一帶一路丨走進日本之日本的九州•沖繩地區Kyushu and Okinawa Region 2016-05-11 星辰前海律师

九州•沖繩地區

Kyushu and Okinawa Region

九州地區由日本四大島中最南端的九州島 以及周邊的1,400 多個島嶼組成。九州島的內 部多山,平原星星點點依徬著海岸、火山和溫 泉。該區屬於亞熱帶氣候。農業、畜牧業、養 豬業和漁業都很發達。北九州工業區則集中了 重工業和化工業。

Kyushu, the southernmost of the four major islands, and more than 1,400 surrounding islands make up the Kyushu region. Kyushu Island has a mountainous interior, with plains along the coast, volcanoes, and hot springs. The climate is subtropical. Agriculture, stock farming, hog raising, and fishery all flourish. The Kita Kyushu Industrial Zone contains a concentration of heavy and chemical industries.

橫貫大橋和海底隧道的公路和鐵路將九州 同本州連接起來。福岡縣的博多站是山陽新乾 線的終點。

Kyushu is connected to Honshu by road and rail via a bridge and undersea tunnels. Hakata Station in Fukuoka Prefecture is the terminus of the Sanyo Shinkansen.

主要旅遊景點有以溫泉著名的度假名鎮— 大分縣的別府、熊本縣的阿蘇山以及鹿兒島縣 的櫻島。

Major sightseeing spots are Beppu in Oita Prefecture, a resort town famous for its hot springs; Mount Aso in Kumamoto Prefecture; and Sakurajima in Kagoshima Prefecture.

沖繩縣由一連串的島嶼組成,共60個,與 九州島的南端遙遙相望。沖繩曾被稱為琉球群 島,直到17世紀還是一個獨立的王國,由此

Okinawa Prefecture is a chain of 60 islands located far to the south of Kyushu. Okinawa, once called Ryukyu, was an independent kingdom until the seventeenth century and, as such, developed its own distinct dialect and cultural traditions.

形成了其獨特的方言和文化傳統。二戰結束後, 沖繩一直為美軍所管制,直到1972 年,日本 才恢復對沖繩行使主權。旅遊業為該地區的主 導產業。由於全年氣候溫暖, 因而水上運動 頗為人們喜愛。沖繩有許多美麗的島嶼,如其 中的石垣島和宮古島,就以珊瑚礁而聞名。

After World War II and until 1972, Okinawa was controlled by the U.S. military. Tourism is the main industry. Because of the warm climate throughout the year, marine sports are popular. There are many beautiful islands in Okinawa, such as Ishigaki-jima and Miyako- jima, known for their coral reefs.