Ishikawa Prefecture

Ishikawa Prefecture
石川県
Japanese transcription(s)
 • Japanese石川県
 • RōmajiIshikawa-ken
Kenroku-en Landscape Garden in Kanazawa City, Ishikawa Prefecture. The pine trees are covered by the yukitsuri, preventing them from falling in winter when it snows heavily
Kenroku-en Landscape Garden in Kanazawa City, Ishikawa Prefecture. The pine trees are covered by the yukitsuri, preventing them from falling in winter when it snows heavily
Flag of Ishikawa Prefecture
Official logo of Ishikawa Prefecture
Anthem: Ishikawa kenmin no uta
Location of Ishikawa Prefecture
Coordinates: 36°35′42″N 136°37′30″E / 36.595°N 136.625°E / 36.595; 136.625
Country Japan
RegionChūbu
Hokuriku
IslandHonshu
CapitalKanazawa
SubdivisionsDistricts: 5, Municipalities: 19
Government
 • GovernorHiroshi Hase (from March 2022)
Area
 • Total4,186.09 km2 (1,616.26 sq mi)
 • Rank35th
Population
 (October 1, 2020)
 • Total1,133,294
 • Rank34th
 • Density270.73/km2 (701.2/sq mi)
 • Dialects
Kaga・Noto
GDP
 • TotalJP¥ 4,779 billion
US$ 43.8 billion (2019)
ISO 3166 codeJP-17
Website[1]
Symbols of Japan
BirdGolden eagle (Aquila chrysaetos)
FlowerBlack lily (Fritillaria camtschatcensis)
TreeHiba (Thujopsis dolabrata)

Ishikawa Prefecture (石川県, Ishikawa-ken) is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region of Honshu island.[2] Ishikawa Prefecture has a population of 1,133,294 (1 October 2020) 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.[3] Ishikawa is located on the Sea of Japan coast and features 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.

  1. ^ "2020年度国民経済計算(2015年基準・2008SNA) : 経済社会総合研究所 – 内閣府". 内閣府ホームページ (in Japanese). Archived from the original on September 24, 2023. Retrieved May 18, 2023.
  2. ^ Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Chūbu" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 126, p. 126, at Google Books.
  3. ^ Nussbaum, "Kanazawa" in p. 467, p. 467, at Google Books.