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'''Kyushu''' is one of the principal [[Japanese]] islands together with [[Hokkaido]], [[Honshu]] and [[Shikoku]]. Kyushu is located southwest of the main island Honshu.  

'''Kyushu''' is one of the principal [[Japanese]] islands together with [[Hokkaido]], [[Honshu]] and [[Shikoku]]. Kyushu is located southwest of the main island Honshu.  

F<i></i>ukuoka is it's most important city. Kumamoto is a major city on Kyushu's west coast with a population of 650,000. ''In 1571, the Japanese government opened a port in Nagasaki for trading with Portuguese ships. After that, many western goods were introduced into Nagasaki.'' [http://www.nagasaki-tabinet.com/mlang/english/guide/history.php]

F<i></i>ukuoka is it's most important city. Kumamoto is a major city on Kyushu's west coast with a population of 650,000. ''In 1571, the Japanese government opened a port in Nagasaki for trading with Portuguese ships. After that, many western goods were introduced into Nagasaki.'' [http://www.nagasaki-tabinet.com/mlang/english/guide/history.php] ''As one of Japan's closest port cities to the Asian mainland, Nagasaki has played a prominent role in foreign trade relations for many centuries and was the most important of only a very few ports open to restricted numbers of foreign traders during Japan's period of isolation.''

 

''In more recent history, Nagasaki became the second city after Hiroshima to be destroyed by an atomic bomb towards the end of World War II.'' [http://www.japan-guide.com/e/e2162.html]

Kyushu is the birthplace of Japanese porcelain. <ref> [http://www.welcomekyushu.com/ Kyushu Tourism ] </ref>

Kyushu is the birthplace of Japanese porcelain. <ref> [http://www.welcomekyushu.com/ Kyushu Tourism ] </ref>