Northern Kyushu DataSum of 5 prefecturesArea25,256.75km²General Population10,381,372 (Sept 2008)Pop Density411.03 per km2 (Sept 2008)
is a subregion of Kyushu. Northern Kyushu Rail Pass
This northern region encompasses the prefectures of Fukuoka, Saga, Nagasaki, Kumamoto, and Ōita.
History
Before 1963, it was called North Kyushu (Kitakyūshū, 北九州) until the city of Kitakyushu was formed. The city's name means "North Kyushu" in Japanese, so to avoid confusion, the region's name was changed.
It is the most urbanized and industrialized part of the Kyushu region.Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Kyūshū" in ,
For development analysis, the area is construed to include Yamaguchi Prefecture on Honshu. Although Yamaguchi is not part of Kyushu, it is a functional satellite of the .Sakamoto, Hiroshi. (2011). "CGE Analysis of Regional Policy in the Northern Kyushu Area." Kitakyushu: The International Centre for the Study of East Asian Development (ICSEAD), Working Paper Series Vol. 2011-03
The region is part of the Taiheiyō Belt and comprises the .
See also Fukuoka–Kitakyushu Kyushu Southern Kyushu Notes
References Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric and Käthe Roth. (2005). Japan encyclopedia. Cambridge: Harvard University Press. ; OCLC 58053128
External links Kyushu Tourism Information, Northern Kyushu maps