Kanazawa Plain - Kanazawa Heiya

Also called the Kaga Plain, it is a long, narrow plain in the southern half of Ishikawa Prefecture. It runs roughly northeast-southwest, with a length of about 60 kilometers and a width of about 10 kilometers. The southeast side is bordered by the Kaga Mountains, with Mt. Hakusan as its main peak, and the northwest side faces the Sea of ​​Japan, with sand dunes growing on the coast. Rivers such as the Tedori, Daishoji, Kakehashi, Sai, and Asano flow through the area, and alluvial fans, deltas, and lagoons have developed, many of which have been reclaimed. It is a region where early-season rice is grown in paddy fields, and fruit trees and field crops are also cultivated in the sand dunes and southern hills. In the central area of ​​the prefecture, in addition to the prefectural capital Kanazawa, Hakusan, Komatsu, and Kaga cities are lined up, and the JR Hokuriku Main Line, Hokuriku Expressway, and national highways run through the area, and the Hokuriku Shinkansen and IR Ishikawa Railway run east of Kanazawa. Other attractions include Kanazawa Port and Komatsu Airport. The city is famous for its traditional crafts such as Kutani ware, lacquerware, and Kaga Yuzen dyeing, as well as the textile and machinery industries.

[Takao Yagasaki]

Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

加賀平野ともいう。石川県の南半部にある狭長な平野。ほぼ北東―南西方向に走り、長さ約60キロメートル、幅約10キロメートル。南東側は白山(はくさん)を主峰とする加賀山地、北西側は日本海に面し、海岸には砂丘が発達する。手取(てどり)、大聖寺(だいしょうじ)、梯(かけはし)、犀(さい)、浅野などの諸川が流れ、扇状地、三角州、潟が発達し、潟の多くは干拓された。早場(はやば)米の水田単作地帯で、砂丘や南部の丘陵地では果樹、畑作も発達する。県の中心地帯で、県都金沢のほか白山、小松、加賀市が並び、JR北陸本線、北陸自動車道、国道が縦貫し、金沢以東に北陸新幹線、IRいしかわ鉄道が走る。ほかに金沢港、小松空港がある。九谷(くたに)焼、漆器、加賀友禅(ゆうぜん)その他の伝統工業、繊維・機械工業が発達し、加賀温泉郷がある。

［矢ヶ崎孝雄］

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