Amakusa (Kumamoto)

Amakusa (Japanese天 草 市, -shi, literally: sky grass ) is a city in Kumamoto Prefecture on the Amakusa Islands in Japan.

History

The city was on 27 March 2006 by merging the cities Hondo (本 渡 市, -shi) and Ushibuka (牛 深 市, -shi), as well as the communities of Amakusa (天 草 町, machi ), Ariake (有 明 町, machi ), Goshoura (御所 浦 町, machi ), Itsuwa (五 和 町, machi ), Kawaura (河 浦 町, machi ), Kuratake (仓 岳 町, machi ), Shinwa (新 和 町, machi ) and Sumoto (栖 本 町, machi ) of the district Amakusa founded.

Traffic

  • Amakusa airport
  • Street: National roads 266, 324, 389

Sons and daughters of the town

  • Urata Tadako (1873-1936), physician

Adjacent Cities and Towns

  • Kami- Amakusa
  • Minamishimabara
Cities of Japan Hondo (Kumamoto) List of towns in Japan Kami-Amakusa, Kumamoto Arao, Kumamoto Aso (Kumamoto) Hitoyoshi, Kumamoto Kikuchi (Kumamoto) Minamata, Kumamoto Tamana (Kumamoto) Uto (Kumamoto) Yamaga, Kumamoto Yatsushiro, Kumamoto Kamimashiki District, Kumamoto Mashiki, Kumamoto Mifune (Kumamoto)
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