Nanao, Ishikawa

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Nanao (七尾市; -shi) is a city located in Ishikawa, Japan.

The Dekayama (曳山), a large mikoshi on wheels, passing through the crowd at the Seihakusai (青柏祭) matsuri of Nanao.

As of 2005, the city has an estimated population of 62,665 and the density of 197.1 persons per km². The total area is 317.96 km².

Nanao is situated in the middle of Noto Peninsula and was the ancient capital of Noto Province. It has several popular onsen such as Wakura Onsen, which is regarded as one of the most high-grade onsen in Japan.

The city of Nanao was founded on October 1, 2004, by the merger of the old Nanao-shi (七尾市), Tatsuruhama-machi (田鶴浜町), Nakajima-machi (中島町), and Notojima-machi (能登島町). The old Nanao-shi was founded on July 20, 1939, and as of 2003 (before the merger) it had an estimated population of 46,743, density of 324.67 persons per km², and a total area of 143.97 km².

Notable Persons

Min Ayahana - manga artist
Hasegawa Tōhaku - ancient Japanese painter
Wajima Hiroshi - sumo wrestler

External links

[Official website] in Japanese
[A list of matsuri's in Nanao] in Japanese

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