Northern Kyushu

Northern Kyushu is a subregion of Kyushu.
This northern region encompasses the prefectures of Fukuoka, Saga, Nagasaki, Kumamoto, and Ōita.

History

Before 1963 it was called North Kyushu until the city of Kitakyushu was formed. The name of the city means North Kyushu in Japanese, so to avoid confusion, the name of the region was changed.
It is the most urbanized and industrialized part of the Kyushu region.
For the purposes of development analysis, the area is construed to include Yamaguchi Prefecture on Honshu. Although Yamaguchi is not part of Kyushu, it is a functional satellite of the.
The region is part of the Taiheiyō Belt and comprises the.