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[[Image:Nagasaki.jpg|right|Nagasaki]]

[[Image:Nagasaki.jpg|right|Nagasaki]]

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

'''Kyushu''' (Kyūshū, 九州) 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.'' <ref>[http://www.nagasaki-tabinet.com/mlang/english/guide/history.php Nagasaki] </ref>

F<i></i>ukuoka is its 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.'' <ref>[http://www.nagasaki-tabinet.com/mlang/english/guide/history.php Nagasaki] </ref>

''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.''  

''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.''