Northern Kyushu

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Northern Kyushu (北部九州, Hokubu Kyūshū^?) is a subregion of Kyushu.^[1]

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

History

The northern region of Kyushu was the first to be colonized by the Chinese and Koreans.^[2]

Before 1963 it was called North Kyushu (Kitakyūshū, 北九州) until the city of Kitakyūshū was formed. To avoid confusion the name was changed.

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

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

The region is part of the Taiheiyō Belt and comprises the Northern Kyushu Industrial Zone (ja:北九州工業地帯)

See also

• Fukuoka-Kitakyūshū

Notes

References

• Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric and Käthe Roth. (2005). Japan encyclopedia. Cambridge: Harvard University Press. 10-ISBN 0-674-01753-6; 13-ISBN 978-0-674-01753-5; OCLC 58053128

External links

• Kyushu Tourism Information, Northern Kyushu maps

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