Talk:Kyushu

message: What are the names of the "nine (九) provinces (州)"? --Menchi 10:00, 25 Nov 2003 (UTC)
replies: text: How did the nine provinces transform into the eight prefectures of today?  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 82.139.81.0 (talk) 13:15, 3 June 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  9 provinces 

message: It is considered the birthplace of Japanese civilization. - isn't the Nara area?
:That is one of very famous controversies in Japanese history. We should have an article about this topic. -- Taku 02:57, Mar 22, 2005 (UTC)
::Interesting.  What arguments are there for considering Kyushu the birthplace of Japanese civilization?  I was under the impression that it was historically rather isolated, and that all the archeological remains are around Kansai and Nara specifically Nik42 07:35, 24 Mar 2005 (UTC)
thread_title:  Birthplace of Japanese civilization? 

message: I have no idea whether you should spell Kyushu like Kyushu or in Romaji, like Kyūshū. Just a thought. -SilverBulletx3chattehcontribs 19:54, 25 June 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Take a look at WP:MOS-JP. Kyūshū seems to be the consensus for use on Wikipedia. Bobo12345 12:37, 2 October 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Kyushu or Kyūshū? 

message: IP User:114.73.0.14 asked, "how much percentige of the population live here?" Fg2 (talk) 10:05, 24 March 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Population question 

message: Is this article about the island or the administrative region (which includes many other islands)?  Reading through the article and looking at the included images, there seems to be a good deal of inconsistency regarding whether or not Okinawa is included, for instance.  When land mass and population figures are presented, do these refer to the whole region, or only Kyushu Island?  Perhaps we should spin off the island to its own article at Kyushu Island.  Wilhelm Meis (☎ Diskuss | ✍ Beiträge) 18:15, 3 June 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Island or region? 

message: There should be a history section, describing the general history of the region, as well as how the old provinces changed into the current prefectures and how the modern region was established.— Preceding unsigned comment added by 77.61.180.106 (talk) 16:21, August 24, 2021 (UTC)
:I concur. One could be easily created by translating the relevant subsection from the Japanese version of this aritcle. --Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| reply here 08:19, 27 November 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  History 

message: The current opening paragraph is a bit unwieldy, containing the word island(s) three times in close proximity. The word 'four' doesn't need repeating.
"Kyūshū (九州, Kyūshū, pronounced [kʲɯꜜːɕɯː] ⓘ, lit. 'Nine Provinces') is the third-largest island of Japan's four main islands and the most southerly of the four largest islands (i.e. excluding Okinawa)."
Maybe something like this would be a little more concise. (I'm not even sure the reference to Okinawa is necessary, as it is not one of the four main islands.) 
"Kyūshū (九州, Kyūshū, pronounced [kʲɯꜜːɕɯː] ⓘ, lit. 'Nine Provinces') is the third-largest and most southerly of Japan's four main islands (i.e. excluding Okinawa)." 安堵龍 (talk) 14:57, 14 January 2024 (UTC)
thread_title:  Opening paragraph