Kumamoto

[ koo-muh-moh-toh; Japanese koo-mah-maw-taw ]

noun

1. a city on W central Kyushu, in SW Japan.

Kumamoto

/ ˌkʊməˈməʊtəʊ /

noun

1. a city in SW Japan, on W central Kyushu: Kumamoto Medical University (1949). Pop: 653 835 (2002 est)

Example Sentences

A new study from researchers at Kumamoto University sheds light on a potential link between exposure to certain everyday chemicals during pregnancy and the development of asthma in children.

From Science Daily

To test their approach, the researchers performed experiments during the annual health checks of two adult chimpanzees at Kumamoto Sanctuary, Wildlife Research Center, Kyoto University.

From Science Daily

Private sector investment totals $20 billion for the plants in the Kumamoto region, southwestern Japan.

From Seattle Times

The young woman — a child, really — hasn’t seen him since the previous year, when she left their village on the southern Japanese island of Iojima for a mansion in the city of Kumamoto.

From New York Times

In a brothel in Kumamoto’s licensed quarter, Ichi finds herself under the wing of its highest-earning courtesan, or oiran, the impossibly elegant Shinonome.

From New York Times