Kaga, Ishikawa
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- This article is about the city in Ishikawa prefecture, for the former province of Japan, see Kaga Province.
| Kaga 加賀市 |
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| Coordinates: 36°18′N 136°19′E / 36.3°N 136.317°ECoordinates: 36°18′N 136°19′E / 36.3°N 136.317°E | |
| Country | Japan |
| Region | Chūbu (Hokuriku) |
| Prefecture | Ishikawa |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Jin Ōsaka |
| Area | |
| • Total | 306 km2 (118 sq mi) |
| Population (April 2008) | |
| • Total | 73,492 |
| • Density | 240/km2 (600/sq mi) |
| Time zone | Japan Standard Time (UTC+9) |
| Phone number | 0761-72-1111 |
| Address | 2-41 Minami-chō, Daishōji, Kaga-shi, Ishikawa-ken 922-8622 |
| Website | City of Kaga |
Kaga (加賀市 Kaga-shi) 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 temples and hot-springs.
[edit] Local hot springs
[edit] External links
Media related to Kaga, Ishikawa at Wikimedia Commons
- Kaga travel guide from Wikitravel
- Official website (Japanese)
- Official website (English)
- Official Kaga Tourist Information Site (English)
- Ishikawa Prefecture Tourism Guide (English)
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