Kanazawa city金沢市 金沢alternative words: Kanazawashi city, Kanazawashi, Kanazawa shi, Kanazawa keywords: town related topics: Ishikawa prefecture , Kenrokuen garden related web sites: http://www.city.kanazawa.ishikawa.jp , http://www.kanazawa.co.jp explanation: Capital of Ishikawa prefecture and its population is 430,000. It had developed first as the center of Buddhist Ikko sect then as the castle town of Maeda family during Edo period. For that reason, it still owns many handicraft industries such as pottery, lacquer ware, dyeing etc. As the center of Hokuriku region, there exist many governmental bureaus and private branch offices too. Kenrokuen is one of the most famous Japanese gardens. | |