The birthplaces of Japanese Prime Ministers (primeminsters)

Japanese Prime minister birthplace

League table for islands of Japan

Honshu Island 43

Shikoku 3

Kyushu 7

Description of each birthplace

Yamaguchi prefecture - South Western Honshu Island -

PMs born in province Terauchi Masatake, Katsura Taro, two from Tabuse Nobusuke Kishi and Eisaku Sato, and three from Hagi

Ito Hirobumi, Yamagata Aritomo, and Tanaka Giichi

The town of Hagi in south western Japan (population ,50,000) on the North coast of the Yamaguchi prefecture, formerly Choshu. The province is the south western tip of the main island of Japan, Honshu Island. The town is an historic city, considered of major importance in the development of Japan from the nineteenth century.

External Links on town of Hagi

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Kagoshima - South of Kyshu Island

PMs born in Kagoshima

Kuroda Kiyotaka, Matsukata Masayoshi, Yamamoto Gonnohyoe

Satsuma is one of the main provinces that rose in the 19th century in opposition to the Tokugawa shogunate, that once ran Japan from the 17th century. The province had large represenatation in the restoration.

The province is now part of Kagoshima. The province lies on south of the the 3rd largest island of Japan, Kyushu. Kyushu is the southerly island if the 3 largest islands of Japan.

One of the most famous cities of Satsuma is the city of Kagoshima, (the birthplace of Matsukata Masayoshia) a city of 500,000 a bay city, with hot weather and an impressive strata volcano. Kagoshima is an advanced cosmopolitan city, with an international airport. In 1549 Japan had its first meeting with Christians in Kagoshima. The Spanish missionary Francis Xavier arrived in Kagoshima.

Kagoshima was bombarded by the British Nin 1863 to punish the Satsuma daimyo for the murder of Charles Richardson on the Tokaido highway the previous year, and the refusal to pay an indemnity in compensation.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Satsuma_Province

In 1549 Japan had its first contact with Christians in Kagoshima. The Spanish missionary Francis Xavier arrived in Kagoshima and was given a friendly welcome.

Kagoshima was bombarded by the British Royal Navy in 1863 to gain revenge on the powerful Satsuma daimyo for the murder of Charles Richardson on the Tokaido highway the previous year, and the refusal to pay an indemnity in compensation. Kagoshima Castle was the centre of the Satsuma Daimyo. The industrial revolution of Japan started in the city.

Saga, - North West of Kyushu

PMs born in Saga Okuma Shigenobu

A provence on the north west of Kyushu island (the third largest, and most southerly of the main Japanese islands)

The provence is largest rural outisdeof the two main cirties Saga, and Karatsu.

Kyoto - West of Honshu Island

PMs born in province Saionji Kinmochi, Naruhiko, Prince Higashikuni, Hitoshi Ashida, Kiichi Miyazawa

The city of Kyoto is a major toursit centre of historical and cultural importance. A population of 1.5 million. The city produces historic craft skills
.During the 8th century, when powerful Buddhist clergy became a threat to the power of the Imperial government, the Emperor chose to relocate the capital far from Buddhist influence. The new city, Heiankyo became Japan's imperial court in 794. The city was renamed to Kyoto "capital city". Kyoto remained Japan's capital until the transfer of the government to Edo in 1868 at the time of the Imperial Restoration.

Kyoto is the only large Japanese city still with much pre-war buildings, such as machiya. Yet modernization is stripping away the old architecture.

The city of Fukuyama a city located in Hiroshima, estimated population of 426,795 ( holds an annual 'Rose' festival in May) produced Hitoshi Ashida, Kiichi Miyazawa

Iwate Prefecture - North west of Honshu Island

PMs from province Saito Makoto, Mitsumasa Yonai, Zenko Suzuki

One of the last provinces to be brought into the empire around the 9th century, when the Japanese conqured the region of Ainu people of north west Honshu Island. The Ainu are now a minority community in the region.

Tokyo - Honshu Island

PMs from province Takahashi KTsutomu Hataorekiyo, Fumimaro Konoe, Hideki Tojo, Shigeru Yoshida, Ichiro Hatoyama, Tanzan Ishibashi, Morihiro Hosokawa,

Located in on a bay on the coast of central eastern Honshu Island. Tokyo means eastern capital, and is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. The city was founded as Edo. The city is now the capital of Japan, as such since 1869. Yet was the de facto capital from the 18th century, from being the largest and most powerful city in Japan. When the capital was moved to the city, the city was given its now famous name Tokyo, and is one of the largest on the planet, with a population of 33 - 35 million. The city faces a devastating earthquake threat. The city is the business, cultural and political capital.

Hiroshima Prefecture, - Honshu Island

PMs from province Kato Tomosaburo, Hayato Ikeda, Toshiki Kaifu

Famous for the atomic bomb. The city grew as a millatry base from the sino -Japenese war.

Kumamoto Prefecture - Kyushu

PMs from area Kiyoura Keigo

The PM was from Kamoto District Population 57,000, located in west central coast of the on the 3rd largest island of Japan, Kyushu.

Aichi Island - Honshu Island

PMs from area Kato Takaaki, Toshiki Kaifu

Nagoya, (Kato Takaaki, Toshiki Kaifu) The third largest Japanese city with 2.1 million. In the the province of Aichi. The city was bombed in WW2. On the east of the the southern coast of Honshu Island.

Shimane Prefecture - Honshu Island

PMs from province Wakatsuki Reijiro, Noboru Takeshita

Matsue is the capital city of Shimane Prefecture estimated population of 152,597. It is the "water city," sitting on beautiful Lake Shinji, the seventh largest lake in Japan. Nearby Izumo Taisha is considered to be the oldest and most important Shinto shrine in Japan. The city and the province are in the northern part of the the south west half of Honshu Island.

Kochi Prefecture - South west of Southern Japanese island of Skikoku

PM from province Hamaguchi Osachi

Okayama Prefecture -Honshu Island

PMs from province Inukai Tsuyoshi, Kiichiro Hiranuma, Ryutaro Hashimoto

A province on the central southern coast of the south of Honushu Island. It province faces Skikoku.

Fukui Prefecture A province on the central west of Honushu Island

Fukuoka Prefecture - North west of Kyushu Island

PMs from province Koki Hirota

A province on the north west of Kyushu Island,

Ishikawa Prefecture - Honshu Island

PMs from province Senjuro Hayashi, Nobuyuki Abe, Yoshiro Mori. A province on the centre west cost of Honushu Island

Tochigi Prefecture, - Honshu Island

PMs from province Kuniaki Koiso

A province in Honushu Island, famous for a road connecting to Edu.

Osaka - Honshu Island

PMs from province Kantaro Suzuki, Kijuro Shidehara

A province n the in the east of the southern coast portion of Honushu Island.

The city of Osaka is the historical commercial capital of Japan and is still one of Japan's major industrial centers and ports, the heart of the Osaka-Kobe-Kyoto metropolitan area, which has a population of 17,510,000. The

Sakai another city of of Osaka, a vital port city. One of the most important port cities in Japan. An historcially important and prosporous city.

Wakayama - Honshu Island

PMs from area Tetsu Katayama

On the east of the southern coast of Honshu island,

Niigata Prefecture - Honshu Island

PMs from Kakuei Tanaka

On the north west of Honshu Island

Tokushima Prefecture - Shikoku

PMs from area Takeo Miki

on the north west of Shikoku

Gunma Prefecture - Honshu Island

PMs from area Takeo Fukuda, Yasuhiro Nakasone, Keizo Obuchi

is located near Tokyo on Hounshu Island

Shiga Prefecture - Honshu Island

PMs from area Sosuke Uno

Located on the coast of south Honshu Island

Oita Prefecture - Kyushu Island

PMs from area Tomiichi Murayama

A rural mountaineous located on the north east of Kyushu Island, Japan. The capital is the city of Oita.

Kanagawa Prefecture - Honshu Island

PMs from area Junichiro Koizumi

A province on the south east of Honshu Island.

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