Ishikawa Prefecture

Ishikawa Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan placed inside the Chubu place on Honshu island. The capital is Kanazawa. Ishikawa became formed in 1872 from the merger of Kaga Province and the smaller Noto Province. Ishikawa is on the Sea of Japan coast. The northern a part of the prefecture consists of the slender Noto Peninsula, on the same time as the southern element is wider and is composed often of mountains with the prefecture's leader metropolis, Kanazawa, located inside the coastal undeniable.

The prefecture additionally has a few islands, which incorporates Notojima, Mitsukejima, Hegurajima. As of one April 2012, 13% of the entire land region of the prefecture changed into wonderful as Natural Parks, mainly the Hakusan National Park; Echizen-Kaga Kaigan and Noto Hanto Quasi-National Parks; and five Prefectural Natural Parks. Ishikawa's industry is dominated by using way of the cloth agency, especially artificial cloth, and the machine company, specially manufacturing machinery.

The art work of Noh modified into delivered to the area for the duration of the guideline of the fifth Maeda lord Tsunanori and end up subtle into the style of Kaga hosho. The tea rite turned into added in 1666 while Maeda Toshitsune invited Senbiki Soshitsu of Urasenke to Kanazawa.Kutani ware Kutani yaki is a awesome coloured glaze like Chinese porcelain. Ohi teaware is a pottery with a style precise to Kanazawa.