Ishikawa Prefecture Totally Explained

Everything about Ishikawa-ken totally explained

is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region on Honshū island. The capital is Kanazawa.

History

Ishikawa was formed from the merger of Kaga Province and the smaller Noto Province.

Geography

Ishikawa is on the Sea of Japan coast. The northern part of the prefecture consists of the narrow Noto Peninsula, while the southern part is wider and consists mostly of mountains, with the prefecture's chief city, Kanazawa, located in the coastal plain. The prefecture also has some islands, including Notojima, Mitsukejima, Hegurajima.

Cities

Ten cities are located in Ishikawa Prefecture:

Komatsu

Nanao

Nomi

Suzu

Wajima

Towns and villages

Towns and villages in each district:

Hakui District ť Hōdatsushimizu

Shika

Hōsu District ť Anamizu

Noto

Ishikawa District ť Nonoichi

Kahoku District ť Tsubata

Uchinada

Kashima District ť Nakanoto

Nomi District ť Kawakita

Mergers

Economy

Ishikawa's industry is dominated by the textile industry, particularly artificial fabrics, and the machine industry, particularly construction machinery.

Demographics

Ishikawa Prefecture has an area of 4,185 km² and as of April 1, 2006 it has a population of 1,698,539 persons.

Data	Unit	Statistics
Area	km²	4,185
Population	Persons	1,698,539
Population Density	Persons per km²	405
Number of Households	Households	411,341
Income per person	Thousand yen	2,707
Power consumed	Kwh per household	6,446
# Doctors	Physicians per100,000 people	249

Culture

Most of the area's culture is made up of traditional arts and crafts. They are listed below:

Nō was introduced to the area during the rule of the fifth Maeda lord Tsunanori and was refined into the Kaga hosho style.

The tea ceremony arrived in 1666 when Maeda Toshitsune invited Senbiki Soshitsu of urasenke to Kanazawa.

Kutani porcelain (Kutani yaki), bright colored glazes not unlike Chinese porcelain.

Ohi teaware (Ōhi yaki), a pottery style unique to Kanazawa.

Kaga silk (Kaga yūzen), a complicated silk print technique with an intentional rough look (wabi-sabi).

Kanazawa lacquerware (Kanazawa shikki), high quality lacquerware traditionally decorated with gold dust.

Kanazawa gold leaf (Kanazawa haku), a technique of beating gold into wafer-thin sheets.

Kaga mizuhiki, ribbon-like decorations made from glued Japanese paper (washi).

Kaga inlay crafts (Kaga zōgan), a combination of thin flat and thread metal inlays.

Tourism

The most popular destination in Ishikawa is Kanazawa. Tourists can get to Ishikawa by plane via Komatsu.

Shibayama Lagoon

Mount Haku

Prefectural symbols

Miscellaneous topics

Hideki Matsui, a current player for the New York Yankees, was born and raised in Neagari Town (now Nomi City), Ishikawa. He gained fame as a baseball player while attending high school in Kanazawa.
Daisuke Nakata, a trampolinist who has competed in the Olympics in the past, is from Ishikawa.

Further Information

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