Mashiki, Kumamoto
Template:Infobox city Japan Mashiki (益城町, Mashiki-machi) is a town located in Kamimashiki District, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan.
As of March 2017, the town has an estimated population of 33,001[1] and a density of 500 persons per km². The total area is 65.67 km².
Kumamoto Airport is located in Mashiki.
Mashiki was near the epicenter of the 2016 Kumamoto earthquake, leading to fire and rubble killing at least 40 people.
Notable People from Mashiki
- Minoru Hata, football player
- Shuhei Kamimura, football player
- Taishin Morikawa, football player
- Hiroki Noda, football player
- Ryota Sakata, football player
- Shintaro Shimada, football player
References
- ^ "Official website of Mashiki Town" (in Japanese). Japan: Mashiki Town. Retrieved 1 May 2017.
External links
Media related to Mashiki, Kumamoto at Wikimedia Commons- Mashiki official website (in Japanese)
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