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Kikuchi River
The Kikuchi River (菊池川, ''Kikuchi-gawa'') flows through the northern part of Kumamoto Prefecture, Kyūshū, Japan. The source of the river is Fukaba, Aso city near Mt. Aso at the height of 1041 metres and flows west through the Kikuchi Valley. It turns south near Kikusui and empties into the Shimabara Bay in the Ariake sea The is a body of salt water surrounded by Fukuoka, Saga, Nagasaki, and Kumamoto Prefectures, all of which lie on the island of Kyūshū in Japan. It is the largest bay in Kyūshū. Its deepest point is only about 50 meters (165 ft) deep, and ext .... Land reclamation is taking place at its mouth. The river has a total length of 71 km. It begins at an elevation of 1041 meters and has a catchment area of 995 km2. The width of the river ranges from 24 metres to 72 metres and the current velocity and discharge varies greatly through the year, from 10 to 350 cubic metres per second. References External links (mouth) Rivers of Kuma ...
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Kumamoto Prefecture
is a Prefectures of Japan, prefecture of Japan located on the island of Kyūshū. Kumamoto Prefecture has a population of 1,748,134 () and has a geographic area of . Kumamoto Prefecture borders Fukuoka Prefecture to the north, Ōita Prefecture to the northeast, Miyazaki Prefecture to the southeast, and Kagoshima Prefecture to the south. Kumamoto is the capital and largest city of Kumamoto Prefecture, with other major cities including Yatsushiro, Kumamoto, Yatsushiro, Amakusa, Kumamoto, Amakusa, and Tamana, Kumamoto, Tamana. Kumamoto Prefecture is located in the center of Kyūshū on the coast of the Ariake Sea, across from Nagasaki Prefecture, with the mainland separated from the East China Sea by the Amakusa Archipelago. Kumamoto Prefecture is home to Mount Aso, the largest active volcano in Japan and among the largest in the world, with its peak above sea level. History Historically, the area was called Higo Province; and the province was renamed Kumamoto during the Meij ...
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Kyūshū
is the third-largest island of Japan's four main islands and the most southerly of the four largest islands (i.e. excluding Okinawa and the other Ryukyu (''Nansei'') Islands). In the past, it has been known as , and . The historical regional name referred to Kyushu and its surrounding islands. Kyushu has a land area of and a population of 14,311,224 in 2018. In ancient times, there is a theory that Kyushu was home to its own independent dynasty, where a unique, southern-influenced culture and tradition distinct from that of Honshu flourished. In the 8th-century Taihō Code reforms, Dazaifu was established as a special administrative term for the region. Geography The island is mountainous, and Japan's most active volcano, Mount Aso at , is on Kyūshū. There are many other signs of tectonic activity, including numerous areas of hot springs. The most famous of these are in Beppu, on the east shore, and around Mt. Aso in central Kyūshū. The island is separated f ...
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Japan
Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean off the northeast coast of the Asia, Asian mainland, it is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan and extends from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea in the south. The Japanese archipelago consists of four major islands—Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, and Kyushu—and List of islands of Japan, thousands of smaller islands, covering . Japan has a population of over 123 million as of 2025, making it the List of countries and dependencies by population, eleventh-most populous country. The capital of Japan and List of cities in Japan, its largest city is Tokyo; the Greater Tokyo Area is the List of largest cities, largest metropolitan area in the world, with more than 37 million inhabitants as of 2024. Japan is divided into 47 Prefectures of Japan, administrative prefectures and List of regions of Japan, eight traditional regions. About three-quarters of Geography of Japan, the countr ...
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Aso, Kumamoto
290px, Aso City Hall 290px, Aso Jinja is a city located in Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 24,240 in 11741 households, and a population density of 64 persons per km2. The total area of the city is . Geography Aso is located in the Kyushu Mountains, about 50 kilometers from Kumamoto City in the northeastern part of Kumamoto Prefecture, and borders Oita Prefecture in the eastern and northwestern parts of the city. Most of the former Aso Town and former Ichinomiya Town areas (the former Hano Village is outside the caldera) are included in the caldera basin formed by Mount Aso. (Five Peaks of Mount Aso) The source of the Kikuchi River is located in the city.Okamura, Maya; Minagawa, Tomoko (2016). "" (PDF). 11th International Symposium on Ecohydraulics (ISE 2016). Engineers Australia: 91–98. . Surrounding municipalities Kumamoto Prefecture * Kikuchi * Minamiaso * Oguni * Ōzu * Takamori * Ubuyama Oita Prefecture * Hita * Taketa Climate Aso ...
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Kikuchi Valley
Kikuchi Valley is the located in Aso, Kumamoto, Aso and Kikuchi, Kumamoto cities in Kumamoto Prefecture, on the island of Kyushu, Japan. It is the source of the Kikuchi River. The valley is an area known for its resorts and autumn leaves. The area around the outer rim of Mount Aso is concealed by fir, Tsuga, hemlock, elm, and Broad-leaved tree, broadleaf trees. Water from the Aso Kujū National Park has been chosen as one of Japan's top 100 sources of mineral water by the Ministry of the Environment. The area is home to several waterfalls, which have made List of waterfalls of Japan, Japan’s top 100 waterfalls list, and rapids. A number of drowning accidents have occurred in the area. Recreation Forest The woodlands around Kikuchi Valley have been designated as one of the top one hundred forest reserves in Japan. The woodland area, which covers the peaks and foothills of the mountains around the outer rim of Mount Aso, was developed and is being maintained by monitoring an ...
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Kikusui, Kumamoto
was a town located in Tamana District, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan. As of 2005, the town had an estimated population of 6,523 and a density of 170 persons per km2. The total area was 38.27 km2. On March 1, 2006, Kikusui, along with the town of Mikawa (also from Tamana District), was merged to create the town of Nagomi and no longer exists as an independent municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality' .... External links Official website of Nagomi Dissolved municipalities of Kumamoto Prefecture Nagomi, Kumamoto {{Kumamoto-geo-stub ...
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Shimabara Bay
Shimabara can refer to any of the following: * Shimabara, Nagasaki, a city in Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan * Shimabara Peninsula, the geographic feature that hosts Shimabara, Nagasaki * Shimabara Castle, in Shimabara, Nagasaki * Shimabara Rebellion (also known as the Battle or Siege of Shimabara), a 1637 uprising of residents of the Nagasaki area against the Shōgun's anti-Christian policies * Shimabara, Kyoto (often simplified to , sometimes styled ), established in 1640, was the designated red light district () in Kyoto. Following the outlawing of sex work in Japan, it went defunct as a red-light district in the 1950s but continued as a geisha dist ...
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Ariake Sea
The is a body of salt water surrounded by Fukuoka, Saga, Nagasaki, and Kumamoto Prefectures, all of which lie on the island of Kyūshū in Japan. It is the largest bay in Kyūshū. Its deepest point is only about 50 meters (165 ft) deep, and extreme tides exceed , covering roughly . Isahaya Bay is a branch of the Ariake Sea. Across the Amakusa Islands lies the Yatsushiro Sea. Many harbors are located on the coast of the Ariake Sea. Among them are Misumi (in the city of Uki, Kumamoto Prefecture), Shimabara ( Shimabara, Nagasaki), Taira ( Unzen, Nagasaki), Nagasu ( Nagasu, Kumamoto), Kumamoto ( Kumamoto, Kumamoto), Miike ( Omuta, Fukuoka), Kuchinotsu ( Minamishimabara, Nagasaki), and Oniike ( Amakusa, Kumamoto). Five ferry routes cross the Ariake Sea. Various species of fauna, including mudskippers, pen shells (''Atrina pectinata''), and fiddler crabs, live in the Ariake Sea. In autumn, the '' Suaeda'' halophyte ''shichimenso'' ('' Suaeda japonica'') grows along the shore. ...
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Kikuchigawa Tamana 225
The Kikuchi River (菊池川, ''Kikuchi-gawa'') flows through the northern part of Kumamoto Prefecture, Kyūshū, Japan. The source of the river is Fukaba, Aso city near Mt. Aso at the height of 1041 metres and flows west through the Kikuchi Valley. It turns south near Kikusui and empties into the Shimabara Bay in the Ariake sea The is a body of salt water surrounded by Fukuoka, Saga, Nagasaki, and Kumamoto Prefectures, all of which lie on the island of Kyūshū in Japan. It is the largest bay in Kyūshū. Its deepest point is only about 50 meters (165 ft) deep, and ext .... Land reclamation is taking place at its mouth. The river has a total length of 71 km. It begins at an elevation of 1041 meters and has a catchment area of 995 km2. The width of the river ranges from 24 metres to 72 metres and the current velocity and discharge varies greatly through the year, from 10 to 350 cubic metres per second. References External links (mouth) Rivers of Kuma ...
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Rivers Of Kumamoto Prefecture
A river is a natural stream of fresh water that flows on land or inside caves towards another body of water at a lower elevation, such as an ocean, lake, or another river. A river may run dry before reaching the end of its course if it runs out of water, or only flow during certain seasons. Rivers are regulated by the water cycle, the processes by which water moves around the Earth. Water first enters rivers through precipitation, whether from rainfall, the runoff of water down a slope, the melting of glaciers or snow, or seepage from aquifers beneath the surface of the Earth. Rivers flow in channeled watercourses and merge in confluences to form drainage basins, or catchments, areas where surface water eventually flows to a common outlet. Rivers have a great effect on the landscape around them. They may regularly overflow their banks and flood the surrounding area, spreading nutrients to the surrounding area. Sediment or alluvium carried by rivers shapes the landscape ar ...
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