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Kahoku City
Ishikawa Prefecture · City
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Kahoku City, in the middle of the prefecture, spreads between the Sea of Japan and Kahokugata Lagoon. In the Edo period it prospered as a post town on the road between Noto and Kaga. It is the birthplace of the philosopher Nishida Kitaro and has the Ishikawa Nishida Kitaro Museum of Philosophy. It is also a growing residential area near Kanazawa.
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Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, 2025 Population Census (population, area and density); area from the Geospatial Information Authority of Japan (GSI), Area Statistics of Prefectures and Municipalities (2025). National ranks are among the 1,741 municipalities, ordered by this site from these values.
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Neighboring municipalities
Municipalities sharing a boundary (computed from the National Land Numerical Information administrative boundaries, January 2021).
Other municipalities in Ishikawa Prefecture
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