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Kuma District, Kumamoto
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'''Kuma''' (球磨郡; -gun) is a districts of Japan district located in Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan.
In 2003 the district had an estimated population of 64,552 and a population density density of 48.64 persons per square kilometer km². The total area is 1,327.16 km².
Kuma district has the highest Pachinko Machine to citizen ratio of any place on earth. It is also the Sho-Chu capital of Japan, for production and likely also for consumption.
The local dialect is called Kuma-Ben. An example of Kuma-ben can be seen with the word for hot, (At Sue EE)in standard Japanese. In Kuma-ben it is pronounced (Ats ka).
A local tradition in Kuma-Gun is the Saka-Zuki. At social settings such as a party you present your empty glass of Sho-Chu or Beeru to a friend, you then pour some beverage into the glass. After your friend finishes the drink he returns your glass and fills it with more of the beverage.
Towns and villages
* Asagiri, Kumamoto Asagiri
* Itsuki, Kumamoto Itsuki
* Kuma, Kumamoto Kuma
* Mizukami, Kumamoto Mizukami
* Nishiki, Kumamoto Nishiki
* Sagara, Kumamoto Sagara
* Taragi, Kumamoto Taragi
* Yamae, Kumamoto Yamae
* Yunomae, Kumamoto Yunomae
Merger and dissolution of municipalities of Japan Merger
*On April 1, 2003, the municipalities of Fukada, Kumamoto Fukada, Menda, Kumamoto Menda, Ue, Kumamoto Ue, Sue, Kumamoto Sue and Okaharu, Kumamoto Okaharu merged to form the new town of Asagiri, Kumamoto Asagiri.
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Category:Districts in Kumamoto Prefecture
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ja:球磨郡
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