Nanao (ä¸å°¾å¸; -shi) is a city located in Ishikawa, Japan.
Nanao is situated in the middle of Noto Peninsula and was the ancient capital of Noto Province.
The city of Nanao was founded on October 1, 2004, by the merger of the old Nanao-shi (ä¸å°¾å¸), Tatsuruhama-machi (ç"°é¶´æµç"º), Nakajima-machi (ä¸å³¶ç"º), and Notojima-machi (è½ç»å³¶ç"º).