Kaga, Ishikawa Prefecture, Chūbu Region, Japan

🇯🇵 Kaga (加賀市) is a city located in south-western Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan.

Economy

Geography Kaga is located in the extreme south-western corner of Ishikawa Prefecture in the Hokuriku region of Japan and is bordered by the Sea of Japan to the west and Fukui Prefecture to the south. Parts of the coastal areas of the city are within the borders of the Echizen-Kaga Kaigan Quasi-National Park.

Neighbouring municipalities Ishikawa Prefecture ◦ Komatsu; Fukui Prefecture ◦ Awara; ◦ Katsuyama; ◦ Sakai.

History The area around Kaga was part of ancient Kaga Province. The area became part Daishōji Domain under the Edo period Tokugawa shogunate. Following the Meiji restoration, the area was organised into Enuma District, Ishikawa. The town of Daishōji was established with the creation of the modern municipalities system on April 1, 1889. On January 1, 1958, Daishōji merged with the towns of Yamashiro, Katayamazu, Iburihashi, Hashitate and the villages of Miki, Mitani, Nangō and Shioya (all from Enuma District) to form the city of Kaga. the city expanded on October 1, 2005 through a merger with the town of Yamanaka (from Enuma District).

Government Kaga has a mayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and a unicameral city legislature of 18 members.

Economy Kaga was traditionally known for its production of Kutani ware ceramics and a type of silk fabric known as Kaga habutae. It is also an important tourist city with a number of temples and hot-springs.

Education Kaga has 21 public elementary schools and seven middle schools operated by the city government, and four public high schools operated by the Ishikawa Prefectural Board of Education. The prefecture also operates a special education school.

Transport: Rail West Japan Railway Company – Hokuriku Main Line • Daishōji – Kagaonsen – Iburihashi.

Transport: Road Hokuriku Expressway; National Route 8; National Route 305; National Route 364; National Route 365.

Local attractions • Yamanaka Onsen • Yamashiro Onsen.