Northern Kyushu Explained

Northern Kyushu Data
Sum of 5 prefectures
Area	25,256.75km²
General Population	10,381,372 (Sept 2008)
Pop Density	411.03 per km^2 (Sept 2008)

is a subregion of Kyūshū.^[1]

This northern region encompasses the prefectures of Fukuoka, Saga, Nagasaki, Kumamoto, and Ōita.

History

Before 1963 it was called North Kyūshū (Kitakyūshū, 北九州) until the city of Kitakyūshū was formed. The name of the city means North Kyūshū in Japanese, so to avoid confusion, the name of the region was changed.

It is the most urbanized and industrialized part of the Kyūshū region.^[2]

For the purposes of development analysis, the area is construed to include Yamaguchi Prefecture on Honshū. Although Yamaguchi is not part of Kyūshū, it is a functional satellite of the .^[3]

The region is part of the Taiheiyō Belt and comprises the .

See also

• Fukuoka-Kitakyūshū
• Kyūshū
• Southern Kyūshū

References

• Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric and Käthe Roth. (2005). Japan encyclopedia. Cambridge: Harvard University Press. ; OCLC 58053128

External links

• Kyushu Tourism Information, Northern Kyushu maps

Notes and References

1. http://www.japan-guide.com/e/e2361_05.html Northern Kyushu Rail Pass
2. Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Kyūshū" in,
3. Sakamoto, Hiroshi. (2011). "CGE Analysis of Regional Policy in the Northern Kyushu Area."Kitakyushu: The International Centre for the Study of East Asian Development (ICSEAD), Working Paper Series Vol. 2011-03