Ku·ma·mo·to (kōō'mə-mō'tō) A city of western Kyushu, Japan, east of Nagasaki. It was an important castle town during the feudal period. Population: 670,000.
ken (prefecture), located in central Kyushu, Japan, facing the Amakusa Sea and including the Amakusa Archipelago. The city of Kumamoto is the prefectural capital
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