Kaga, Ishikawa

Kaga 加賀市
City
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Location of Kaga in Ishikawa Prefecture
Kaga
Coordinates: 36°18′N 136°19′E / 36.300°N 136.317°E / 36.300; 136.317Coordinates: 36°18′N 136°19′E / 36.300°N 136.317°E / 36.300; 136.317
Country	Japan
Region	Chūbu (Hokuriku)
Prefecture	Ishikawa Prefecture
Government
• Mayor	Riku Miyamoto
Area
• Total	306 km2 (118 sq mi)
Population (April 2008)
• Total	73,492
• Density	240/km2 (600/sq mi)
Time zone	Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)
Phone number	0761-72-1111
Address	2-41 Minami-chō, Daishōji, Kaga-shi, Ishikawa-ken 922-8622
Website	City of Kaga

Kaga (加賀市, Kaga-shi) is a city located in southwestern Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan.

As of April 1, 2008 population data, the city has an estimated population of 73,492 and a population density of 240 persons per km². The total area is 306 km².

Created as an old temple town, the city was greatly developed by the Maeda clan in the early Edo period. The modern city was first incorporated on January 1, 1958, and then expanded on October 1, 2005 through a merger with the town of Yamanaka (from Enuma District).

Today, Kaga is an important tourist city with a number of temples and hot-springs.

Local hot springs

• Yamanaka Onsen
• Yamashiro Onsen
• Katayamazu Onsen

Sister City

• Dundas, Ontario, Canada

External links

Media related to Kaga, Ishikawa at Wikimedia Commons

Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Kaga.

• Kaga City official website (in Japanese)
• Kaga City official website (in English)
• Official Kaga Tourist Information Site (in English)
• Ishikawa Prefecture Tourism Guide (in English)