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Amakusa is an island belonging to Japan, 26½ miles
long and 13½ in extreme width, situated about 32°20'N, 130°E, on the west of
the province of Higo (island of Kyushyu), from which it is separated by the
Yatsushiro-kai.
It has no high mountains, but its surface being very hilly -- four of the
peaks rise to a height over 1500 feet -- the natives resort to the terrace
system of cultivation with remarkable success.
A number of the heads of the Christians executed in connection with the
Shimabara rebellion in the first half of the 17th century were buried in
this island. Amakusa produces a little coal and fine kaolin, which was
largely used in former times by the potters of Hirado and Satsuma.
Now Amakusa, Kumamoto is a district and Amakusa, Amakusa, Kumamoto is a town
in Kumamoto.
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