Place:Ishikawa, Japan

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NameIshikawa
Alt namesIshikawasource: Times Atlas of the World. Reprint ed. (1994) p 88
Ishikawa-kensource: Wikipedia
TypePrefecture
Coordinates36.75°N 136.75°E
Located inJapan
Contained Places
Deserted settlement
Atakano-seki
District
Enuma
Fugeshi
Hakui
Hosu
Ishikawa
Kahoku
Kashima
Nomi
Suzu
Inhabited place
Daishoji
Kanazawa
Komatsu
Matsutō
Matto
Nanao
Nanatsuka
Okuchi
Takahama
Takamatsu
Unoke
Wajima
Unknown
Fugeshi-gun
Ishikawa-gun
Komatsu-shi
Mattō-shi
Nomi-gun
Suzu-gun
Wajima-shi
source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
source: Family History Library Catalog


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is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region of Honshu island. Ishikawa Prefecture has a population of 1,140,573 (31 October 2019) and has a geographic area of 4,186 km2 (1,616 sq mi). Ishikawa Prefecture borders Toyama Prefecture to the east, Gifu Prefecture to the southeast, and Fukui Prefecture to the south.

Kanazawa is the capital and largest city of Ishikawa Prefecture, with other major cities including Hakusan, Komatsu, and Kaga. Ishikawa is located on the Sea of Japan coast and features the most of the Noto Peninsula which forms Toyama Bay, one of the largest bays in Japan. Ishikawa Prefecture is part of the historic Hokuriku region and formerly an important populated center that contained some of the wealthiest han (domains) of the Japanese feudal era. Ishikawa Prefecture is home to Kanazawa Castle, Kenroku-en one of the Three Great Gardens of Japan, Nyotaimori ("body sushi"), and Kutani ware.

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History

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Ishikawa was formed in 1872 from the merger of Kaga Province and the smaller Noto Province.

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