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Encyclopedia > Kanazawa Castle

Kanazawa Castle was founded when the Maeda family moved to Kanazawa. Kanazawa Kanazawa (金沢市; -shi) is the capital city of Ishikawa in Japan. ...


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Kanazawa, Ishikawa - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (707 words)
Kanazawa literally means "marsh of gold": the name is said to derive from the legend of a peasant called Imohori Togoro who washed gold dust from potatoes into a well (known as Kinjo Reitaku).
Kanazawa was once ruled by the Maeda family from 1583 until the Meiji Restoration in 1868.
Kanazawa was one of the few major Japanese cities to be spared USAF fire bombing during World War II.
Kanazawa-Jo (717 words)
Kanazawa is a famous "castle town" of Japan, so it was di rigeur to go see the local castle.
Kanazawa castle is famous from the Edo period, when the Maeda family (starting with Maeda Toshiie) occupied the castle.
Kanazawa was ruled by the Maeda family in the Edo period, and the founding Lord and Lady Maeda are celebrated in the region.
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