="width:15em;border-top-width:0;border-spacing: 0;float:none;clear:none;margin:0.5em 1em 0.5em 0;"><caption class="caption-purple" style="padding:0.25em;font-weight:bold">Historical population</caption><tbody><tr style="font-size:95%"><th style="border-bottom:1px solid var(--color-base, #000000);padding:1px;width:3em">Year</th><th style="border-bottom:1px solid var(--color-base, #000000);padding:1px 2px;text-align:right"><abbr title="Population" class="abbr-header">Pop.</abbr></th><th style="border-bottom:1px solid var(--color-base, #000000);padding:1px;text-align:right"><abbr title="Percent change" class="abbr-header">±%</abbr></th></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px"> 1873 </th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">4,776,363</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">—    </td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px"> 1920 </th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">6,742,000</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">+41.2%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px"> 1930 </th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">7,512,000</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">+11.4%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px"> 1940 </th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">8,347,000</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">+11.1%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #bbbbbb"> 1950 </th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #bbbbbb">10,292,000</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #bbbbbb">+23.3%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px"> 1960 </th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">10,941,000</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">+6.3%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px"> 1970 </th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">10,342,000</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">−5.5%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px"> 1980 </th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">11,181,000</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">+8.1%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px"> 1990 </th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">11,498,000</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">+2.8%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #bbbbbb"> 2000 </th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #bbbbbb">11,659,367</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #bbbbbb">+1.4%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px"> 2010 </th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">11,497,723</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">−1.4%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px"> 2018 </th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">11,249,154</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">−2.2%</td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1px solid var(--color-base, #000000);font-size:85%;text-align:left">In 1873, <a href="/wiki/%C5%8Csumi_Province" title="Ōsumi Province">Ōsumi Province</a> represents portion of Kagoshima with Ryukyu islands</td></tr></tbody></table> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Designated_cities">Designated cities</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kyushu&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Designated cities"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Fukuoka" title="Fukuoka">Fukuoka</a> (population: 1,588,924)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kitakyushu" title="Kitakyushu">Kitakyushu</a> (population: 940,978)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kumamoto" title="Kumamoto">Kumamoto</a> (population: 738,907)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Core_cities">Core cities</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kyushu&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Core cities"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Kagoshima" title="Kagoshima">Kagoshima</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kurume" title="Kurume">Kurume</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Miyazaki_(city)" title="Miyazaki (city)">Miyazaki</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Naha" title="Naha">Naha</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nagasaki" title="Nagasaki">Nagasaki</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/%C5%8Cita_(city)" title="Ōita (city)">Ōita</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Saga_(city)" title="Saga (city)">Saga</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sasebo" title="Sasebo">Sasebo</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Environment_and_agriculture">Environment and agriculture</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kyushu&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Environment and agriculture"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Parts of Kyūshū have a <a href="/wiki/Subtropical_climate" class="mw-redirect" title="Subtropical climate">subtropical climate</a>, particularly <a href="/wiki/Miyazaki_Prefecture" title="Miyazaki Prefecture">Miyazaki Prefecture</a> and <a href="/wiki/Kagoshima_Prefecture" title="Kagoshima Prefecture">Kagoshima Prefecture</a>. Major agricultural products are <a href="/wiki/Rice" title="Rice">rice</a>, <a href="/wiki/Tea" title="Tea">tea</a>, <a href="/wiki/Tobacco" title="Tobacco">tobacco</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sweet_potato" title="Sweet potato">sweet potatoes</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Soy" class="mw-redirect" title="Soy">soy</a>; also, <a href="/wiki/Silk" title="Silk">silk</a> is widely produced. </p><p>Besides the <a href="/wiki/Volcanic" class="mw-redirect" title="Volcanic">volcanic</a> area of the south, there are significant mud <a href="/wiki/Hot_springs" class="mw-redirect" title="Hot springs">hot springs</a> in the northern part of the island, around <a href="/wiki/Beppu" title="Beppu">Beppu</a>. The springs are the site of occurrence of certain <a href="/wiki/Extremophile" title="Extremophile">extremophile</a> <a href="/wiki/Microorganism" title="Microorganism">microorganisms</a>, which are capable of surviving in extremely hot environments.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>There are two World Natural Heritage sites in Kyushu: <a href="/wiki/Yakushima" title="Yakushima">Yakushima</a> (registered in 1993) and <a href="/wiki/Amami-%C5%8Cshima_Island,_Tokunoshima_Island,_northern_part_of_Okinawa_Island,_and_Iriomote_Island" title="Amami-Ōshima Island, Tokunoshima Island, northern part of Okinawa Island, and Iriomote Island">Amami-Ōshima Island, Tokunoshima Island, northern part of Okinawa Island, and Iriomote Island</a> (registered in 2021).<sup id="cite_ref-heritage_18-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-heritage-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Economy">Economy</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kyushu&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Economy"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Economy_of_Japan" title="Economy of Japan">Economy of Japan</a></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:M-V_with_ASTRO-E2_on_launch_pad.jpeg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/42/M-V_with_ASTRO-E2_on_launch_pad.jpeg/220px-M-V_with_ASTRO-E2_on_launch_pad.jpeg" decoding="async" width="220" height="166" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/42/M-V_with_ASTRO-E2_on_launch_pad.jpeg/330px-M-V_with_ASTRO-E2_on_launch_pad.jpeg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/42/M-V_with_ASTRO-E2_on_launch_pad.jpeg/440px-M-V_with_ASTRO-E2_on_launch_pad.jpeg 2x" data-file-width="700" data-file-height="527" /></a><figcaption>M-V rocket launch rehearsal at USC</figcaption></figure> <p>Kyūshū's economy accounts for about 10% of Japan's total, and with a GDP equivalent to that of Iran, the 26th largest country in the world, it is the fourth largest economic zone after the three major metropolitan areas of <a href="/wiki/Tokyo" title="Tokyo">Tokyo</a>, <a href="/wiki/Osaka" title="Osaka">Osaka</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Nagoya" title="Nagoya">Nagoya</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-FFG_19-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FFG-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Kyūshū's economy has a well-balanced industrial structure, ranging from primary industries such as agriculture, to secondary industries such as manufacturing, and tertiary industries such as retail, services, and tourism. Agricultural output in the region amounts to 1.8 trillion yen (20% share of the national total), and the region is a major domestic production center for the <a href="/wiki/Automobile" class="mw-redirect" title="Automobile">automobile</a> and <a href="/wiki/Semiconductor" title="Semiconductor">semiconductor</a> industries. Kyūshū also has a thriving healthcare industry, including medical and nursing care, and numerous research and manufacturing facilities in the fields of <a href="/wiki/Hydrogen" title="Hydrogen">hydrogen</a>, <a href="/wiki/Solar_power" title="Solar power">solar power</a>, and other renewable energies. Furthermore, <a href="/wiki/Fukuoka_City" class="mw-redirect" title="Fukuoka City">Fukuoka City</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kitakyushu_City" class="mw-redirect" title="Kitakyushu City">Kitakyushu City</a> and <a href="/wiki/Okinawa_Prefecture" title="Okinawa Prefecture">Okinawa Prefecture</a> have been designated as <a href="/w/index.php?title=National_Strategic_Special_Zones&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="National Strategic Special Zones (page does not exist)">National Strategic Special Zones</a>, which are expected to have an economic ripple effect on the entire Kyūshū region through the creation of innovation in industry and the promotion of new entrepreneurship and start-ups.<sup id="cite_ref-FFG_19-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FFG-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Kyūshū is a region with strong economic ties to Asia. For example, Asia accounted for 420 (77.9%) of the 539 overseas expansion cases of Kyūshū-Yamaguchi companies from 2010 to 2019, and Asia accounted for 61.1% of Kyūshū-Yamaguchi's total exports in 2019, 7.4 percentage points higher than the nation as a whole. As the logistics node between Japan and Asia, the ports of Hakata and Kitakyushu handle a large number of international containers. In addition, the number of cruise ship calls in 2019 was 772, with Kyūshū accounting for 26.9% of the nation's total.<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Kyūshū is noted for various types of <a href="/wiki/Porcelain" title="Porcelain">porcelain</a>, including Arita, Imari, Satsuma, and Karatsu. <a href="/wiki/Heavy_industry" title="Heavy industry">Heavy industry</a> is concentrated in the north around Fukuoka, Kitakyushu, Nagasaki, and Oita and includes chemicals, automobiles, semiconductors, metal processing, shipbuilding, etc.<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The island of <a href="/wiki/Tanegashima" title="Tanegashima">Tanegashima</a> hosts the <a href="/wiki/Tanegashima_Space_Center" title="Tanegashima Space Center">Tanegashima Space Center</a>, which is the largest rocket-launch complex in Japan. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Transportation">Transportation</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kyushu&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Transportation"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Kyūshū is linked to the larger island of <a href="/wiki/Honshu" title="Honshu">Honshu</a> by the <a href="/wiki/Kanmon_Railway_Tunnel" title="Kanmon Railway Tunnel">Kanmon Railway Tunnel</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> which carries the non-<a href="/wiki/Shinkansen" title="Shinkansen">Shinkansen</a> trains of the <a href="/wiki/Ky%C5%ABsh%C5%AB_Railway_Company" class="mw-redirect" title="Kyūshū Railway Company">Kyūshū Railway Company</a>, and the newer <a href="/wiki/Shin-Kanmon_Tunnel" title="Shin-Kanmon Tunnel">Shin-Kanmon Tunnel</a> carrying the <a href="/wiki/San%27y%C5%8D_Shinkansen" title="San'yō Shinkansen">San'yō Shinkansen</a>. Railways on the island are operated by the Kyūshū Railway Company and <a href="/wiki/West_Japan_Railway_Company" title="West Japan Railway Company">West Japan Railway Company</a>, as well as a variety of smaller companies such as <a href="/wiki/Amagi_Railway_Amagi_Line" title="Amagi Railway Amagi Line">Amagi Railway</a><sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and <a href="/wiki/Nishi-Nippon_Railroad" title="Nishi-Nippon Railroad">Nishitetsu Railway</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Ky%C5%ABsh%C5%AB_Shinkansen" class="mw-redirect" title="Kyūshū Shinkansen">Kyūshū Shinkansen</a> trains operate between major cities on the island,<sup id="cite_ref-:0_25-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> such as <a href="/wiki/Fukuoka" title="Fukuoka">Fukuoka</a> and <a href="/wiki/Kagoshima" title="Kagoshima">Kagoshima</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> with an additional route between <a href="/wiki/Takeo-Onsen_Station" title="Takeo-Onsen Station">Takeo-Onsen</a> and <a href="/wiki/Nagasaki" title="Nagasaki">Nagasaki</a> which is in operation since September 2022.<sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Kyūshū is also known for its scenic train services, such as the Limited Express Yufuin no Mori and Limited Express Kawasemi Yamasemi.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_25-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/Kanmon_Bridge" title="Kanmon Bridge">Kanmon Bridge</a> and <a href="/wiki/Kanmon_Roadway_Tunnel" title="Kanmon Roadway Tunnel">Kanmon Roadway Tunnel</a> also connect the island with Honshu, allowing for vehicular transport between the two.<sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The <a href="/wiki/Ky%C5%ABsh%C5%AB_Expressway" class="mw-redirect" title="Kyūshū Expressway">Kyūshū Expressway</a> spans the length of the island, linking the <a href="/wiki/Higashikyushu_Expressway" title="Higashikyushu Expressway">Higashikyushu Expressway</a> and Ibusuki Skyline, connecting major cities such as <a href="/wiki/Fukuoka" title="Fukuoka">Fukuoka</a> and <a href="/wiki/Kumamoto" title="Kumamoto">Kumamoto</a> along the way.<sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> There are also many quiet country roads, including popular tourist routes such as the <a href="/wiki/Nichinan,_Miyazaki" title="Nichinan, Miyazaki">Nichinan</a> coast road and the Aso Panorama Line in <a href="/wiki/Kumamoto_Prefecture" title="Kumamoto Prefecture">Kumamoto Prefecture</a>. Bus services are available and cover 2,400 routes within Kyūshū's cities, connecting many other destinations.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_25-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Several passenger and car ferry services connect both northern and southern Kyūshū with main port cities on the main island of Honshu (Kobe, Osaka, Tokyo) and <a href="/wiki/Shikoku" title="Shikoku">Shikoku</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Education">Education</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kyushu&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Education"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Kyushumap-en.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4f/Kyushumap-en.png/320px-Kyushumap-en.png" decoding="async" width="320" height="568" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4f/Kyushumap-en.png/480px-Kyushumap-en.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4f/Kyushumap-en.png 2x" data-file-width="631" data-file-height="1120" /></a><figcaption>Map of Kyushu region with prefectures</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:JMSDF_major_fleets_en.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/01/JMSDF_major_fleets_en.JPG/220px-JMSDF_major_fleets_en.JPG" decoding="async" width="220" height="251" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/01/JMSDF_major_fleets_en.JPG/330px-JMSDF_major_fleets_en.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/01/JMSDF_major_fleets_en.JPG/440px-JMSDF_major_fleets_en.JPG 2x" data-file-width="1397" data-file-height="1593" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Japan_Maritime_Self-Defense_Force#District_Forces" title="Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force">JMSDF District Forces</a>, including the Sasebo District Force</figcaption></figure> <p>Major universities and colleges in Kyūshū: </p> <ul><li>National universities <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Fukuoka_University_of_Education" class="mw-redirect" title="Fukuoka University of Education">Fukuoka University of Education</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kagoshima_University" title="Kagoshima University">Kagoshima University</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kumamoto_University" title="Kumamoto University">Kumamoto University</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ky%C5%ABsh%C5%AB_Institute_of_Technology" class="mw-redirect" title="Kyūshū Institute of Technology">Kyūshū Institute of Technology</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ky%C5%ABsh%C5%AB_University" class="mw-redirect" title="Kyūshū University">Kyūshū University</a> – One of seven former "Imperial Universities"</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Miyazaki_University" class="mw-redirect" title="Miyazaki University">Miyazaki University</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nagasaki_University" title="Nagasaki University">Nagasaki University</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Institute_of_Fitness_and_Sports_in_Kanoya" title="National Institute of Fitness and Sports in Kanoya">National Institute of Fitness and Sports in Kanoya</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Oita_University" title="Oita University">Oita University</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Saga_University" title="Saga University">Saga University</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/University_of_the_Ryukyus" title="University of the Ryukyus">University of the Ryukyus</a></li></ul></li> <li>Universities run by local governments <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Fukuoka_Prefectural_University" title="Fukuoka Prefectural University">Fukuoka Prefectural University</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fukuoka_Women%27s_University" title="Fukuoka Women's University">Fukuoka Women's University</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ky%C5%ABsh%C5%AB_Dental_College" class="mw-redirect" title="Kyūshū Dental College">Kyūshū Dental College</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Miyazaki_Municipal_University" title="Miyazaki Municipal University">Miyazaki Municipal University</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Miyazaki_Prefectural_Nursing_University" title="Miyazaki Prefectural Nursing University">Miyazaki Prefectural Nursing University</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nagasaki_Prefectural_University" title="Nagasaki Prefectural University">Nagasaki Prefectural University</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Oita_University_of_Nursing_and_Health_Sciences" title="Oita University of Nursing and Health Sciences">Oita University of Nursing and Health Sciences</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Okinawa_Prefectural_University_of_Arts" title="Okinawa Prefectural University of Arts">Okinawa Prefectural University of Arts</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prefectural_University_of_Kumamoto" title="Prefectural University of Kumamoto">Prefectural University of Kumamoto</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/University_of_Kitakyushu" title="University of Kitakyushu">University of Kitakyushu</a></li></ul></li> <li>Major private universities <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Fukuoka_University" title="Fukuoka University">Fukuoka University</a> – University with the largest number of students in Kyushu</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kumamoto_Gakuen_University" title="Kumamoto Gakuen University">Kumamoto Gakuen University</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kurume_University" title="Kurume University">Kurume University</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ky%C5%ABsh%C5%AB_Sangyo_University" class="mw-redirect" title="Kyūshū Sangyo University">Kyūshū Sangyo University</a> – Baseball team won the Japanese National Championship in 2005</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ritsumeikan_Asia_Pacific_University" title="Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University">Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Seinan_Gakuin_University" title="Seinan Gakuin University">Seinan Gakuin University</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/University_of_Occupational_and_Environmental_Health" class="mw-redirect" title="University of Occupational and Environmental Health">University of Occupational and Environmental Health</a></li></ul></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Culture">Culture</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kyushu&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Culture"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>World Heritage Sites in Kyūshū<sup id="cite_ref-heritage_18-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-heritage-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Gusuku_Sites_and_Related_Properties_of_the_Kingdom_of_Ryukyu" title="Gusuku Sites and Related Properties of the Kingdom of Ryukyu">Gusuku Sites and Related Properties of the Kingdom of Ryukyu</a>, registered in 2000</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sites_of_Japan%27s_Meiji_Industrial_Revolution:_Iron_and_Steel,_Shipbuilding_and_Coal_Mining" title="Sites of Japan's Meiji Industrial Revolution: Iron and Steel, Shipbuilding and Coal Mining">Sites of Japan's Meiji Industrial Revolution: Iron and Steel, Shipbuilding and Coal Mining</a>, registered in 2015</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sacred_Island_of_Okinoshima_and_Associated_Sites_in_the_Munakata_Region" title="Sacred Island of Okinoshima and Associated Sites in the Munakata Region">Sacred Island of Okinoshima and Associated Sites in the Munakata Region</a>, registered in 2017</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hidden_Christian_Sites_in_the_Nagasaki_Region" title="Hidden Christian Sites in the Nagasaki Region">Hidden Christian Sites in the Nagasaki Region</a>, registered in 2018</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Sports">Sports</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kyushu&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Sports"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Historically some Kyushu-based <a href="/wiki/Sports" class="mw-redirect" title="Sports">sports</a> team has competed in the top Japanese division of <a href="/wiki/Japanese_baseball" class="mw-redirect" title="Japanese baseball">baseball</a>, <a href="/wiki/Football_in_Japan" title="Football in Japan">football (soccer)</a>, <a href="/wiki/Basketball_in_Japan" title="Basketball in Japan">basketball</a> or even <a href="/wiki/Rugby_union_in_Japan" title="Rugby union in Japan">rugby union</a>. Currently the major teams competing in Kyushu's major cities include: </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Fukushima_Prefecture" title="Fukushima Prefecture">Fukushima</a>: <a href="/wiki/Avispa_Fukuoka" title="Avispa Fukuoka">Avispa Fukuoka</a>, <a href="/wiki/Giravanz_Kitakyushu" title="Giravanz Kitakyushu">Giravanz Kitakyushu</a>, <a href="/wiki/Fukuoka_J._Anclas" title="Fukuoka J. Anclas">Fukuoka J. Anclas</a> (football); <a href="/wiki/Fukuoka_SoftBank_Hawks" title="Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks">Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks</a> (baseball, <a href="/wiki/Shikoku-Ky%C5%ABsh%C5%AB_Island_League" class="mw-redirect" title="Shikoku-Kyūshū Island League">SKIL</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Saga_Prefecture" title="Saga Prefecture">Saga</a>: <a href="/wiki/Sagan_Tosu" title="Sagan Tosu">Sagan Tosu</a> (football); <a href="/w/index.php?title=Saga_Indonesia_Dreams&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Saga Indonesia Dreams (page does not exist)">Saga Indonesia Dreams</a> (baseball, SKIL)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nagasaki_Prefecture" title="Nagasaki Prefecture">Nagasaki</a>: <a href="/wiki/V-Varen_Nagasaki" title="V-Varen Nagasaki">V-Varen Nagasaki</a> (football, J2); <a href="/wiki/Nagasaki_Saints" title="Nagasaki Saints">Nagasaki Saints</a> (baseball, SKIL)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kumamoto_Prefecture" title="Kumamoto Prefecture">Kumamoto</a>: <a href="/wiki/Roasso_Kumamoto" title="Roasso Kumamoto">Roasso Kumamoto</a> (football, J2); <a href="/wiki/K%C5%8Dchi_Fighting_Dogs" title="Kōchi Fighting Dogs">Kōchi Fighting Dogs</a> (baseball, SKIL)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/%C5%8Cita_Prefecture" title="Ōita Prefecture">Ōita</a>: <a href="/wiki/Oita_Trinita" title="Oita Trinita">Oita Trinita</a> (football, J2); <a href="/wiki/Oita_Heat_Devils" class="mw-redirect" title="Oita Heat Devils">Oita Heat Devils</a> (baseball, SKIL)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Miyazaki_Prefecture" title="Miyazaki Prefecture">Miyazaki</a>: <a href="/wiki/Honda_Lock_S.C." class="mw-redirect" title="Honda Lock S.C.">Honda Lock S.C.</a>, <a href="/wiki/Tegevajaro_Miyazaki" title="Tegevajaro Miyazaki">Tegevajaro Miyazaki</a> (football,J2); <a href="/wiki/Miyazaki_Shining_Suns" title="Miyazaki Shining Suns">Miyazaki Shining Suns</a> (baseball, SKIL)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kagoshima_Prefecture" title="Kagoshima Prefecture">Kagoshima</a>: <a href="/wiki/Kagoshima_United_FC" title="Kagoshima United FC">Kagoshima United FC</a> (football, J3); <a href="/wiki/Kagoshima_Rebnise" title="Kagoshima Rebnise">Kagoshima Rebnise</a> (basketball)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Okinawa_Prefecture" title="Okinawa Prefecture">Okinawa</a>: <a href="/wiki/FC_Ryukyu" title="FC Ryukyu">FC Ryukyu</a> (football J1); <a href="/w/index.php?title=Ryukyu_Blue_Oceans&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Ryukyu Blue Oceans (page does not exist)">Ryukyu Blue Oceans</a> (baseball,NPB)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kyushu&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239009302">.mw-parser-output .portalbox{padding:0;margin:0.5em 0;display:table;box-sizing:border-box;max-width:175px;list-style:none}.mw-parser-output .portalborder{border:1px solid 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title="Geography of Japan">Geography of Japan</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Group_Ky%C5%ABsh%C5%AB&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Group Kyūshū (page does not exist)">Group Kyūshū</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hoenn" class="mw-redirect" title="Hoenn">Hoenn</a>, a fictional region in the <i><a href="/wiki/Pok%C3%A9mon" title="Pokémon">Pokémon</a></i> franchise which is based on Kyūshū</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Japanese_archipelago" title="Japanese archipelago">Japanese archipelago</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kanmonkyo_Bridge" class="mw-redirect" title="Kanmonkyo Bridge">Kanmonkyo Bridge</a>, that connects Kyūshū with Honshū</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ky%C5%ABsh%C5%AB_Japanese" class="mw-redirect" title="Kyūshū Japanese">Kyūshū dialects</a>, <a href="/wiki/Hichiku_dialect" title="Hichiku dialect">Hichiku dialect</a>, <a href="/wiki/H%C5%8Dnichi_dialect" class="mw-redirect" title="Hōnichi dialect">Hōnichi dialect</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Kagoshima_dialect" title="Kagoshima dialect">Kagoshima dialect</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ky%C5%ABsh%C5%AB_National_Museum&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Kyūshū National Museum (page does not exist)">Kyūshū National Museum</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_regions_in_Japan" class="mw-redirect" title="List of regions in Japan">List of regions in Japan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northern_Ky%C5%ABsh%C5%AB" class="mw-redirect" title="Northern Kyūshū">Northern Kyūshū</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Southern_Ky%C5%ABsh%C5%AB" class="mw-redirect" title="Southern Kyūshū">Southern Kyūshū</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Fleet_Activities_Sasebo" title="United States Fleet Activities Sasebo">United States Fleet Activities Sasebo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Western_Army_(Japan)" title="Western Army (Japan)">Western Army (Japan)</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a 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Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press. <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-674-01753-5" title="Special:BookSources/978-0-674-01753-5">978-0-674-01753-5</a>. <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><a href="/wiki/OCLC_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="OCLC (identifier)">OCLC</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/58053128">58053128</a>.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-8"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-8">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFCobbing2009" class="citation book cs1">Cobbing, Andrew (2009). <i>Kyushu, gateway to Japan : a concise history</i>. 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