Ishikawa Prefecture
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Template:Japanese prefecture Ishikawa Prefecture (石川県 Ishikawa-ken) is located in the Chubu region on Honshu island, Japan. The capital is Kanazawa.
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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.
Cities
10 cities are located on Ishikawa Prefecture.
Towns and villages
These are the towns and villages in each district.
Mergers
- On March 1, 2004 the towns of Takamatsu, Nanatsuka, and Unoke from Kahoku District merged to form the city of Kahoku.
- On October 1, 2004 the towns of Nakajima, Tatsuruhama, and Toriya from Kashima District merged into the expanded city of Nanao.
- On February 1, 2005 the following towns and villages from Ishikawa merged with the city of Matto forming the city of Hakusan: Kawachi, Mikawa, Oguchi, Shiramine, Torigoe, Tsurugi, and Yoshinodani.
- On February 1, 2005 the towns of Neagari, Tatsunokuchi, and Terai from Nomi District merged forming the city of Nomi.
- On March 1, 2005 the town of Noto and village of Yanagida from the former Fugeshi District merged with the town of Uchiura from the former Suzu District, Ishikawa forming a new town of Noto and the districts merged forming Hosu District.
- On March 1, 2005 the towns of Oshimizu and Shio from Hakui District merged forming the town of Hodatsushimizu.
- On March 1, 2005 the towns of Kashima, Notojima, and Rokusei from Kashima District merged, forming the town of Nakanoto.
- On September 1, 2005 the town of Togi from Hakui District merged into the town of Shika.
- On October 1, 2005 the town of Yamanaka from Enuma District merged into the city of Kaga. Enuma District was dissolved as a result of this merger.
- On February 1, 2006 the town of Monzen from Hosu District merged into the city of Wajima.
Economy
Ishikawa's industry is dominated by the textile industry, particularly artificial fabrics, and the machine industry, particularly construction machinery.
Demographics
Culture
Traditional Arts & Crafts
- Nō - was introduced to the area during the rule of the fifth Maeda lord Tsuanori and was refined into the Kaga hosho style.
- Tea ceremony - was brought to Kanazawa by Maeda Toshitsune in 1666 by inviting Senbiki Soshitsu to Kanazawa.
- Kutani porcelain (Kutani yaki) - Bright colored glazes not unlike Chinese porcelaine
- Ohi teaware (Ohi yaki) - A pottery style unique to Kanazawa.
- Kaga silk (Kaga yuzen) - 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 waferthin sheets.
- Kaga mizuhiki - Ribbon-like decorations made from glued Japanese paper (washi).
- Kaga inlay crafts (Kaga zogan) - 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.
Prefectural symbols
Miscellaneous topics
In the anime Ghost in the Shell, a character is called Ishikawa, the name taken from the Prefecture.
Hideki Matsui, a current player for the New York Yankees, was born and raised in Neagari Town(now Nomi City), Ishikawa.
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