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Shimabara City
島原市
alternative words: Shimabarashi city, Shimabarashi, Shimabara-shi, Shimabara shi, Shimabara
keywords:
kyushu
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town
related topics:
Nagasaki Prefecture
related web sites:
http://www.city.shimabara.nagasaki.jp
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http://www.yado.co.jp/kankou/nagasaki/simabara/simabindex.htm
explanation: Situated in Shimabara Peninsula of Nagasaki Prefecture, the town is the center of the regional tourism. In November 1990, the volcano (Mt. Fuken), located in the west of the town, wake up suddenly after 2 centuries of sleep and made 43 victims in the next year, most of them being policemen and firemen who watched the district nearby.
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