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Ishikawa Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region of Honshu island. Ishikawa Prefecture has a population of 1,140,573 (31 October 2019) and has a geographic area of 4,186 km2 (1,616 sq mi). Ishikawa Prefecture borders Toyama Prefecture to ...

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. , the city had an estimated population of 35,188 in 12787 households, and a population density of 550 persons per km². The total area of the city was .

Geography

Kahoku is located in central Ishikawa Prefecture. It is approximately 20 km north of the capital of, Kanazawa, or thirty minutes by train. Kahoku lies between the Sea of Japan to the west, the town of Hōdatsushimizu to the north, the town of

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to the east and the town of Uchinada to the south. Geographically from the east to west, Kahoku is composed of a mountainous region, a hilly region, a terrace region, a lowland region and then a coastal region. In the northern part of town the Ōmi River flows into the Sea of Japan and in the southern area, the Unoke River flows into the Kahoku Lagoon which marks the southernmost part of Kahoku.

Neighbouring municipalities

*Ishikawa Prefecture **

** Uchinada ** Hōdatsushimizu

Climate

Kahoku has a humid continental climate (Köppen ''Cfa'') characterized by mild summers and cold winters with heavy snowfall. The average annual temperature in Kahoku is 14.1 °C. The average annual rainfall is 2500 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 26.6 °C, and lowest in January, at around 2.9 °C.

Demographics

Per Japanese census data, the population of Kahoku has remained steady over the past 40 years.

History

The area around Kahoku was mostly part of ancient Kaga Province, with a small portion of its northern area in Noto Province. The area became part

Kaga Domain The , also known as the , was a domain of the Tokugawa Shogunate of Japan during the Edo period from 1583 to 1871.

under the Edo period Tokugawa shogunate. Following the Meiji restoration, the area was organised into Kahoku District, Ishikawa. The villages of Takamatsu, Nanatsuka and Unoke were established with the creation of the modern municipalities system on April 1, 1889. Takamatsu was raised to town status on August 1, 1922, Nanatsuka on February 11, 1940 and Unoke on February 11, 1948. The three towns merged on March 1, 2004 to form the city of Kahoku.

Government

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

Economy

The local economy of Kahoku is dominated by agriculture.

Education

Kahoku has six public elementary schools and three middle schools operated by the city government; however, the city does not have a high school. The

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is also located in Kahoku.

Junior high schools

*Unoke Junior High School *Kahokudai Junior High School *Takamatsu Junior High School

Elementary schools

*Unoke Elementary School *Kanazu Elementary School *Takamatsu Elementary School *Ōmi Elementary school *Nanatsuka Elementary school *Sotohisumi Elementary school

Transportation

Railway

West Japan Railway Company - Nanao Line * - -

Highway

: :

Twin towns – sister cities

Kahoku is twinned with: * Meßkirch, Germany (1985)

Local attractions

Kamiyamada Shell Mound The is a middle Jōmon period shell midden located in what is now part of the city of Kahoku, Ishikawa in the Hokuriku region of Japan. The site was designated a National Historic Site of Japan in 1982. The middens were discovered in 1930 and a ...

, a National Historic Site

Notable people from Kahoku

Kitaro Nishida was a Japanese moral philosopher, philosopher of mathematics and science, and religious scholar. He was the founder of what has been called the Kyoto School of philosophy. He graduated from the University of Tokyo during the Meiji period in 1 ...

, philosopher

References

External links

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Kahoku City official website

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