An impromptu video on where you should spend your time when you come to Japan and where your home base should be. I can put together a more in depth and prepared video if you guys are interested. This one was kind of sloppy. Ky?sh? (????, Nine Provinces?) or Kyushu is the third-largest island of Japan and most southwesterly of its four main islands. Its alternate ancient names include Ky?koku (???? Nine States), Chinzei (????? West of the Pacified Area), and Tsukushi-no-shima (????????? Island of Tsukushi). The historical regional name Saikaid (????? West Sea Circuit) referred to Ky?sh? and its surrounding islands. Ky?sh? has a population of 13,231,995 (2006) and covers 35,640 km??.