Kaga region - Kaga

Japanese: 加賀地方 - かがちほう
Kaga region - Kaga

...The topography is roughly divided into Kaga and Noto at the border between Hakui and Kahoku counties. The Kaga region is roughly divided into the mountainous area centered on the Hakusan volcano (the northern part of the Hakusan Mountains) and the Kanazawa Plain. The mountainous area is shaped like a right-angled triangle, with the right-angled apex of Hakusan Gozenmine (2,702m) at the southeastern end, sloping sharply toward the hypotenuse of the coastline of the Sea of ​​Japan.

*Some of the terminology that refers to the "Kaga region" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…その地形は羽咋(はくい)郡と河北郡の境で大きく加賀と能登に分けられる。加賀地方は大まかにいえば白山火山を中心とする山地(両白山地北部)と金沢平野に分けられる。山地部は南東端にある白山御前峰(ごぜんみね)(2702m)を直角頂として日本海の海岸線の斜辺に向かって大きく傾斜した直角三角形のような形をしている。…

※「加賀地方」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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