Kumamoto Prefecture Municipalities

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Municipalities of Kumamoto.

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by Philbert Ono

As of March 31, 2006, Kumamoto has 14 cities (-shi; 市), 26 towns (-machi; 町), and 8 villages (-mura; 村).

Cities

The major cities are Kumamoto city (capital), Aso, Minamata, and Yatsushiro. *Asterisked sites are in English.

  • Arao () - Train stations: JR | Photos | [http Official site]
  • Aso () - Train stations: JR | Photos | [http Official site]
  • Hitoyoshi () - Train stations: JR | Photos | [http Official site]
  • Hondo () - Train stations: JR | Photos | [http Official site]
  • Kami-Amakusa () - Train stations: JR | Photos | [http Official site]
  • Kikuchi () - Train stations: JR | Photos | [http Official site]
  • Kumamoto city () - Prefectural capital. Train stations: JR | Photos | [http Official site]
  • Minamata () - Train stations: JR | Photos | [http Official site]
  • Tamana () - Train stations: JR | Photos | [http Official site]
  • Uki () - Train stations: JR | Photos | [http Official site]
  • Ushibuka () - Train stations: JR | Photos | [http Official site]
  • Uto () - Train stations: JR | Photos | [http Official site]
  • Yamaga () - Train stations: JR | Photos | [http Official site]
  • Yatsushiro () - Train stations: JR | Photos | [http Official site]

Towns and Villages

Towns (-cho; 町) and villages (-mura; 村) are grouped into non-administrative counties (-gun; 郡). *Asterisked sites are in English.

  • Kuma-gun ()
    • Asagiri-cho () - Train stations: JR | Photos | [http Official site]
    • Itsuki-cho () - Train stations: JR | Photos | [http Official site]
    • Kuma-cho () - Train stations: JR | Photos | [http Official site]
    • Mizukami-cho () - Train stations: JR | Photos | [http Official site]
    • Nishiki-cho () - Train stations: JR | Photos | [http Official site]
    • Sagara-cho () - Train stations: JR | Photos | [http Official site]
    • Taragi-cho () - Train stations: JR | Photos | [http Official site]
    • Yamae-cho () - Train stations: JR | Photos | [http Official site]
    • Yunomae-cho () - Train stations: JR | Photos | [http Official site]

Municipal Mergers

On June 30, 2000, Kumamoto had 11 cities (-shi; 市), 62 towns (-machi; 町), and 21 villages (-mura; 村). By March 31, 2006, this changed to 14 cities, 26 towns, and 8 villages. Heisei Municipal Mergers between April 1, 1999 and March 31, 2006 are as follows:

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