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Ubuyama Village
Kumamoto Prefecture · Village
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Ubuyama Village is a highland village in northeastern Kumamoto Prefecture, between the Aso outer rim and the Kuju Mountains, bordering Oita Prefecture. It has a park of higotai, a plant with blue flowers in summer, and grasslands of Aso-Kuju National Park. The village is also known for springs such as the Yamabuki Spring.
Key facts
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, 2025 Population Census (population, area and density); area from the Geospatial Information Authority of Japan (GSI), Area Statistics of Prefectures and Municipalities (2025). National ranks are among the 1,741 municipalities, ordered by this site from these values.
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Places to visit
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National parks in this village
Chosen by overlaying the park boundaries (Ministry of the Environment, Biodiversity Center of Japan, "National Park Areas" GIS data, updated April 28, 2025, combined and simplified by NIPPON ATLAS) with municipal boundaries (National Land Numerical Information, January 2021), keeping overlaps of about 0.5 km² or more (approximate). Areas are the land areas from the Ministry of the Environment, "Overview of National Parks" (April 10, 2026). All national parks
Neighboring municipalities
Municipalities sharing a boundary (computed from the National Land Numerical Information administrative boundaries, January 2021).
Other municipalities in Kumamoto Prefecture
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