| Kurume 久留米 |
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| Location of Kurume in Fukuoka | |||
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Kurume
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| Country | Japan | ||
| Region | Kyūshū | ||
| Prefecture | Fukuoka | ||
| Government | |||
| • Mayor | Toshinori Narahara (since February 2010) | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 229.84 km2 (88.7 sq mi) | ||
| Population (February 1, 2010) | |||
| • Total | 303,277 | ||
| • Density | 1,319.51/km2 (3,417.5/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | Japan Standard Time (UTC+9) | ||
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| - Tree | Cinnamomum camphora, Zelkova serrata, Rhus succedanea, Camellia, Round Leaf Holly | ||
| - Flower | Azalea, Cosmos | ||
| Phone number | 0942-30-9000 | ||
| Address | 15-3 Jonan, Kurume-shi, Fukuoka-ken 830-8520 |
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| Website | City of Kurume | ||
Kurume (久留米市 Kurume-shi) is a city located in Fukuoka prefecture, Japan.
The city has an estimated population of 303,277 and a population density of 1,319.51 persons per km². The total area is 229.84 km².
The city was founded on April 1, 1889.
Famous people from Kurume include: the family of the Bridgestone Tire Corporation (Shojiro Ishibashi), George Shima (the "Potato King" of California), the pop group Checkers, the singer and actress Seiko Matsuda, anime creator Leiji Matsumoto, the television celebrity, Rena Tanaka, actor Ryo Ishibashi and the late Izumi Sakai of Zard. The Bridgestone Tire Corporation has its origins in Kurume as traditional footwear manufacturers, producing the sock-like shoe (tabi), used by farmers. They found that by coating the bottom of tabi with rubber, farmers could be protected from the invasion of parasitic worms that live in rice paddies.
Famous traditional products of Kurume are the kasuri (絣), roughly woven indigo dyed cloth; pork soup (tonkotsu) ramen noodles; and trays and bowls made from rantai shikki (籃胎漆器), a composite made from lacquered bamboo.
In 2010 Kurume hosted the International Camellia Conference.
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