Northern Kyushu

[1] This northern region encompasses the prefectures of Fukuoka, Saga, Nagasaki, Kumamoto, and Ōita.

The name of the city means North Kyūshū in Japanese, so to avoid confusion, the name of the region was changed.

[2] For the purposes of development analysis, the area is construed to include Yamaguchi Prefecture on Honshū.

Although Yamaguchi is not part of Kyūshū, it is a functional satellite of the Kanmon Straits Metropolitan Area [ja].

[3] The region is part of the Taiheiyō Belt and comprises the Northern Kyushu Industrial Zone [ja].