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1. Mount Aso is the most active volcano of Japan. What prefecture of Kyushu is it located in?
2. What strait separates Kyushu from Honshu, the largest of Japan's main islands?
3. Active stratovolcano, Sakurajima, is located near which city of Kyushu?
4. What city of Kyushu shares a name with the imperial government of the island, between the 8th-12th centuries?
5. Tōchō-ji is the oldest Shingon Buddhism temple of Kyushu. What city of Kyushu is it located in?
6. Which town of Kyushu is known for its production of porcelain?
7. The Yūtoku Inari Shrine is located in what city of Kyushu?
8. The Bungo Channel is a strait which separates Kyushu and what other Japanese island?
9. Machiko Hasegawa is one of the first female manga artists. What city of Kyushu was she born in?
10. Sugawara no Michizane was a Japanese poet and politician during the Heian Period of Japan. Where in Kyushu is he buried?
11. Kitakyushu is the second-largest city of Kyushu. "Kitakyushu" means what in Japanese?
12. Which mountain of Kyushu is where Japanese philosopher, swordsman, writer and strategist, Miyamoto Musashi, is said to have fled to train after his defeat in the Battle of Sekigahara?
13. Jōmon Sugi is a UNESCO World Heritage site located on Kyushu. What is it?
14. Which mountain of Kyushu is dubbed the "Mount Fuji of Oita" due to its resemblance to the highest mountain of Japan?
15. Roman Catholic church, the Basilica of the Twenty-Six Holy Martyrs of Japan, is located in what city of Kyushu?
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