Kanazawa, Ishikawa

Kanazawa (Japanese金 沢 市, -shi) is a city, seaport and administrative center of the Ishikawa Prefecture on Honshu, the main island of Japan. Kanazawa is located about 150 km north of Nagoya on the coast of the Japanese sea and is with over 450,000 inhabitants, the largest city in the Hokuriku Region.

History

Historically Kanazawa was the center of the Ikko-Ikki (一向 一 揆; " Ikko- riots " ) in the province of Kaga. The so-called Buddhist Ikko- Shuu (一向 宗) overthrew the prince in the 15th century and ruled for nearly a century autonomous. 1580 threw Oda Nobunaga the Buddhist government of the so-called "peasant kingdom". 1583 finally pulled Maeda Toshiie as daimyo of the Kaga fief in the province of Noto Kanazawa one. He received his fief by Toyotomi Hideyoshi for additional parts of the provinces of Kaga and Etchu (now prefectures of Ishikawa and Toyama ). It was the biggest feud of the time.

Since the value of a region in the amount of rice was measured, which they brought, it was also the richest province. The rice yield was a million koku (1 koku is equivalent to around 180 liters ), the term Hyakumangoku ( Hyakuman = 1 million ) comes who became synonymous with the wealth of Maeda's Kanazawa.

The region was spared by war and severe natural disasters in the 300 years of Maeda - government, then the princes promoted very culture, literature, Sado, theater, garden art and so on. Under the Maeda - government, the city experienced a cultural boom, earning her the name Sho- Kyoto earned up today (Klein - Kyoto ).

As of the end of the Tokugawa shogunate abolished the feudal (Han) and the prefectures were established, Kanazawa became the capital of the new Ishikawa Prefecture.

In the former castle of the seventh Kanazawa University of Japan was founded, which was named after the World War II, Kanazawa University.

Attractions

Worth seeing is the Kenrokuen, a park that is considered one of the three great gardens of Japan, the newly built Castle Kanazawa with the Ishikawa - mon, the only remnant of the original castle and the samurai district, where until today former samurai mansions are preserved.

Ninja -dera, Omicho market, Teramachi and the Higashiyama Chaya ( Teeviertel ) should not be missed on a visit also.

Traffic

Currently inputs for a Shinkansen terminal to be built. Among other things, the main railway station in 2005 was completely rebuilt.

Economy

The main economic activities are in addition to the engineering and textile industry, the arts and crafts. Famous are mainly the gold leaf from Kanazawa, pottery ( Kutani - yaki, Ohi -yaki ), silk painting ( Kaga Yuzen - ) and lacquerware ( Wajima - nuri ) from the nearby Wajima on Noto Peninsula.

Education

There are in Kanazawa two state and four private universities.

Twinning

  • United States Buffalo, USA (since 1962)
  • Brazil Porto Alegre, Brazil ( since 1967 )
  • Russia Irkutsk, Russia ( since 1967 )
  • Belgium Ghent, Belgium (since 1971)
  • France Nancy, France ( since 1973)
  • People's Republic of China Suzhou, People's Republic of China ( since 1981)
  • Flag of South Korea Jeonju, South Korea (since 2002)

German - Japanese partnerships

Since 2003, between Century College Kanazawa and peoples - school Osnabrück eV a school partnership for the training of occupational therapists and physiotherapists.

The University of Kanazawa is connected with the University of Regensburg, the University of Siegen and the Heinrich Heine University of Dusseldorf in Germany. There is a Partneruniprogramm, KUSEP ( Kanazawa University Short Term Exchange Program ).

The German -Japanese Society of Regensburg and the Japanese - German Society Kanazawa maintain a partnership.

Sons and daughters of the town

  • Nobuyuki Abe, General, politician and 36th Prime Minister of Japan
  • Ganku (painter)
  • Kyoka Izumi ( writer )
  • Saisei Muro ( writer )
  • Mamiko Noto ( voice actress )
  • Daisetz Teitaro Suzuki (Buddhist author)
  • Dejima Takeharu ( sumo wrestler )
  • Uryū Sotokichi ( Admiral )
  • Herbert Wohlfarth ( German naval officer )

Adjacent Cities and Towns

  • Ishikawa Prefecture Hakusan
  • Tsubata
  • Uchinada
  • Nonoichi
  • Oyabe
  • Nanto
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