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    Amakusa (天草), which means "Heaven's Grass," is a series of islands off the west coast of Kyushu, the southernmost of the four main islands of Japan. The...
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    Shirō Tokisada (益田 四郎 時貞, c. 1621? – 28 February 1638), also known as Amakusa Shirō (天草 四郎), was a Japanese Christian of the Edo period and leader of...
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  • Amakusa Airlines Co., Ltd. (天草エアライン株式会社, Amakusa Earain Kabushiki-gaisha) is an airline based in Amakusa, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan. It operates regional...
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    no ran), also known as the Shimabara-Amakusa Rebellion (島原・天草の乱, Shimabara-Amakusa no ran) or Shimabara-Amakusa Ikki (島原・天草一揆), was an uprising that occurred...
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    Amakusa (天草市, Amakusa-shi) is a city located in Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan. As of 31 August 2024[update], the city had an estimated population of 72,243...
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  • Amakusa is a series of islands belonging to Japan. Amakusa may also refer to: Amakusa, Kumamoto, Japan Amakusa, Kumamoto (town), Japan Amakusa Airfield...
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    Amakusa Christian Museum (天草市立天草キリシタン館, Amakusa shiritsu Amakusa kirishitankan) opened in Amakusa, Japan, in 1966 and in March 2014 received its four...
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    Amakusa (天草郡, Amakusa-gun) is a district located in Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan. Following the March 27, 2006 Amakusa merger the district consists of the...
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  • Amakusa Nada 32°20′N 129°50′E / 32.333°N 129.833°E / 32.333; 129.833Amakusa Nada (Japanese: 天草灘) is a sea area extending to the west of Shimoshima...
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    Parts of the city are within the borders of the Unzen-Amakusa National Park. Kumamoto Prefecture Amakusa Uki Kamiamakusa has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen...
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  • The Amakusa coalfield consists of a group of coal mines on the main island of Amakusa, Kumamoto, Japan. The northern Amakusa coalfield has been discovered...
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    of Kumamoto Prefecture, with other major cities including Yatsushiro, Amakusa, and Tamana. Kumamoto Prefecture is located in the center of Kyūshū on...
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  • erroneously named Ueshima Island) is the second largest island in the Amakusa archipelago of Japan. Its coasts are washed by Yatsushiro Sea and Shimabara...
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  • Amakusa 1637 may refer to: Amakusa 1637, manga written by Michiyo Akaishi Shimabara Rebellion, led by Amakusa Shirō, began in 1637 Amakusa (disambiguation)...
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    Bridges of Amakusa (天草五橋, Amakusa Gokyō) are five road bridges in southern Japan, linking the Kyushu mainland (Kumamoto Prefecture) and the Amakusa Islands...
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  • Amakusa 1637 (AMAKUSA 1637) is a shōjo manga written and illustrated by Michiyo Akaishi. It is about the time-traveling adventures of six modern-day Japanese...
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    Unzen-Amakusa National Park (雲仙天草国立公園, Unzen-Amakusa Kokuritsu Kōen) is a national park in Nagasaki, Kumamoto, and Kagoshima Prefectures, Japan. Established...
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    Amakusa Airfield (天草飛行場) is an airport 2.3 NM (4.3 km; 2.6 mi) northwest of Amakusa, Kumamoto, Japan, on the Amakusa Islands (IATA: AXJ, ICAO: RJDA) in...
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    Amakusa (天草町, Amakusa-machi) was a town located in Amakusa District, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan. As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 4...
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  • Shimoshima) is the largest island in the Amakusa archipelago. Its coasts are washed by Ariake Sea, Amakusa-nada sea, East China Sea and Yatsushiro Sea...
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    Amakasu Kagemochi (甘糟 景持) (died 1604) was a Japanese samurai of the Sengoku period. He was a retainer of the Uesugi clan. He was a commander of the Masugata...
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  • Samurai Shodown IV: Amakusa's Revenge is the fourth in SNK's flagship Samurai Shodown series of fighting games. Chronologically, it is the second and...
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  • Amakusa pottery (天草陶磁器, Amakusa tōjiki) is a type of Japanese pottery traditionally from the Amakusa islands, in Kumamoto Prefecture. "第12回 天草大陶磁器展". Amakusatoujiki...
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    of these are located in the East China Sea. Amakusa Shimoshima Island, Amakusa Kamishima Island, Amakusa Nagashima Island, Kagoshima Aoshima Gotō Islands...
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    Basin and the Amakusa Island Area. The first one is the Kumamoto han, and the second the Hitoyoshi han and the third one is the Amakusa Area, once controlled...
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  • Ryugatake, Kumamoto (category Kami-Amakusa, Kumamoto)
    Ryūgatake (龍ヶ岳町, Ryūgatake-machi) was a town located in Amakusa District, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan. As of 2003, the town had an estimated population...
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    Reihoku (苓北町, Reihoku-machi) is a town located in Amakusa District, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan. As of 31 August 2024[update], the town had an estimated...
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    Shimabara Domain, several thousand rebels crossed the sea to the nearby Amakusa Islands, domain of the Terazawa family, to help the local Christians who...
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  • produced by Diomedéa, aired between October and December 2013. Kanade Amakusa is a high school student who is suffering from a curse called "Absolute...
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    JS Amakusa is a Hiuchi-class Auxiliary Multi-purpose Support (AMS) ship of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF). The ship was built by Universal...
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