Komatsu (Ishikawa)
Komatsu (Japanese小松 市, -shi) is a city in the Japanese prefecture of Ishikawa.
Geography
Komatsu is located south of Kanazawa on the Japan Sea.
Attractions
- Old Town (旧 市街)
- Nata -dera (那 谷 寺)
- Otabi Matsuri (お 旅 祭り)
Komatsu houses with the established 718 Hōshi after Nishiyama Onsen Keiunkan the second oldest ryokan in Japan.
Traffic
- Komatsu Airport ( IATA: KMQ, ICAO: RJNK )
- Train: JR Hokuriku Main Line
- Hokuriku Expressway
- National Highway 8, to Kyoto and Niigata
- National Road 305, according to Kanazawa and Minamiechizen
- National Road 360, according to Toyama
- National Road 416, according to Fukui
Economy
- Komatsu Ltd. , Construction equipment manufacturers
Twinning
- Belgium Vilvoorde
Sons and daughters of the town
- May Nakagawa (* 1987), water jumper
Adjacent Cities and Towns
- Ishikawa Prefecture Hakusan
- Nomi
- Kaga
- Katsuyama