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((:kjɯᵝːꜜɕɯᵝː)) is the third largest island of Japan and most southwesterly of its four main islands.〔Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Kyūshū" in 〕 Its alternate ancient names include , , and . The historical regional name referred to Kyushu and its surrounding islands. In the 8th century Taihō Code reforms, Dazaifu was established as a special administrative term for the region.〔Nussbaum, "Dazaifu" in ; (Dazaifu )〕 As of 2006, Kyushu has a population of 13,231,995 and covers . ==Geography== The island is mountainous, and Japan's most active volcano, Mt Aso at , is on Kyushu. There are many other signs of tectonic activity, including numerous areas of hot springs. The most famous of these are in Beppu, on the east shore, and around Mt. Aso, in central Kyushu. The island is separated from Honshu by the Kanmon Straits. The name ''Kyūshū'' comes from the nine ancient provinces of Saikaidō situated on the island: Chikuzen, Chikugo, Hizen, Higo, Buzen, Bungo, Hyūga, Osumi, and Satsuma. Today's is a politically defined region that consists of the seven prefectures on the island of Kyushu (which also includes the former Tsushima and Iki as part of Nagasaki), and also Okinawa Prefecture to the south: * Northern Kyushu * * Fukuoka Prefecture * * Saga Prefecture * * Kumamoto Prefecture * * Nagasaki Prefecture * * Ōita Prefecture * Southern Kyushu * * Kagoshima Prefecture * * Miyazaki Prefecture * Okinawa Prefecture 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「Kyushu」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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