Ishikawa Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
prefecture of Japan
About Ishikawa
Ishikawa Prefecture is a peninsula in the center of the western coast of Japan. Its 581-km coastline is bordered by the Sea of Japan. Ishikawa Prefecture has a rich history and beautiful scenery, which makes it a shame that it isn't visited more often. Perhaps the most well-known city in Ishikawa isKanazawa, its capital, which boasts Japan's best-preserved samurai districts and one of the three most beautiful landscape gardens in Japan. Ishikawa has an enormous rice yield (annually, approximately 15 million metric tons or 100 millionkoku) and is noted for its traditional handicrafts, including gold leaf, lacquerware, and silk dyeing. Ishikawa is also the home ofMount Hakusan, a sacred mountain. The foot of Mount Hakusan is surrounded by villages influenced by traditional Japanese life
Ishikawa Travel Guide Sections
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