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Amakusa
1911 Encyclopedia Britannica
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an island belonging to Japan, 262 m. long and 132 in extreme width, situated about 32° 20' N., and 130 E. long., on the west of the province of Higo (island of Kiushiu), from which it is separated by the Yatsushiro-kai. It has no high mountains, but its surface being very hilly - four of the peaks rise to a height over 1500 ft. - the natives resort to the terrace system of cultivation with remarkable success. A number of the heads of the Christians executed in connexion with the Shimabara rebellion in the first half of the 17th century were buried in this island. Amakusa produces a little coal and fine kaolin, which was largely used in former times by the potters of Hirado and Satsuma.
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Bibliography Information
Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Amakusa'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/bri/a/amakusa.html. 1910.
Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Amakusa'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/bri/a/amakusa.html. 1910.
