Ishikawa prefecture

Ishikawa prefecture (石川県)

Ishikawa prefectural symbol
Capital	Kanazawa
Region:	Chubu
Island:	Honshu
Area  - Total  - % water	Ranked 35th 4,185.22 km² ?%
Population  - Total (Jan 1, 2003)  - Density	Ranked 36th 1,180,744 282/km²
Districts:	8
Municipalities:	41
:	JP-17
Symbols
Pref. Flower:	Black lily (Fritillaria camtschatcensis)
Pref. Tree:	Elkhorn cypress (Thujopsis dolabrata)
Pref. Bird:	Golden eagle (Aquila chrysaetos)

Ishikawa prefecture (Also spelled Ishigawa) (Japanese: 石川県; Hepburn: Ishikawa-ken) is located in the Chubu region on Honshu island, Japan. The capital is Kanazawa.

The city's name is spelled Isikawa in the Nippon-shiki, Kunrei, and JSL romanization systems.

Table of contents

1 History 2 Geography 2.1 Cities 2.2 Towns and Villages 3 Economy 4 Demographics 5 Culture 5.3 Traditional Arts & Crafts 6 Tourism 7 Prefectural symbols 8 Miscellaneous topics 9 External links

History

Geography

Cities

• Hakui
• Kaga
• Kahoku
• Kanazawa (capital)
• Komatsu
• Matto
• Nanao
• Suzu
• Wajima

• Enuma District
  • Yamanaka
• Fugeshi District
  • Anamizu
  • Monzen
  • Noto
  • Yanagida
• Hakui District
  • Oshimizu
  • Shika
  • Shio
  • Togi
• Ishikawa District
  • Kawachi
  • Mikawa
  • Nonoichi
  • Oguchi
  • Shiramine
  • Torigoe
  • Tsurugi
  • Yoshinodani
• Kahoku District
  • Nanatsuka (present part of Kahoku City)
  • Takamatsu (present part of Kahoku City)
  • Tsubata
  • Uchinada
  • Unoke (present part of Kahoku City)
• Kashima District
  • Kashima
  • Nakajima
  • Notojima
  • Rokusei
  • Tatsuruhama
  • Toriya
• Nomi District
  • Kawakita
  • Neagari
  • Tatsunokuchi
  • Terai
• Suzu District
  • Uchiura

Demographics

Culture

• 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 porcelaine (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.

Prefectural symbols

Miscellaneous topics

External links

• Official Ishikawa prefecture homepage