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Kanazawa (金沢市, Kanazawa-shi) is the capital of Ishikawa Prefecture in central Japan. As of 1 January 2018, the city had an estimated population of 466,029 in 203,271 households, and a population density of 990 persons per km 2. [1] The total area of the city was 468.64 square kilometres (180.94 sq mi).
The top floor consists of seminar room and Kanazawa-Haku Research Center with a total area of 438 m 2. The museum building was designed following the traditional Kanazawa storehouses embedded with gold leaf on its exterior wall. The Kanazawa-Haku Research Center is dedicated to the study of metal leaf industry in Kanazawa. [3]
Kanazawa is the perfect destination for someone looking for an experience that combines Japan’s ancient traditions with the modernity the country is famous for. It sounds like an impossible ...
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 km 2 (1,616 sq mi).
Kanazawa's geisha districts were most active between the periods of 1820–1830 and 1867–1954. Now referred to as the chayagai, the three districts survive and often feature public performances during peak tourist seasons. Higashi Chaya Gai (eastern teahouse district) Nishi Chaya Gai (western teahouse district) Kazuemachi (the accountant's town)
Module:Location map/data/Japan Ishikawa Kanazawa is a location map definition used to overlay markers and labels on an equirectangular projection map of Kanazawa, Ishikawa. The markers are placed by latitude and longitude coordinates on the default map or a similar map image.
The 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art, Kanazawa (金沢21世紀美術館, Kanazawa Nijūisseiki Bijutsukan) is a museum of contemporary art located in Kanazawa, Ishikawa, Japan. The museum was designed by Japanese architects Kazuyo Sejima and Ryue Nishizawa of the architectural office SANAA in 2004.
Kanazawa Castle showing the Hashizume-mon Tsuzuki Yagura watchtower, Hashizume-ichi-no-mon Gate, and moat. During the late Muromachi period, the Ikkō-ikki, followers of the teachings of priest Rennyo, of the Jōdo Shinshū sect, displaced the official governors of Kaga Province, the Togashi clan, and established a kind of theocratic republic later known as "The Peasants' Kingdom".