Kanazawa [city] - Kanazawa

Japanese: 金沢[市] - かなざわ

A city in central Ishikawa Prefecture. It was incorporated as a city in 1889 and is the prefectural capital. It lies in the Sai River and Asano River basins, with the Kanazawa Plain to the northwest and the Kahokugata Lagoon to the north. The city center dates back to the founding of the Ikko sect training hall (Oyama Gobo) in 1471, and prospered as the castle town of the Kaga Maeda clan, which had a fiefdom of one million koku during the Edo period. As it was not damaged in World War II, traces of the castle town still remain in many places. As the center of the Hokuriku region, there are many government offices, and the city is served by the Hokuriku Shinkansen, IR Ishikawa Railway, Hokuriku Railway, and Hokuriku Expressway, and the number of commuters from various parts of the prefecture, as well as from Fukui and Toyama prefectures, is increasing. In 1970, Kanazawa New Port was built and it has been designated as an important port. Kanazawa is home to traditional industries such as Kutani ware, Ohi ware, Kanazawa gold leaf, lacquerware, Yuzen ware, and inlay, as well as general machinery, transportation equipment, food, and publishing and printing, and was ranked first in the prefecture in terms of manufacturing shipment value (2003). It also has many historical sites and cultural assets, including the remains of Kanazawa Castle, Kenrokuen Garden, Oyama Shrine, and Kanazawa University. Area: ^{468.64 km2} . Population: 462,361 (2010).
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Japanese:

石川県中部の市。1889年市制。県庁所在地。犀(さい)川，浅野川流域を占め，北西部に金沢平野が開け，北部に河北潟がある。中心市街は1471年一向宗の道場（尾山御坊）創設に起源し，江戸期加賀前田藩百万石の城下として繁栄。第２次世界大戦で被災しなかったため，今も城下町の面影が各所に残る。北陸地方の中心として官公庁が多く，北陸新幹線，IRいしかわ鉄道，北陸鉄道，北陸自動車道が通じ，県内各地，福井，富山両県からも通勤者が増加している。1970年金沢新港が建設され重要港湾に指定されている。九谷焼，大樋(おおひ)焼，金沢箔(はく)，蒔絵(まきえ)，友禅，象嵌(ぞうがん)などの伝統工業，一般機器，輸送用機器，食品，出版印刷などの工業も行われ，県内では製造品出荷額１位（2003）を占める。史跡，文化財も多く，金沢城跡，兼六園，尾山神社，金沢大学がある。468.64km²。46万2361人（2010）。
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