While the route is unclear, another type of biwa found its way to the Kyushu region, and this thin biwa (called mōsō-biwa or kōjin-biwa) was used in ceremonies and religious rites.

Fukuoka is the economic center of the Kyushu region, with an economy largely focused on the service sector.

During the 2004 to 2005 sales year, Black Thunder bars saw a sudden surge in popularity in the Kyushu region.

It is the most urbanized and industrialized part of the Kyushu region.

An unusually high annual precipitation of 1000 mm has been recorded in recent years in the Kyushu region and assigned to climate change.

According to the document, when Empress Keikō visited the Kyushu region, stopping first in Toyo-no-kuni, she exclaimed that 'This is a vast land, indeed.

After retiring he is a scout in the Kyushu region for the Hanshin Tigers.

Fukuoka Prefecture announced the first confirmed case in Kyushu region: a U.S. citizen who visited his wife's parents' home.

Gyokuro should not be confused with "tamaryokucha", a tea produced in the Kyushu region.

In the 3rd century BC, people from Goguryeo, Baekje, Silla and Gaya in the Korean Peninsula, started to move into the Kyushu region of Japan.