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Exclusively for RWC2019 / Fact Sheet KUMAMOTO PREFECTURE, KUMAMOTO CITY No. Major items Minor items Entry fields 1 Host city name Kumamoto City 2 Prefecture name Kumamoto Prefecture 3 Population 738,000 people Annual mean temperature: 16.5°CAnnual precipitation: Roughly 1,992.7 mm The inland basin-liKe topography creates large temperature differences 4 Climate between day and night, and summers are characterized by successions of hot and humid days Known as “Higo-no-yunagi.” The service industry is the city’s main industry. In addition, various other 5 Major industries industries are developing, including an IC industry cluster, one of the most productive urban agriculture industries in Japan, and a fisheries industry. Kumamoto Castle was completed in 1607 by Kato Kiyomasa. The Chinese character for the “Kuma” in “Kumamoto” was changed to a different Chinese Municipality character. Since then, Kumamoto City has maintained its appearance as a castle town. Hosokawa Tadatoshi entered Higo Province (present-day Kumamoto Prefecture) in 1632, and the Hosokawa clan governed the province 6 History from then until the day of the restoration of imperial rule more than 200 years later. Master swordsman Miyamoto Musashi spent his later years in Kumamoto. In 1877, major battles of the Satsuma Rebellion raged and burnt the entire city to the ground. When the municipal system was enforced in April 1889, the former Kumamoto Ward became Kumamoto City. Kumamoto ramen, horsemeat cuisine, Aka Ushi beef (wagyu), Karashi renkon 7 Local specialties (lotus root filled with mustard) Yutaka Nagare, a member of the Japanese national team, graduated from Arao High School. 8 Rugby related information Uto City, which is home to a thriving seaweed farming industry, has held the Drew Festival for over 50 years to honor the achievements of Welsh seaweed scientist Kathleen Mary Drew-Baker (d. 1957). 9 Hashtags 10 Street address 2776 Hirayama-machi, Higashi-Ku, Kumamoto City 11 Capacity 32,000 people About venues 12 Year of completion 1998/3/1 13 Professional teams Roasso Kumamoto( Football J3 League ).

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