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is a
city
A city is a human settlement of notable size.Goodall, B. (1987) ''The Penguin Dictionary of Human Geography''. London: Penguin.Kuper, A. and Kuper, J., eds (1996) ''The Social Science Encyclopedia''. 2nd edition. London: Routledge. It can be def ...
located in
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 ...
,
Japan
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. , the city had an estimated population of 49,660 people in 21,809 households. The total area of the city was . Nanao is the fifth largest city by population in Ishikawa, behind
Kanazawa
is the capital city of Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 466,029 in 203,271 households, and a population density of 990 persons per km2. The total area of the city was .
Overview Cityscape
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,
Hakusan,
Komatsu, and
Kaga.
Geography
Nanao occupies the southeastern coast of
Noto Peninsula
The Noto Peninsula (能登半島, ''Noto-hantō'') is a peninsula that projects north into the Sea of Japan from the coast of Ishikawa Prefecture in central Honshū, the main island of Japan. The main industries of the peninsula are agricultur ...
and is bordered by the
Sea of Japan
The Sea of Japan is the marginal sea between the Japanese archipelago, Sakhalin, the Korean Peninsula, and the mainland of the Russian Far East. The Japanese archipelago separates the sea from the Pacific Ocean. Like the Mediterranean Sea, it h ...
on the east and north, and
Toyama Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region of Honshu. Toyama Prefecture has a population of 1,044,588 (1 June 2019) and has a geographic area of 4,247.61 km2 (1,640.01 sq mi). Toyama Prefecture borders Ishikawa Prefecture to the ...
to the south. Parts of the city are within the borders of the
Noto Hantō Quasi-National Park
is a quasi-national park covering a portion of Noto Peninsula of Ishikawa Prefecture and Toyama Prefecture in Japan. It is rated a protected landscape (category V) according to the IUCN.
in the northern half of Ishikawa Prefecture, extends ab ...
. 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
Climate
Nanao has a
humid continental climate
A humid continental climate is a climatic region defined by Russo-German climatologist Wladimir Köppen in 1900, typified by four distinct seasons and large seasonal temperature differences, with warm to hot (and often humid) summers and freezing ...
(Köppen ''Cfa'') characterized by mild summers and cold winters with heavy snowfall. The average annual temperature in Nanao is 13.7 °C. The average annual rainfall is 2392 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 26.0 °C, and lowest in January, at around 2.9 °C.
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
was a province of Japan in the area that is today the northern part of Ishikawa Prefecture in Japan, including the Noto Peninsula (''Noto-hantō'') which is surrounded by the Sea of Japan. Noto bordered on Etchū and Kaga provinces to the so ...
and contained the
Nara period
The of the history of Japan covers the years from CE 710 to 794. Empress Genmei established the capital of Heijō-kyō (present-day Nara). Except for a five-year period (740–745), when the capital was briefly moved again, it remained the cap ...
provincial capital
A capital city or capital is the municipality holding primary status in a country, state, province, department, or other subnational entity, usually as its seat of the government. A capital is typically a city that physically encompasses the g ...
and
provincial temple
were Buddhist temples established in each of the provinces of Japan by Emperor Shōmu during the Nara period (710 – 794).
History
Shōmu (701 – 756?) decreed both a ''kokubun-ji'' for monks and a for nuns to be established in each ...
. During the
Sengoku Period
The was a period in History of Japan, Japanese history of near-constant civil war and social upheaval from 1467 to 1615.
The Sengoku period was initiated by the Ōnin War in 1467 which collapsed the Feudalism, feudal system of Japan under the ...
(1467–1568),
Nanao Castle
was a Muromachi period ''yamajiro''-style Japanese castle located in what is now the city of Nanao, Ishikawa Prefecture, in the Hokuriku region of Japan. Its ruins have been protected as a National Historic Site since 1934.
Background
Nanao Cas ...
was a major stronghold of the
Hatakeyama clan
The was a Japanese samurai clan. Originally a branch of the Taira clan and descended from Taira no Takamochi, they fell victim to political intrigue in 1205, when Hatakeyama Shigeyasu, first, and his father Shigetada later were killed in battle ...
, and was contested by the
Uesugi clan
The is a Japanese samurai clan which was at its peak one of the most powerful during the Muromachi and Sengoku periods (14th to 17th centuries). Appert, Georges. (1888) ''Ancien Japon,'' p. 79./ref> At its height, the clan had three main branch ...
and
Maeda clan
was a Japanese samurai clan who occupied most of the Hokuriku region of central Honshū from the end of the Sengoku period through the Meiji restoration of 1868. The Maeda claimed descent from the Sugawara clan of Sugawara no Kiyotomo and Suga ...
. 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
The or is the period between 1603 and 1867 in the history of Japan, when Japan was under the rule of the Tokugawa shogunate and the country's 300 regional '' daimyo''. Emerging from the chaos of the Sengoku period, the Edo period was characteriz ...
Tokugawa shogunate
The Tokugawa shogunate (, Japanese 徳川幕府 ''Tokugawa bakufu''), also known as the , was the military government of Japan during the Edo period from 1603 to 1868. Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005)"''Tokugawa-jidai''"in ''Japan Encyclopedia ...
, with the exception of the Tsuruhama area, which was retained by the shogunate directly as ''
tenryō
The Tokugawa shogunate (, Japanese 徳川幕府 ''Tokugawa bakufu''), also known as the , was the military government of Japan during the Edo period from 1603 to 1868. Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005)"''Tokugawa-jidai''"in ''Japan Encyclopedia ...
'' territory.
Following the
Meiji restoration
The , referred to at the time as the , and also known as the Meiji Renovation, Revolution, Regeneration, Reform, or Renewal, was a political event that restored practical imperial rule to Japan in 1868 under Emperor Meiji. Although there were ...
, the area was organised into
Kashima District, Ishikawa
is a district located in Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan.
As of April 1, 2005 population data, the district has an estimated population of 18,952 and a density
Density (volumetric mass density or specific mass) is the substance's mass per unit ...
. 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
is a volcanic island in the Nanao Bay () portion of the Sea of Japan, less than 500 meters off the coast of the Ishikawa prefecture in Japan. Notojima Island is administered as part of Nanao city. The two bridges connecting Notojima to the ...
and
Tatsuruhama (all from Kashima District).
On March 25, 2007, the
2007 Noto earthquake
The occurred on March 25, 2007, in the Hokuriku region of Japan.
Overview
At 9:41:58 a.m. on March 25, 2007, a magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck the Hokuriku region of Japan, near the Noto Peninsula. The earthquake shook the city of Wajima, ...
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
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Unicameral legislatures exist when there is no widely perceived need for multic ...
city legislature of 18 members.
Economy
Nanao is a regional commercial centre and a seaport on the
Sea of Japan
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. 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.
Transportation
Railway
West Japan Railway Company
, also referred to as , is one of the Japan Railways Group (JR Group) companies and operates in western Honshu. It has its headquarters in Kita-ku, Osaka. It is listed in the Tokyo Stock Exchange, is a constituent of the TOPIX Large70 index, and ...
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Nanao Line
The is a railway line in Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West) and the Noto Railway. It runs between Tsubata Station in Tsubata and Anamizu Station in Anamizu.
JR West operates the section between Tsu ...
* - -
Noto Railway
is a Japanese railway company on the Noto Peninsula in Ishikawa Prefecture. It runs the Nanao Line with eight stops between Nanao and Anamizu, a distance of . There are 34 trains plus sightseeing trains on the line. It previously operated the ...
-
Nanao Line
The is a railway line in Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West) and the Noto Railway. It runs between Tsubata Station in Tsubata and Anamizu Station in Anamizu.
JR West operates the section between Tsu ...
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Highway
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Seaports
*Port of Nanao
Local attractions
![Seihakusai Matsuri Dekayama from Nanao City](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/95/Seihakusai_Matsuri_Dekayama_from_Nanao_City.jpg)
*
Ishikawa Nanao Art Museum
opened in 1995 in Nanao, Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan. The main art gallery on the Noto Peninsula, the collection includes works by Hasegawa Tōhaku.
See also
* Ishikawa Prefectural Museum of Art
, also known as IPMA, is the main art gallery ...
*Notojima Glass Art Museum
*
Wakura Onsen
is a hot spring (''onsen'') resort on the edge of Nanao Bay at the base of the Noto Peninsula in Nanao, Ishikawa, Nanao, Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan and one of several well-known, high-end ''onsen'' resorts in Japan.
History
Wakura Onsen has ex ...
*Susoezoana Kofun
*
Nanao Castle
was a Muromachi period ''yamajiro''-style Japanese castle located in what is now the city of Nanao, Ishikawa Prefecture, in the Hokuriku region of Japan. Its ruins have been protected as a National Historic Site since 1934.
Background
Nanao Cas ...
site
*Noto Kokubun-ji site
*
Yamanotera
One of the temples of the Yamanotera
is the collective name for a group of temples located on a hill in Nanao, Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan.
In 1581, Maeda Toshiie, the Sengoku period ruler of Noto Province ordered the construction of 29 Buddhi ...
In popular culture
The manga series
Kimi wa Hōkago Insomnia and its live-action and anime adaptations take place in Nanao.
Notable people from Nanao
*
Min Ayahana
is a Japanese manga artist, born in Nanao in Ishikawa, Japan. She debuted with the manga ''Warera High School Hero'', published in the 1991 Autumn issue of Ribon Bikkuri Daizoukan. Her best-known work is ''Akazukin Chacha
is a Japan ...
,
manga
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artist
*
Hasegawa Tōhaku
was a Japanese painter and founder of the Hasegawa school.
He is considered one of the great painters of the Azuchi–Momoyama period (1573-1603), and he is best known for his folding screens, such as ''Pine Trees'' and ''Pine Tree and Flow ...
, ancient
Japanese painter
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*
Wajima Hiroshi
was a Japanese professional sumo wrestler from Nanao, Ishikawa. He was the sport's 54th ''yokozuna'' and remains the only wrestler with a collegiate background to reach its highest rank. Entering professional sumo in 1970, he won a total of 14 ...
,
sumo
is a form of competitive full-contact wrestling where a ''rikishi'' (wrestler) attempts to force his opponent out of a circular ring (''dohyō'') or into touching the ground with any body part other than the soles of his feet (usually by thr ...
wrestler
*
Kenta Matsudaira
is a Japanese table tennis player. Winner of the 2006 World Junior Championships in singles, he was the world number one junior player in 2008. He is world-renowned for his tomahawk serve, which he has popularized throughout his career. The se ...
, Professional
Table Tennis
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player
Sister city relations
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,
Dalian
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,
Liaoning
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, China
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Gimcheon (; , trans., 'gold spring city') is a city in North Gyeongsang Province, South Korea. It is situated on the major land transportation routes between Seoul and Busan, namely the Gyeongbu Expressway and Gyeongbu Line railway.
In ancient ...
,
North Gyeongsang
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, South Korea
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The name sounds like the Russian word for "brother" ("", '' ...
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References
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A list of festivals and events in Nanao
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