Kumaso Province or Land of Kumaso (熊曽国, Kumaso no kuni) was the name of Hyūga Province on the island of Kyushu in the Kojiki. Its boundaries are within...

Kōshū) (日向国 (日州, 向州)) – earlier called Kumaso Province (熊曾国) Ōsumi (Gūshū) (大隅国 (隅州)) – divided from Hyūga Province in 713 From 702 to 824 Ōsumi (大隅国) Tane...

Ōsumi, was named after the province. Before the establishment of the Ritsuryō system in 701, Ōsumi was a stronghold of the Kumaso people, an Austronesian...

“land of the Kumaso” (熊曽国) of Tsukushi-no-shima (Kyushu), which is named along with the provinces of Tsukushi, Toyo and Hi. The Kumaso people were subjugated...

Tsukushi Province, Hi Province, Kumaso Province and Toyo Province. Toyo Province was later divided into two regions, upper and lower Toyo Province, called...

name. The Hayato might have been the same as the Kumaso group of around the same time, but while the Kumaso are mentioned in the more legendary portions of...

ancient Japan, believed to have lived in the west of Kyūshū in the Hi Province (肥国). Kumaso Shinji Nishimura (1934). A Study of the Ancient Ships of Japan:...

Jimmu, originated from the Kumaso territory of Takachiho, Hyūga Province in present-day Kyushu's southeastern section. The Kumaso were also associated with...

son to leave the castle and not return until the barbarians living in the Kumaso domain are dealt with. The prince makes haste to complete this task, stopping...

(球磨川) and Kuma District (球磨郡). The Kuma element also appears in the ancient Kumaso. Kumamoto Prefecture is in the center of Kyushu, the southernmost of the...