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| settlement_type= City | image_flag= Flag of Kikuchi Kumamoto.JPG | image_map= Kikuchi in Kumamoto Prefecture Ja.svg | lat_deg= 32 | lat_min= 59 | lat_sec= | lon_deg= 130 | lon_min= 49 | lon_sec= | region= Kyushu | prefecture=Kumamoto Prefecture | district= | mayor=Minoru Egashira (since April 2013) | area_km2= 276.66 | population= 50,795 | population_as_of= December 2013 | density_km2= auto | tree=Cherry blossom | flower=Chrysanthemum morifolium | bird=Japanese Bush Warbler | city_hall_address= | city_hall_postal_code= | website = }} is a city located in Kumamoto Prefecture on the island of Kyushu, Japan.〔Deal, William E. (2005). ( ''Handbook to Life in Medieval and Early Modern Japan,'' p. 74 ).〕 The city was founded on August 1, 1958. As of December 2013, the city has an estimated population of 50,795 and a population density of 180 persons per km². The total area is 276.66 km². On March 22, 2005, Kikuchi absorbed the towns of Shichijo and Shisui, and the village of Kyokushi (all from Kikuchi District) to create the new and expanded city of Kikuchi. ==Sister cities== Kikuchi is twinned with: * Nishimera, Miyazaki, Japan * Gimje, South Korea (1985) * Sishui County, China (1994) * Tōno, Iwate, Japan (1998) * Cheongwon County, South Korea (2005) 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Kikuchi, Kumamoto」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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