Kumamoto
city in Kumamoto prefecture, Japan
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Summary
Kumamoto is a city designated by government ordinance[1]. Kumamoto draws 6,201 Wikipedia views per month (city designated by government ordinance category, ranking #10 of 20).[2]
Key Facts
- Member of: Fairtrade Town[3]
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Kumamoto Prefecture[4]
- Country: Japan[5]
- Located in or next to body of water: Shirakawa River[6], Midori River[7], Ariake Sea[8], Tsuboi River[9], Iseri River[10]
- Head of government: Kazufumi Ōnishi[11]
- Continent: Asia[12]
- Instance of: prefectural capital of Japan[13], big city[14], city of Japan[15], fortified town[16], city for international conferences and tourism[17]
- Capital: Chūō-ku[18]
- Shares border with: Uto[19], Kōshi-shi[20], Uki[21], Tamana[22], Kikuchi[23], Yamaga[24], Kashima[25], Kōsa-machi[26], Mashiki[27], Mifune[28], Kikuyō-machi[29], Gyokuto[30], Shimabara[31]
- Anthem: Kumamoto City Song[32]
- Contains the administrative territorial entity: Chūō-ku[33], Higashi-ku[34], Nishi-ku[35], Minami-ku[36], Kita-ku[37]
- Twinned administrative body: Heidelberg[38], San Antonio[39], Guilin[40], Bristol[41], Ulsan[42]
- Legislative body: 熊本市議会[43]
- Postal code: 860-0006–862-0961[44], 860-8601[45]
- Commons category: Kumamoto, Kumamoto[46]
- Local dialing code: 096[47]
- Inception: April 1, 1889[48]
- Located in/on physical feature: Kumamoto Plain[49]
- Significant event: Siege of Kumamoto Castle[50]
- Official website: https://www.city.kumamoto.jp/[51]
- Foods traditionally associated: taipien[52], Kumamoto ramen[53], karashirenkon[54], Chōsen-ame[55], basashi[56]
- IPA transcription: kɯ̟ᵝma̠mo̞to̞[57]
- Topic's main category: Category:Kumamoto[58]
- Commons gallery: 熊本市[59]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Kumamoto include Kumamoto Airport[60], an airport[61], in Japan[62]; Kumamoto Plain[63], an alluvial plain[64], in Japan[65]; and 9993 Kumamoto[66], an asteroid[67].
Why It Matters
Kumamoto has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[68] Kumamoto is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.[69]
Entities named for Kumamoto include Kumamoto Airport[60], an airport[61], in Japan[62]; Kumamoto Plain[63], an alluvial plain[64], in Japan[65]; and 9993 Kumamoto[66], an asteroid[67].