Kaga, Ishikawa

This article is about the city in Ishikawa prefecture. For the former province of Japan, see Kaga Province.

Kaga 加賀市
City
Location of Kaga in Ishikawa Prefecture
Country	Japan
Region	Chūbu (Hokuriku)
Prefecture	Ishikawa Prefecture
Government
• Mayor	Riku Miyamoto
Area
• Total	306 km2 (118 sq mi)
Population  (April 2008)
• Total	73,492
• Density	240/km2 (600/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+9 (Japan Standard Time)
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 southwestern Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan.

As of April 1, 2008 population data, the city has an estimated population of 73,492 and a population density of 240 persons per km². The total area is 306 km².

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.

Local hot springs

• Yamanaka Onsen
• Yamashiro Onsen
• Katayamazu Onsen

Sister City

• Dundas, Ontario, Canada

External links

Media related to Kaga, Ishikawa at Wikimedia Commons

• Kaga City official website Template:Ja icon
• Kaga City official website Template:En icon
• Official Kaga Tourist Information Site Template:En icon
• Ishikawa Prefecture Tourism Guide Template:En icon