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:''Japanese:'' 九州 ''(Kyuushuu)''

* ''Japanese:'' 九州 ''(Kyuushuu)''

 

Kyushu is the southernmost of Japan's main four islands. Its name means "nine states" and, as might be expected, it was historically divided into nine [[provinces of Japan|provinces]]: [[Bungo province|Bungo]], [[Buzen province|Buzen]], [[Chikuzen province|Chikuzen]], [[Hizen province|Hizen]], [[Chikugo province|Chikugo]], [[Higo province|Higo]], [[Hyuga province|Hyûga]], [[Osumi province|Ôsumi]], and [[Satsuma province|Satsuma]].

Kyushu is the southernmost of Japan's main four islands. Its name means "nine states" and, as might be expected, it was historically divided into nine [[provinces of Japan|provinces]]: [[Bungo province|Bungo]], [[Buzen province|Buzen]], [[Chikuzen province|Chikuzen]], [[Hizen province|Hizen]], [[Chikugo province|Chikugo]], [[Higo province|Higo]], [[Hyuga province|Hyûga]], [[Osumi province|Ôsumi]], and [[Satsuma province|Satsuma]].