Kurume (久留米市, Kurume-shi) is a city in Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan.
As of February 1, 2010, 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.
On February 5, 2005, the town of Kitano (from Mii District), the towns of JÅjima and Mizuma (both from Mizuma District), and the town of Tanushimaru (from Ukiha District) were merged into Kurume.
§Traditional products
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.
§Universities
- Kurume University
- Kurume University Hospital
- Kurume Institute of Technology
- St.Mary's College
- Kurume Shin-Ai Women's College
§Transport
Kurume Station is served by the Kyushu Shinkansen and Kyudai Main Line east to Oita, while Nishitetsu Kurume Station is served by the Nishitetsu Amagi Line.
§Sister cities
Kurume is twinned with these cities.
- KÅriyama, Fukushima, Japan
- Modesto, California, United States
- Hefei, Anhui, China
§Notable people born or raised in Kurume
In chronological order of birth year:
- George Shima (1864â€"1926), "Potato King" of California.
- Shigeru Aoki (1882-1911), Western-style artist.
- ShÅjirÅ Ishibashi (1889â€"1976), founder of Bridgestone Corporation, which originated in Kurume as traditional footwear manufacturers, producing the sock-like shoe (jika-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.
- Harue Koga (1895-1933), eclectic avant-garde artist and poet.
- Susumu Fujita (1912â€"1990/91), actor.
- Leiji Matsumoto (1938â€"present), manga artist, anime character designer and animator.
- Ryo Ishibashi (1956â€"present), actor.
- Seiko Matsuda (1962â€"present), singer and actress.
- Fumiya Fujii (1962â€"present), lead vocalist of The Checkers (Japanese band).
- Izumi Sakai (1967â€"2007), lead vocalist of Zard; born in Kurume, but raised in Kanagawa.
- Rena Tanaka (1980â€"present), actress.
§See also
- Chikugo River
§References
§External links
- Official website (Japanese)
- 久留米アート.info » 久留米市ã®æ´å²ã¨ç§˜è©±
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