熊本(くまもと)

くまもと
noun (proper)
Kumamoto (prefecture and city in Kyushu)
geographyproper-nounplace-name
1. Kumamoto (prefecture and city in Kyushu)
A prefecture in central Kyushu and its capital city. Known for Kumamoto Castle, the Aso volcano, and the black bear mascot くまモン.
熊本(くまもと)は九州(きゅうしゅう)にある。
Kumamoto is in Kyushu.
熊本城(くまもとじょう)は日本(にほん)三名城(さんめいじょう)の一(ひと)つに数(かぞ)えられる。
Kumamoto Castle is counted among Japan's three great castles.
２０１６年(ねん)の熊本(くまもと)地震(じしん)では、熊本城(くまもとじょう)の石垣(いしがき)が大(おお)きく崩(くず)れた。
In the 2016 Kumamoto earthquakes, the stone walls of Kumamoto Castle partly collapsed.

Common collocations

  • 熊本県(くまもとけん): Kumamoto Prefecture
  • 熊本市(くまもとし): Kumamoto City
  • 熊本城(くまもとじょう): Kumamoto Castle
  • 熊本(くまもと)地震(じしん): the Kumamoto earthquakes (April 2016)

Cultural note

The old province here was 肥後(ひご). The prefecture is home to 阿蘇山(あそさん), one of the world's largest calderas, and to くまモン, a prefectural mascot known throughout Japan. Local foods include 馬刺(ばさ)し (raw horse meat) and 辛子(からし)れんこん.

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