Kumamoto

Kumamoto-ken

Kumamoto-ken

(Japanese: Kumamoto ken; Hiragana: Kumamoto ken; Roman: Kumamoto Ken) located in the west end of Japan and the center of Kyushu Island, Kumamoto City is the center of Kumamoto City, which constitutes the Kumamoto metropolitan area outside the three metropolitan areas of Japan, belonging to the Kyushu area in Japan. Kumamoto county is adjacent to Dafen county and Miyazaki County in the East, Minghai and badaihai in the west, connecting with the East China Sea, Kagoshima County in the South and Fukuoka County in the north. There are Kyushu mountains in the East and zhufei mountains in the north. In the northwest, rivers such as judichuan and kumachuan flow out from the mountains and form Kumamoto plain and badai plain along the coast of Youming sea. In front of Yutu Peninsula, which protrudes from the mainland to the southwest, there are Tiancao islands surrounded by mountains on three sides. 63% of the land is covered by forests, making it one of the top agricultural counties in Japan. The rich and colorful terrain and warm climate are very conducive to agricultural development. The production of watermelon, tomato, tatami grass and other crops ranks first in Japan. In terms of fishery, there are Tiancao fishing ground, Minghai fishing ground and badaihai fishing ground, which are rich in fish species.

Geography

Kumamoto Prefecture is located in the west of the central part of Kyushu in Japan. It is 1072km away from Tokyo, the capital of Japan, and 631km away from Seoul. Due to geographical reasons, Kumamoto has been the political center of Kyushu since ancient times. The land area is about 7402 square kilometers, ranking 15th in Japan. Its area is about seven times that of Hong Kong, 63% of which is covered by forests. The north is a gentle mountain, and the east to the south is surrounded by mountains at an altitude of 1000 meters. There is ASU mountain in the northeast, where there is a world-class caldera. The west faces the Ming sea and the badai sea, and its outer sea is connected with the East China Sea. In the East, there are Kyushu mountains, from which there flow Baichuan, lvchuan and goumachuan, one of the three torrents in Japan. The lower reaches are XiongBen plain, badai plain, Baichuan plain, lvchuan plain and qiumachuan plain, which flow into shimbara Bay and badai sea. To the west of badaihai, there are Tiandao islands. Water resources are very rich. Among the "famous water 100 selections" of Japan's environmental agency, Baichuan water source, Chishan water source, Juchi water source and Hongshui water source are selected. Almost 100% of the tap water used by the citizens in Kumamoto is supplied by groundwater, which is extremely rare in Japan and is known as the hometown of water. The climate is warm and the temperature difference between winter and summer is large, showing the characteristics of inland climate. The high temperature above 35 ℃ in midsummer is not surprising, and the high temperature often lasts late into the night, while the lowest temperature often drops below zero when winter comes. 6. July is the Meiyu season. In the later period of the Meiyu season, due to the influence of the southwest upsurge airflow, it often rains heavily. The cultivation of Juncus in badai plain is very famous, and its output accounts for about 70% of the total output of Japan. Besides rice, Kumamoto plain is also the famous producing area of brandy melon and watermelon in Japan. In addition, the Tiancao islands are rich in oranges, the ASU area is a pasture area, and Minamata city is a chemical industry area.

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Cultural symbol

County Emblem: it was made in March 1966. The first letter "Ku" pronounced by "Kumamoto" is taken as the original shape of the design, which is integrated into the terrain of Kyushu. The circle in the middle symbolizes Kumamoto in the middle of Kyushu.

County tree: camphor tree, formulated in October 1966. In early summer, camphor trees sprout green leaves, making the whole Kumamoto full of vitality. Tall camphor trees can be seen everywhere in the temples of Kumamoto City and Kumamoto county.

County flower: gentian flower, formulated in October 1953. Gentiana is a lovely purple flower growing in the ASU plateau. It blooms in October every year. When NHK of Japan Broadcasting Association selected "local flower", it was designated as Kumamoto's Prefecture flower.

County bird: skylark, October 1966. Skylark flying in the grassland and fields of Kumamoto, because of the love of the county people, it was designated as the symbol of Kumamoto county.

Xianyu: prawn, formulated in December 1989. Minghai and wuhuohai are famous shrimp producing areas in Japan. Kumamoto Prefecture is the first in Japan to breed prawns, and its output ranks first in Japan.

The mascot: kumamon. On November 27, 2011, the "Yusheng mascot summit" held in Yusheng City, Saitama County announced that kumamon, the business minister and happiness Minister of kumamon county government, won the first prize. At the same time, kumamon is also the first mascot in Japan.

The origin of county name

In Chajiu mountain of XiongBen City, there is the ancient city of XiongBen, so it is named XiongBen county.

Nickname of place name

Some people call Kumamoto county "the country of fire" for three reasons

One is that the largest overlapping active volcano in the world, Mount ASU, is located in Kumamoto county. It is composed of more than 50 volcanic eruptions, resulting in the peripheral mountains and core mountains, which can be called a rare spectacle in the world, among which the largest crater is Zhongyue crater. The five central mountains of ASU mountain, namely Zhongyue, Gaoyue, genziyue, Gangdao Yue and wumaotai Yue, are dotted in the peripheral mountains with a circumference of 128 km. The green prairie sets off the white smoke. In the ASU volcano museum, you can see the signs of volcano agitation through the camera installed in the crater, which makes people sigh the power of nature.

Another reason is the mysterious fire in the Ming sea. It is said that when the emperor Jingxing of Japan came to Kumamoto county to put out the "bear attack" of the powerful families, he was able to safely dock by the fire that appeared on the sea in the dark night. The unknown fire would appear on the badaihai (open sea) in the autumn night. The phenomenon has been interpreted by scientists as a mirage caused by the fishing fire of squid fishing boats.

The third reason is that it is said that when the emperor worshipped God, there were two local spiders beating monkeys and neck monkeys, leading more than 180 disciples to gather at Chaolai Mingfeng in Yicheng County. The emperor then sent Jianxu group to lead the crowd to kill the thieves. After the destruction, the Jianxu group also conducted domestic inspection and information search. When they came to Baifa mountain in badai County, they stayed there because it was too late. But at night, there was a natural flame in the sky, and it slowly fell to the mountain to burn, which surprised them. Jianxu group told the emperor about this strange thing, and the emperor named this place "Huoguo".

historical origin

ancient

Due to the warm climate, abundant water resources and broad hills, people began to live in XiongBen County as early as 28000 years ago. In XiongBen County, relics of Paleolithic and Shengwen age have been found in many places. From the time of Yasunari, bear himself began to grow rice. Bronzes and irons were also found in various parts of Kumamoto Prefecture. The oldest iron axe in Japan was unearthed in Tianshui town of Kumamoto Prefecture. It can be seen that misheng culture once flourished.

In the 4th century of the ancient tomb era, in the depth of Yutu Peninsula, people built tombs that were square before and round after. Later, they spread to all parts of the county, and were called "the king of fire" for a time.

It can be seen from the unearthed cultural relics in the Chuanshan ancient tomb in Jiangtian, JuShui Town, Kumamoto county that in the 6th and 7th centuries A.D. (the end of the ancient tomb era), some powerful families began to exchange with foreign countries. Some tombs, known as "decorated ancient tombs", have paintings and characters on the walls, while others have stone figures and stone products erected in front of the tombs. The unique style of ancient tombs is quite popular.

In 527 A.D., the rebellion launched by Iwai, the ruler of tsukikuo (Fukuoka Prefecture), was suppressed by the central government of Japan. After that, the central government designated the land directly under the central government in all parts of Japan, and named the land "tuncang". At the same time, tuncang system was included in the national political system of Japan. From the end of the 7th century to the beginning of the 9th century, Kumamoto became the only big country in Kyushu. In the short anthology "wanyeji" compiled in the 8th century, there are poems praising the local conditions and customs of Kumamoto.

the medieval times

From the end of the 8th century to the end of the 12th century, after entering the era of peace, the feihou state (XiongBen county) was divided into 14 counties and 99 townships. In the most popular period of manor, feihou built ten manors, such as "ASU", "luzimu", "Shanlu", etc., from which the samurai order came into being and became more and more active. At the end of the 12th century, in the Kamakura era, the Japanese central government appointed Samurai as local leaders and manor owners. As a result, the "ASU clan", "Juchi clan" and "xiaodai clan" strengthened their power in various places. At the same time, the "Xiangliang clan" of the Kamakura princes ruled the area and popularized the Buddhist culture in the area. In the northern and Southern Dynasties, Kyushu was divided into two opposing factions under the influence of the central power struggle. As the influence of Juchi clan gradually became stronger, the clans such as ASU, Minghe and Xiangliang had to work hard to expand their ranks. But at the end of murcho, after the power of Juchi clan declined, the three clans of Fenghou (Dafen county), "longzaosi" of feiqian (SAGA county) and "Shimadzu" of Samo (Kagoshima) swarmed in, which made feihou country the center of contention among the three clans. This battle for war was overwhelmed by Shimadzu forces. After that, the power of Shimadzu clan returned to Toyotomi after Toyotomi settled Kyushu.

modern times

In 1587, after Toyotomi Xiuji pacified the political situation of Kyushu, he appointed Sasa Chengzheng as the king of the fat queen state. Later, due to the resistance of the people, Zozo lost his power. Then, Kato Qing is in the north of the county, small westbound, long in the south of the county, good in the ball mill to stabilize their sphere of influence. In the battle of Guanyuan in 1600, President Xiaoxi was defeated and perished. After that, Kato Qingcheng unified feihou and built Kumamoto City. In its territory, Chiang Kai Shek personally started the construction of civil engineering and water control projects, and many achievements have been circulating. In 1632, after the Kato clan began to rule the city, the Xichuan clan established the "540000 stone village" with Kumamoto City as the center

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