Ishikawa Prefecture
| Ishikawa Prefecture | |||||||||
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| Capital | Kanazawa | ||||||||
| Region | Chūbu, Hokuriku | ||||||||
| Island | Honshū | ||||||||
| Governor | Masanori Tanimoto | ||||||||
| Area (rank) | 4,185.22 km² (35th) | ||||||||
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| Population (January 1, 2003) | |||||||||
| - Population | 1,180,744 (36th) | ||||||||
| - Density | 282 /km² | ||||||||
| Districts | 6 | ||||||||
| Municipalities | 19 | ||||||||
| ISO 3166-2 | JP-17 | ||||||||
| Website | www.pref.ishikawa.jp/ index_e.htm |
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| - Flower | Black lily (Fritillaria camtschatcensis) | ||||||||
| - Tree | Hiba (Thujopsis dolabrata) | ||||||||
| - Bird | Golden Eagle (Aquila chrysaetos) | ||||||||
| - Fish | {{{Fish}}} | ||||||||
 Symbol of Ishikawa Prefecture |
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Ishikawa Prefecture (石川県 Ishikawa-ken) is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region on Honshū island. 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. The prefecture also has some islands, including Notojima, Mitsukejima, Hegurajima.
Cities
Ten cities are located in Ishikawa Prefecture:
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Towns and villages
Towns and villages in each district:
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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 |
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| 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 |
| Number of doctors | Physicians per
100,000 people |
249 |
Culture
The area is noted for arts and crafts and other cultural traditions:
- Nō was introduced to the area during the rule of the fifth Maeda lord Tsunanori and was refined into the style of Kaga hosho.
- The tea ceremony was introduced in 1666 when Maeda Toshitsune invited Senbiki Soshitsu of urasenke to Kanazawa.
- Kutani porcelain (Kutani yaki) is a bright colored glaze like Chinese porcelain.
- Ohi teaware (Ōhi yaki) is a pottery with a style unique to Kanazawa.
- Kaga silk (Kaga yūzen) is made with complicated silk print technique with an intentional rough look (wabi-sabi).
- Kanazawa lacquerware (Kanazawa shikki) is high quality lacquerware traditionally decorated with gold dust.
- Kanazawa gold leaf (Kanazawa haku) is produced with a technique of beating gold into wafer-thin sheets.
- Kaga mizuhiki is ribbon-like decoration made from glued Japanese paper (washi).
- Kaga inlay crafts (Kaga zōgan) are made with 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
- Hot springs of Kaga
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.
Universities
Ishikawa hosts a number of well-known universities.
Hokuriku University - a small liberal arts university with a School of Pharmacy and a School of Future Learning that gives instruction in Business, Economics, and Foreign Language (Chinese and English).
Kanazawa University
Ishikawa Prefectural University
Kanazawa Institute of Technology
Kanazawa Medical University
Kanazawa Gakuin University
Kinjo Junior College
Ishikawa Prefectural Nursing University
Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
Kanazawa Seiryo University
Kanazawa College of Art
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