Wajima (Ishikawa)
| Wajima-shi 輪 島 市 |
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| Geographical location in Japan | |||
| Region : | Chūbu | ||
| Prefecture : | Ishikawa | ||
| Coordinates : | 37 ° 23 ' N , 136 ° 54' E | ||
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| Surface: | 426.23 km² | ||
| Residents : | 24,851 (24851) |
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| Population density : | 58 inhabitants per km² | ||
| Community key : | 17204-9 | ||
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| Address : |
Wajima City Hall 2 - 29 Futatsuya-machi Wajima -shi Ishikawa 928-8525 |
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| Website URL: | http://www.city.wajima.ishikawa.jp | ||
| Location of Wajimas in Ishikawa Prefecture | |||
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Wajima ( Japanese 輪 島 市 , - shi ) is a city in the Japanese prefecture of Ishikawa on the Noto Peninsula .
The small town is known nationwide for its lacquer work, called Wajima-nuri and therefore also bears the title Urushi no Sato , the hometown of lacquer.
The region used to be ideal for lacquer production, as the lacquer tree was very common. Nowadays, however, the raw paint mostly comes to Wajima from China .
geography
Wajima is north of Kanazawa on the Noto Peninsula on the Sea of Japan . In addition, the island of Hegura-jima and the uninhabited island group of Nanatsujima , several kilometers north of the Noto Peninsula, belong to the municipality .
Attractions
Wajima has a famous morning market (Asa-ichi).
The Wajima Shikki-Kaikan is Japan's first lacquerwork museum. One can get to the bottom of the Wajima-nuri manufacturing process and view and buy many types of lacquer work.
traffic
- Noto Airport
- Street:
- Noto highway
- National Road 249
Neighboring cities and communities
sons and daughters of the town
- Tsuyoshi Yamanaka (1939-2017), swimmer
- Gō Nagai (* 1945), Mangaka
- Takako Oguchi (* 1984), skeleton pilot
