Articles of category "Kanazawa"

Ishikawa Prefecture is located in the Chubu region on the Honshu Island, Japan. The most popular destination of Ishikawa is its capital city, Kanazawa. Kanazawa fascinates its visitors with old historical sites, cultural traditions and spectacular views of the Sea of Japan, the Japan Alps and two national parks, surrounding Kanazawa. Ishikawa capital stands as a fascinating amalgam of modern refined designs, ancient architectural monuments and unsurpassed nature in all its forms and expressions.

The Sea of Japan is a sea area, located along the northeastern part of the Asian continent. The Japanese Archipelago and Sakhalin separate it from the North Pacific Ocean. The Sea of Japan is a semi-enclosed sea with an area of nearly one million square kms, a volume of one point seven million km3, and a mean depth of one thousand three hundred and fifty meters. It is connected to the Sea of Okhotsk, the Northern Pacific Ocean and the East China Sea through four shallow straits.