Yatsushiro

Yatsushiro

Yatsushiro , city (1990 pop. 108,135), Kumamoto prefecture, W Kyushu, Japan, on Yatsushiro Bay and the Kuma River estuary. It is a major commercial center and fishing port producing cement, paper, and rayon.

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Yatsushiro

Yatsushiro, Kyūshū/Japan The characters represent yattsu ‘eight’ and shiro ‘generation’.

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