Kurume

Kurume

久留米市
Kurume ; 久留米市
Core city
	From the upper left:; Nishitetsu Kurume Station, city hall, Suitengu shrine, ; Kora-taisha shrine, Narita-san temple; Ishibashi bunka center, JR Kurume Station
	Flag Emblem
	Location of Kurume in Fukuoka Prefecture
	Kurume Location in Japan
	Coordinates: 33°19′N 130°31′E / 33.317°N 130.517°ECoordinates: 33°19′N 130°31′E / 33.317°N 130.517°E
Country	Japan
Region	Kyushu
Prefecture	Fukuoka Prefecture
Government
• Mayor	Toshinori Narahara (since February 2010)
Area
• Total	229.96 km2 (88.79 sq mi)
Population (June 1, 2019)
• Total	303,579
• Density	1,300/km2 (3,400/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+09:00 (JST)
City hall address	15-3 Jonan, Kurume-shi, Fukuoka-ken; 830-8520
Website	www.city.kurume.fukuoka.jp
Flower
Symbols
Flower	Azalea, Cosmos
Tree	Cinnamomum camphora, Zelkova serrata, Rhus succedanea, Camellia, Round Leaf Holly

Kurume (久留米市, Kurume-shi) is a city in Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. As of June 1, 2019, the city has an estimated population of 303,579^[1] and a population density of 1,320 persons per km². The total area is 229.96 km².

On February 5, 2005, the town of Kitano (from Mii District), the towns of Jōjima and Mizuma (both from Mizuma District), and the town of Tanushimaru (from Ukiha District) were merged into Kurume.^{[citation needed]}

Neighboring municipalities[]

Fukuoka Prefecture[]

Saga Prefecture[]

Traditional products[]

Traditional products of Kurume are kasuri(絣), or woven indigo-dyed cloth; tonkotsu ramen (pork-bone broth noodles); and trays and bowls made from rantai shikki (籃胎漆器), a composite made from lacquered bamboo.

Universities[]

Transport[]

Kurume Station is served by the Kyushu Shinkansen and Kyudai Main Line east to Oita, while Nishitetsu Kurume Station is served by the Nishitetsu Amagi Line.

Sister cities[]

Kurume is twinned with these cities.

Kōriyama, Fukushima, Japan^[2]
Modesto, California, United States^[3]
Hefei, Anhui, China^[4]

Notable people born or raised in Kurume[]

In chronological order of birth year:

Tanaka Hisashige (1799-1881) Engineer and Inventor who started the company which became Toshiba.
George Shima (1864–1926), "Potato King" of California.^[5]^[6]
Shigeru Aoki (1882–1911), Western-style artist.
Shōjirō Ishibashi (1889–1976), founder of Bridgestone Corporation, which originated in Kurume as traditional footwear manufacturers, producing the sock-like shoe (jika-tabi) used by farmers; they found that by coating the bottom of tabi with rubber, farmers could be protected from the invasion of parasitic worms that live in rice paddies.^[7]
Harue Koga (1895–1933), eclectic avant-garde artist and poet.
Susumu Fujita (1912–1990/91), actor.^[8]
Leiji Matsumoto (1938–present), manga artist, anime character designer and animator.^[9]
Seiji Sakaguchi (1942-present), Japanese professional wrestler and judoka
Ryo Ishibashi (1956–present), actor.^[10]
Seiko Matsuda (1962–present), singer and actress.^[11]
Fumiya Fujii (1962–present), lead vocalist of The Checkers (Japanese band).^[12]
Izumi Sakai (1967–2007), lead vocalist of Zard; born in Kurume, but raised in Kanagawa.^[13]
Rena Tanaka (1980–present), actress.^[14]
Kanikapila 7 piece Pop Band.
Leo Ieiri (1994–present), singer, songwriter.^[15]^{[circular reference]}

References[]

^ "List of Statistical Tables　Portal Site of Official Statistics of Japan　GL38020103". www.e-stat.go.jp. Retrieved 2016-05-07.
^ 姉妹都市（国内）. Kurume city. Retrieved 2015-02-24.
^ 姉妹都市（海外）. Kurume city. Retrieved 2015-02-24.
^ 友好都市. Kurume city. Retrieved 2015-02-24.
^ Kim, Hyung-chan. (1999). Distinguished Asian Americans: A Biographical Dictionary, pp. 316-317., p. 316, at Google Books
^ Hata, Don and Nadine. "George Shima: The Potato King of California" (PDF). Journal of the West. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 5, 2012.
^ About the Founder | ISHIBASHI FOUNDATION
^ 藤田進(フジタススム)とは - コトバンク. kotobank.jp. Archived from the original on 2015-02-09.
^ 「メーテル役は小雪さんに」松本零士さん、松山で講演 - マイタウン愛媛. asahi.com. 2011-03-06. Archived from the original on 2011-03-08.
^ PROFILE｜石橋凌 (いしばしりょう) OFFICIAL WEBSITE. avex.jp. Archived from the original on 2014-07-26.
^ 日本のシンガーTOP30 - 第7位 (in Japanese). HMV Japan. Archived from the original on February 9, 2015.
^ 男の履歴書　藤井フミヤ｜インライフ. inlifeweb.com. Archived from the original on 2013-02-22.
^ Group Future: ZARD & Sakai Izumi Profiling (Profiling ZARD and Izumi Sakai). Art Book Hon no Mori, 2000. ISBN 4-87693-550-5 (ISBN ), ISBN 978-4-87693-550-5 (ISBN ) (in Japanese)
^ 田中麗奈 OFFICIAL WEBSITE. Rena Tanaka Official Site. Archived from the original on 2015-01-09.
^ Leo Ieiri

External links[]

Official website (in Japanese)
久留米アート.info » 久留米市の歴史と秘話. kurume-art.info. Archived from the original on 2013-09-21.

[1] "List of Statistical Tables　Portal Site of Official Statistics of Japan　GL38020103". www.e-stat.go.jp. Retrieved 2016-05-07.

[2] 姉妹都市（国内）. Kurume city. Retrieved 2015-02-24.

[3] 姉妹都市（海外）. Kurume city. Retrieved 2015-02-24.

[4] 友好都市. Kurume city. Retrieved 2015-02-24.

[Kim-5] Kim, Hyung-chan. (1999). Distinguished Asian Americans: A Biographical Dictionary, pp. 316-317., p. 316, at Google Books

[hata-6] Hata, Don and Nadine. "George Shima: The Potato King of California" (PDF). Journal of the West. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 5, 2012.

[7] About the Founder | ISHIBASHI FOUNDATION

[8] 藤田進(フジタススム)とは - コトバンク. kotobank.jp. Archived from the original on 2015-02-09.

[9] 「メーテル役は小雪さんに」松本零士さん、松山で講演 - マイタウン愛媛. asahi.com. 2011-03-06. Archived from the original on 2011-03-08.

[10] PROFILE｜石橋凌 (いしばしりょう) OFFICIAL WEBSITE. avex.jp. Archived from the original on 2014-07-26.

[11] 日本のシンガーTOP30 - 第7位 (in Japanese). HMV Japan. Archived from the original on February 9, 2015.

[12] 男の履歴書　藤井フミヤ｜インライフ. inlifeweb.com. Archived from the original on 2013-02-22.

[13] Group Future: ZARD & Sakai Izumi Profiling (Profiling ZARD and Izumi Sakai). Art Book Hon no Mori, 2000. ISBN 4-87693-550-5 (ISBN ), ISBN 978-4-87693-550-5 (ISBN ) (in Japanese)

[14] 田中麗奈 OFFICIAL WEBSITE. Rena Tanaka Official Site. Archived from the original on 2015-01-09.

[15] Leo Ieiri

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