Kumamoto Prefecture ( 熊本県 , Kumamoto-ken ) is a prefecture of Japan located on the island of Kyūshū . Kumamoto Prefecture has a population of 1,748,134 (as of 1 June 2019 ) and has a geographic area of 7,409 square kilometres (2,861 sq mi). Kumamoto Prefecture borders Fukuoka Prefecture to the north, Ōita Prefecture to the northeast, Miyazaki Prefecture to the southeast, and Kagoshima Prefecture to the south.
13-565: Sakanoue (written: 坂上 or 坂ノ上) is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include: Akane Sakanoue ( 坂ノ上 茜 , born 1995) , Japanese actress Sakanoue no Karitamaro ( 坂上 苅田麿 , 727–786) , Japanese samurai Sakanoue no Korenori ( 坂上 是則 ) , Japanese waka poet Sakanoue no Mochiki ( 坂上望城 , died c. 975) , Japanese waka poet and son of Sakanoue no Korenori Sakanoue no Tamuramaro ( 坂上 田村麻呂 , 758–811) , Japanese general and shōgun See also [ edit ] 5862 Sakanoue ,
26-874: A living person needs additional citations for verification . Please help by adding reliable sources . Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately from the article and its talk page, especially if potentially libelous . Find sources: "Akane Sakanoue" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR ( February 2016 ) ( Learn how and when to remove this message ) ( Learn how and when to remove this message ) Akane Sakanoue [REDACTED] Born ( 1995-12-05 ) December 5, 1995 (age 28) Kumamoto Prefecture , Japan Nationality Japanese Occupation Actress Years active 2009–present Akane Sakanoue ( 坂ノ上 茜 , Sakanoue Akane )
39-577: A main-belt asteroid [REDACTED] Surname list This page lists people with the surname Sakanoue . If an internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that link by adding the person's given name (s) to the link. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sakanoue&oldid=857394331 " Categories : Surnames Japanese-language surnames Hidden categories: Articles containing Japanese-language text Articles with short description Short description
52-484: A mascot named " Kumamon ", a black bear with red cheeks, who was created to attract tourists to the region after the Kyushu Shinkansen line opened. These sports teams are based in the prefecture: The Kumamoto Prefecture hosted the 2019 World Women's Handball Championship , having previously hosted the 1997 World Men's Handball Championship . Kumamoto Prefecture is the 'sister state/prefecture' of Montana in
65-3288: Is a Japanese actress from Kumamoto Prefecture and affiliated to the talent agency Amuse. She is also talented in gymnastics , a trait that was demonstrated in her role as Asuna Yamase in 2015 Ultra Series , Ultraman X . Filmography [ edit ] Films [ edit ] Year Title Role Other notes Ref. 2015 Ultraman X The Movie Asuna Yamase 2019 Back Street Girls: Gokudols Kazuhiko/Chika Sugihara 2020 Your Eyes Tell Keiko Tsunomori 2022 Lovely Little Ai Ai Lead role 2023 Bad City Nohara Divine Ena Katō Nukero Moebius! Yūko Sakuragawa Lead role 2024 Take Me to Another Planet 2025 Traveling Alone Television drama [ edit ] Year Title Role Other notes Ref. 2015 Ultraman X Asuna Yamase 2018 We Are Rockets! Eri Kashimura Other television [ edit ] Year Title Other notes Ref. 2019–24 Machi Chūka de Yarouze References [ edit ] ^ "所属事務所アミューズによるプロフィール" . Retrieved 2016-02-10 . ^ "話題の新作『ウルトラマンX』ヒロイン女優の撮影秘話とは？【出口博之のロック特撮】 T-SITE" . Retrieved 2016-02-10 . ^ " "町中華の伝道師"坂ノ上茜、中年サラリーマンに広がる人気…BS番組ロケで心がける「心から楽しもう！」" . Sports Hochi . 14 September 2022 . Retrieved January 14, 2023 . ^ "きみの瞳（め）が問いかけている" . eiga.com . Retrieved 16 July 2024 . ^ "愛ちゃん物語" . eiga.com . Retrieved May 13, 2021 . ^ "BAD CITY" . eiga.com . Retrieved August 27, 2022 . ^ "神回" . eiga.com . Retrieved September 9, 2022 . ^ "坂ノ上茜、細田善彦、田中偉登、松原菜野花が共演「ぬけろ、メビウス!!」製作決定" . Natalie . Retrieved July 14, 2021 . ^ "違う惑星の変な恋人" . eiga.com . Retrieved September 30, 2023 . ^ "ひとりたび" . eiga.com . Retrieved 28 August 2024 . ^ "『町中華で飲ろうぜ』坂ノ上茜、「若い世代にも良さを知ってほしい」" . Oricon . Retrieved May 13, 2021 . External links [ edit ] Official website (in Japanese) Akane Sakanoue at IMDb Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Akane_Sakanoue&oldid=1242642734 " Categories : 1995 births Living people 21st-century Japanese actresses Actors from Kumamoto Prefecture Amuse Inc. talents 21st-century Japanese singers 21st-century Japanese women singers Hidden categories: Articles with short description Short description matches Wikidata Articles with topics of unclear notability from February 2016 All articles with topics of unclear notability Biography articles with topics of unclear notability BLP articles lacking sources from February 2016 All BLP articles lacking sources Articles with multiple maintenance issues Articles with hCards Articles containing Japanese-language text Articles with Japanese-language sources (ja) Kumamoto Prefecture Kumamoto
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91-645: Is the capital and largest city of Kumamoto Prefecture, with other major cities including Yatsushiro , Amakusa , and 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
104-522: The Aso Kujū and Unzen-Amakusa National Parks; Kyūshū Chūō Sanchi and Yaba-Hita-Hikosan Quasi-National Parks; and Ashikita Kaigan , Itsuki Gokanoshō , Kinpōzan , Misumi-Ōyano Umibe , Okukuma , Shōtaisan , and Yabe Shūhen Prefectural Natural Parks. Fourteen cities are located in Kumamoto Prefecture: These are the towns and villages in each district : As of 1 June 2019,
117-574: The kanji for "a ball, a sphere" (球 /ku/ ~ /kjū/) and "to polish, to grind, to brush (one's teeth)" (磨 /ma/) are used for the names of the Kuma River (球磨川) and Kuma District (球磨郡). The Kuma element also appears in the ancient Kumaso . Kumamoto Prefecture is in the center of Kyushu , the southernmost of the four major Japanese islands. It is bordered by the Ariake inland sea and the Amakusa archipelago to
130-518: The largest in the world, with its peak 1,592 metres (5,223 ft) above sea level . Historically, the area was called Higo Province ; and the province was renamed Kumamoto during the Meiji Restoration . The creation of prefectures was part of the abolition of the feudal system . The current Japanese orthography for Kumamoto literally means "bear root/origin," or "origin of the bear." However, Man'yōgana -like phonetic transcriptions based on
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#1732859567626156-498: The population was 1,748,134 inhabitants with a population density of 236 inhabitants per square kilometre (610/sq mi). The prefecture ranks 23rd in Japan. The largest motorcycle production facility in the world is located in Kumamoto. In 2023, Mitsubishi Electric announced plans to spend 100 billion yen on a new semiconductor factory in Kumamoto, with a target start date of April 2026 to begin production. The prefecture has
169-464: The west, Fukuoka Prefecture and Ōita Prefecture to the north, Miyazaki Prefecture to the east, and Kagoshima Prefecture to the south. Mount Aso (1,592 m (5,223 ft)), an extensive active volcano, is in the east of Kumamoto Prefecture. This volcano is located at the centre of the Aso caldera . As of 31 March 2019, 21% of the total land area of the prefecture was designated as natural parks :
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