Yamaga, Kumamoto

Yamaga (Japanese山 鹿 市, -shi, literally: "Mountain Deer " ) is a Japanese city in Kumamoto Prefecture on the island of Kyūshū.

Geography

Yamaga is located north of Kumamoto and south of Fukuoka and Kurume.

History

The city of Yamaga was on 15 January 2005 from the merger of the municipalities Kahoku (鹿 北 町, machi ), Kamoto (鹿 本 町, machi ), Kao (鹿 央 町, machi ) and Kikuka (菊 鹿 町, machi ) in County Kamoto.

Traffic

  • Street: National Road 3: Kitakyushu and Kagoshima
  • National roads 325, 443

Sons and daughters of the town

  • Kiyoura Keigo ( 23 Prime Minister of Japan )
  • Mayumi Aoki ( swimmer )

Adjacent Cities and Towns

  • Kumamoto Prefecture Kikuchi
  • Nagomi
  • Ueki
  • Gyokutō
  • Kurogi
  • Tachibana
  • Yabe
  • Hita
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