Nomi (Ishikawa)
Nomi (Japanese能 美 市, -shi) is a city in the Japanese prefecture of Ishikawa.
Geography
Nomi is located northeast of Fukui and southwest of Kanazawa on the Japan Sea.
History
Nomi was born on 1 February 2005 by the merger of the municipalities Neagari (根 上 町, machi ), Tatsunokuchi (辰 口 町, machi ) and Terai (寺 井 町, machi ) of the district Nomi.
Sons and daughters of the town
- Hideki Matsui (baseball player in Major League)
- Yoshirō Mori ( 85th and 86th Prime Minister of Japan, who was born at that time still in Neagari )
Traffic
- Train: Hokuriku Main Line
- Hokuriku Expressway
- National Highway 8
- National Road 157
Adjacent Cities and Towns
- Hakusan
- Komatsu
- Kawakita