Kumamoto
Japanese volcanic city
Kumamoto is a city on the island of Kyushu in southwestern Japan, known for its reconstructed feudal castle and as the capital of Kumamoto Prefecture.
The city serves as a regional hub for commerce and transportation: We took the bullet train from Fukuoka to Kumamoto.
A major earthquake struck the area in 2016, damaging the historic castle.
Japan's southwestern main territory
Collapsed volcanic summit basin
- eruptionViolent sudden release
- craterImpact or volcanic basin
- sulfurYellow combustible element
- fumaroleVolcanic gas vent
active · smoke · grasslands · ropeway · hiking · geothermal · ash · magma
Flesh from domesticated equines
Refuses to cooperate
- ginkgoAncient Chinese deciduous tree
- reconstructionRebuilding after destruction
- samuraiFeudal Japanese military caste
- feudalOf tiered landownership
keep · turrets · battlements · moats · garrison · daimyo · donjon · earthquake damage
Year ending Obama's presidency
- magnitudeSize or scale
- aftershockSmaller quake following larger
- liquefactionConversion to liquid state
- seismicRelating to ground tremors
tremor · epicenter · fault · reconstruction · recovery · displacement · damage · intensity
Kyushu
Japan's southwestern main territory
caldera
Collapsed volcanic summit basin
fumarole · active · smoke · grasslands · ropeway · hiking · geothermal · ash · magma · pyroclastic
horse meat
Flesh from domesticated equines
shochu · watermelon · tomatoes · mustard greens · tonkotsu
stone walls
Refuses to cooperate
- ginkgoAncient Chinese deciduous tree
- reconstructionRebuilding after destruction
- samuraiFeudal Japanese military caste
feudal · keep · turrets · battlements · moats · garrison · daimyo · donjon · earthquake damage · restoration
2016
Year ending Obama's presidency
- magnitudeSize or scale
- aftershockSmaller quake following larger
- liquefactionConversion to liquid state
seismic · tremor · epicenter · fault · reconstruction · recovery · displacement · damage · intensity · casualties