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| settlement_type= Designated city | image_skyline= Kumamoto montage.jpg | imagesize= | image_caption= From top left:Central Kumamoto view from Kumamoto Castle, Kumamoto Castle, Kumamoto City Tramway, Fujisaki hachimangu shrine, Suizenji jojuen | image_flag= Flag of Kumamoto, Kumamoto.svg | image_map= Kumamoto in Kumamoto Prefecture Ja.svg | lat_deg= 32 | lat_min= 47 | lat_sec= | lon_deg= 130 | lon_min= 44 | lon_sec= | region= Kyushu | prefecture= Kumamoto Prefecture | district= | mayor= Kazufumi Ōnishi | area_km2= 389.53 | population= 731286 | population_as_of= March 1, 2010 | density_km2= 1880 | tree= Ginkgo | flower= Camellia | bird=Great tit | city_hall_address= 1-1 Tetorisai-machi, Chūō-ku, Kumamoto-shi, Kumamoto-ken | city_hall_postal_code= 860-8601 | website= }} is the capital city of Kumamoto Prefecture on the island of Kyushu, Japan. As of March 1, 2010, the city has an estimated population of 731,286 and a population density of 1,880 persons per km2. The total area is 389.53 km2. Greater Kumamoto (熊本都市圏) had a population of 1,460,000, as of the 2000 census. It is not considered part of the Fukuoka–Kitakyushu metropolitan area, despite their shared border. The city was designated on April 1, 2012 by government ordinance. ==History== Katō Kiyomasa, a contemporary of Toyotomi Hideyoshi, was made ''daimyo'' of half of the (old) administrative region of Higo in 1588. After that, Kiyomasa built Kumamoto Castle. Due to its many innovative defensive designs, Kumamoto Castle was considered impregnable, and Kiyomasa enjoyed a reputation as one of the finest castle-builders in Japanese history. After Kiyomasa died in 1611, his son, Tadahiro, succeeded him, but Tadahiro was removed by Tokugawa Iemitsu in 1632, replacing him with the Hosokawa clan. The current administrative body of the City of Kumamoto was founded on April 1, 1889. On February 1, 1991, the towns of Akita, Kawachi, Tenmei and Hokubu (all from Hōtaku District) were merged into Kumamoto. On October 6, 2008, the town of Tomiai (from Shimomashiki District) was merged into Kumamoto. On March 23, 2010, the town of Jōnan (also from Shimomashiki District); and the town of Ueki (from Kamoto District) were merged into Kumamoto.〔"(都道府県別市町村変更情報：福岡 )." kokudo.or.jp. Retrieved on November 22, 2008. 〕 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「Kumamoto」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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