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Prefecture of Japan
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Prefectural capital with one of Japan's grandest castles
Amakusa (天草) is a city and chain of islands off the west coast of Kumamoto in Japan. The southernmost part of the islands belongs to Kagoshima.
which is famous for hot springs. There are many other places to visit too. Nature at its best
coastal town infamous for an industrial pollution disaster
Tamana (玉名) is a city in the northern part of Kumamoto prefecture.
Uto (宇土) is a city in Kumamoto (prefecture) on the island of Kyushu, Japan.
hot springs everywhere
Yatsushiro (八代) is a city in Kumamoto (prefecture), Kyushu, Japan.
Mount Aso (阿蘇山 Aso-san), in Kyushu's Kumamoto prefecture, is an active volcano that has one of the largest calderas in the world.
one of Amakusa islands, the nearest to the mainland
Takamori (高森) is a town in the Kumamoto Prefecture on the Japanese island Kyushu. It is near the city of Kumamoto.
now part of Yamato Town
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