Nanao, Ishikawa Prefecture, Chūbu Region, Japan

Geography | Neighbouring municipalities | Demographics | History | Government | Economy | Education | Transport : Rail : Road : Sea | Local attractions

🇯🇵 Nanao (七尾市, Nanao-shi) is a city located in Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan. Nanao is the fifth largest city by population in Ishikawa, behind Kanazawa, Hakusan, Komatsu, and Kaga.

Geography Nanao occupies the south-eastern coast of Noto Peninsula and is bordered by the Sea of Japan on the east and north, and Toyama Prefecture to the south. Parts of the city are within the borders of the Noto Hantō Quasi-National Park. The name "Nanao" (七尾) literally means "Seven Tails" and is said to be named for the seven mountain ridges (or "tails") surrounding Nanao that are visible when viewed from Joyama (七尾城山), site of the city's historical castle ruins. These ridges are called Kikuo (菊尾, "Chrysanthemum Tail"), Kameo (亀尾, "Turtle Tail"), Matsuo (松尾, "Pine Tail"), Torano'o (虎尾, "Tiger Tail"), Takeo (竹尾, "Bamboo Tail"), Umeo (梅尾, "Plum Tail"), and Tatsuo (龍尾, "Dragon Tail").

Neighbouring municipalities • Ishikawa Prefecture ◦ Nakanoto ◦ Shika ◦ Anamizu; Toyama Prefecture ◦ Himi.

Demographics Per Japanese census data, the population of Nanao has declined over the past 40 years.

History The area around Nanao was part of ancient Noto Province and contained the Nara period provincial capital and provincial temple. During the Sengoku Period (1467–1568), Nanao Castle was a major stronghold of the Hatakeyama clan, and was contested by the Uesugi clan and Maeda clan. The area became part Kaga Domain under the Edo period Tokugawa shogunate, with the exception of the Tsuruhama area, which was retained by the shogunate directly as tenryō territory.

Following the Meiji restoration, the area was organised into Kashima District, Ishikawa. The town of Nanao was established with the creation of the modern municipalities system on April 1, 1889. It was raised to city status on July 20, 1939.

On October 1, 2004, Nanao expanded by annexing the neighbouring municipalities of Nakajima, Notojima and Tatsuruhama (all from Kashima District).

On March 25, 2007, the 2007 Noto earthquake caused some property damage in Nanao, but no fatalities.

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

Economy Nanao is a regional commercial centre and a seaport on the Sea of Japan. Manufacturing, especially of bricks and cement, lumber processing, tourism, and agriculture are all major contributors of the local economy.

Education Nanao has 13 public elementary schools and four middle schools operated by the city government, and four public high school operated by the Ishikawa Prefectural Board of Education. There is also one private high school. The prefecture also operates one special education school.

Transport: Rail West Japan Railway Company - Nanao Line • Tokuda - Nanao - Wakura-Onsen; Noto Railway - Nanao Line • Nanao - Wakura-Onsen- Tatsuruhama - Kasashiho - Noto-Nakajima - Nishigishi.

Transport: Road National Route 159; National Route 160; National Route 249; National Route 470.

Transport: Sea • Port of Nanao.

Local attractions • Ishikawa Nanao Art Museum • Notojima Glass Art Museum • Wakura Onsen • Susoezoana Kofun • Nanao Castle site • Noto Kokubun-ji site • Yamanotera.

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Nanao has a population of over 53,819 people. Nanao also forms one of the centres of the wider Ishikawa Prefecture which has a population of over 1,140,573 people.

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Twin Towns, Sister Cities Nanao has links with:

🇷🇺 Bratsk, Russia 🇰🇷 Gimcheon, South Korea 🇨🇳 Jinzhou, China 🇺🇸 Monterey, USA 🇺🇸 Morgantown, USA
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East of: 136.967

🇷🇺 Komsomolsk-on-Amur 137.009

🇯🇵 Takaoka 137.017

🇯🇵 Nagakute 137.033

🇯🇵 Miyoshi 137.062

🇯🇵 Kawabe 137.067

🇯🇵 Nishio 137.067

🇯🇵 Anjo 137.067

🇯🇵 Seto 137.083

🇯🇵 Tajimi 137.117

🇯🇵 Toyohashi 137.13

West of: 136.967

🇯🇵 Ōbu 136.95

🇯🇵 Inuyama 136.948

🇯🇵 Handa 136.933

🇯🇵 Nanto 136.929

🇯🇵 Nagoya 136.907

🇷🇺 Amursk 136.9

🇯🇵 Komaki 136.9

🇯🇵 Taketoyo 136.9

🇯🇵 Fusō 136.9

🇯🇵 Naka 136.9

Antipodal to Nanao is: -43.033,-37.033

Locations Near: Nanao 136.967,37.0333

🇯🇵 Takaoka 137.017,36.75 d: 31.8  

🇯🇵 Toyama 137.2,36.683 d: 44.1  

🇯🇵 Nanto 136.929,36.591 d: 49.4  

🇯🇵 Kurobe 137.453,36.874 d: 46.7  

🇯🇵 Kamiichi 137.367,36.7 d: 51.4  

🇯🇵 Nonoichi 136.6,36.517 d: 66.1  

🇯🇵 Kanazawa 136.635,36.456 d: 70.7  

🇯🇵 Hakusan 136.55,36.5 d: 70  

🇯🇵 Komatsu 136.433,36.4 d: 85  

🇯🇵 Takayama 137.259,36.148 d: 101.8  

Antipodal to: Nanao -43.033,-37.033

🇨🇱 La Reina -33.45,-33.45 d: 19058.6  

🇧🇷 Rio Grande -52.099,-32.041 d: 19017  

🇧🇷 Tubarão -49,-28.467 d: 18911.7  

🇧🇷 Criciúma -49.372,-28.678 d: 18914.1  

🇧🇷 Viamão -51.023,-30.088 d: 18946.1  

🇧🇷 Gravataí -50.983,-29.933 d: 18935.7  

🇧🇷 Alvorada -51.079,-30.001 d: 18935.3  

🇧🇷 Pelotas -52.341,-31.763 d: 18980.2  

🇧🇷 Cachoeirinha -51.083,-29.95 d: 18930.8  

🇧🇷 Porto Alegre -51.229,-30.028 d: 18927.9  

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