Kumamoto City, with a population of over 650,000 is blessed with lots of greenery and water resources. The prefectural office and many central government branch offices are located here. Long ago, Kumamoto city flourished as the castle town of the ruling Daimyo Hosokawa feudal clan. (There was once a prime minister of Japan called Hosokawa) Even today the remains of an ancient castle town can be found in the rows of stores and houses along the traditional streets of the city.
Two national parks, Aso in the east and Amakusa in the west, are the main tourist resorts of Kumamoto prefecture throughout the year. Apart from its growth as a tourist region, recently Kumamoto has been making remarkable growth in the cultural and economic sectors, and following Fukuoka and Kitakyushu, Kumamoto ranks as the third largest city in Kyushu.
Moreover, because it is located at the centre of Kyushu, Kumamoto has a substantial transportation networks, including air and expressways, to serve not only Kumamoto Prefecture but also other prefectures of Kyushu as well as metropolis like Tokyo and Osaka.
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