Kumamoto

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Power companyKyushu Electric Power
Area codes094 ~ 096
Quizzes for this prefecture:Kumamoto Municipality Quiz

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Commercial Facilities★★★

Semiconductor-related investment is concentrated in Kikuyō, Kumamoto

Semiconductors

After TSMC announced its new plant, an enormous number of semiconductor suppliers also moved in.

Examples12

Narrowing down the city3

Once you know the prefecture: which municipality

Entire prefecture

Commercial Facilities★★★

Many semiconductor companies are setting up around Kikuyō

Where
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Red tape

Other★★★

Road signs and poles in Kumamoto often have red tape wrapped around them

Red tape

Red tape is wrapped around the posts of signs and billboards.

Kyushu Electric

Utility Pole★★★

Look for Kyushu Electric Power pole plates.

Regions

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熊本市 熊本市 熊本市 熊本市 熊本市 八代市 人吉市 荒尾市 水俣市 玉名市 山鹿市 菊池市 宇土市 上天草市 宇城市 阿蘇市 天草市 合志市 美里町 玉東町 南関町 長洲町 和水町 大津町 菊陽町 南小国町 小国町 産山村 高森町 西原村 南阿蘇村 御船町 嘉島町 益城町 甲佐町 山都町 氷川町 芦北町 津奈木町 錦町 多良木町 湯前町 水上村 相良村 五木村 山江村 球磨村 あさぎり町 苓北町

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Quiz

Basics

General facts about this place
  • Mt. Aso is an active volcano with one of the world's largest calderas, surrounded by vast grasslands[ref]
  • With TSMC's factory entry, the semiconductor industry is rapidly clustering[ref]

Companies

Companies with ties to this region. However, this does not necessarily mean they can be used on GeoGuessr.
  • Japan Advanced Semiconductor Manufacturing (JASM)

    A subsidiary set up in Kumamoto by ’s TSMC, the world’s largest semiconductor foundry. It plans to manufacture logic chips (40nm, 28nm/22nm, 16nm/12nm, 7nm/6nm nodes).

    Official site (IR)Factory overview – JASM CEO Yuichi Hotta, Jan 27 2025

  • Ebara

    A leading manufacturer of pumps for water and resources. It holds 100% share in high-pressure ammonia pumps for fertilizer plants.

    Official site (IR)

  • Fujifilm Electronic Materials

    Produces lithography materials and components for image sensors.

    Official site (IR)

  • Hirata

    Designs and manufactures “production lines” themselves.

    Official site (IR)

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