is located in the
Chūbu region on
Honshū island,
Japan. 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:
Towns and villages
Towns and villages in each
district:
Map of Ishikawa Prefecture.
Mergers
Main articles: Merger and dissolution of municipalities of Japan
★ 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,
Notojima and
Tatsuruhama merged with the former city of
Nanao to create the city of
Nanao.
★ On
February 1,
2005 - the following towns and villages from
Ishikawa merged with the city of
MattÅ 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
HÅsu District.
★ On
March 1,
2005 - the towns of
Oshimizu and
Shio from
Hakui District merged forming the town of
HÅdatsushimizu.
★ On
March 1,
2005 - the towns of
Kashima,
Toriya, and
Rokusei from
Kashima District merged, forming the town of
Nakanoto.
★ On
September 1,
2005 - the towns of
Togi and
Shika from
Hakui District merged to create the new town of
Shika.
★ On
October 1,
2005 - the town of
Yamanaka from
Enuma District and the former city of
Kaga merged, forming the new city of
Kaga.
Enuma District was dissolved as a result of this merger.
★ On
February 1,
2006 - the town of
Monzen from
HÅsu District and the former city of
Wajima merged, forming the new city of
Wajima.
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
Traditional Arts and Crafts
★ NÅ 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 (''ÅŒhi 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 zÅgan''), 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.
External links
★
Official Ishikawa Prefecture homepage
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