Kaga, Ishikawa
Encyclopedia
is a city
located in the southwest of Ishikawa Prefecture
, Japan
.
Created as an old temple town, the city was greatly developed by the Maeda clan
in the early Edo period
. The modern city was first incorporated on January 1, 1958, and then expanded on October 1, 2005 through a merger with the town of Yamanaka
, from Enuma District
.
Today, Kaga is an important tourist city with a number of temple
s and hot-springs.
Cities of Japan
||A is a local administrative unit in Japan. Cities are ranked on the same level as and , with the difference that they are not a component of...
located in the southwest of Ishikawa Prefecture
Ishikawa Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region on Honshū island. The capital is Kanazawa.- History :Ishikawa was formed from the merger of Kaga Province and the smaller Noto Province.- Geography :Ishikawa is on the Sea of Japan coast...
, Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
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Created as an old temple town, the city was greatly developed by the Maeda clan
Maeda clan
The was a branch of the Sugawara clan who descended from Sugawara no Kiyotomo and Sugawara no Michizane in the eighth and ninth centuries. It was one of the most powerful samurai families in Japan and they were second only to the Tokugawa clan in rice production and fief size...
in the early Edo period
Edo period
The , or , is a division of Japanese history which was ruled by the shoguns of the Tokugawa family, running from 1603 to 1868. The political entity of this period was the Tokugawa shogunate....
. The modern city was first incorporated on January 1, 1958, and then expanded on October 1, 2005 through a merger with the town of Yamanaka
Yamanaka, Ishikawa
was a town located in Enuma District, Ishikawa, Japan.As of 2003, the town has an estimated population of 9,801 and a density of 63.48 persons per km². The total area is 154.39 km²....
, from Enuma District
Enuma District, Ishikawa
was a district located in Ishikawa, Japan.As of 2003, the district had an estimated population of 9,801 and a density of 63.48 persons per square kilometer. The total area was 154.39 km²....
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Today, Kaga is an important tourist city with a number of temple
Temple
A temple is a structure reserved for religious or spiritual activities, such as prayer and sacrifice, or analogous rites. A templum constituted a sacred precinct as defined by a priest, or augur. It has the same root as the word "template," a plan in preparation of the building that was marked out...
s and hot-springs.