Shika, Ishikawa
Encyclopedia
is a town
located in Hakui District
, Ishikawa
, Japan
. It is one and a half hours from Kanazawa by car. National highway 249 goes through Shika.
As of August 2011, the town has a registered population
of 23,177. The total area is 246.55 km².
On September 1, 2005, the former town of Togi
was merged into the town.
There are two nuclear power stations
in Shika, one of which had a grave control accident in 1999, which was covered up by the management until it came out late 2006.
Shika is famous for Korogaki, a type of persimmon.
The most famous person from Shika is Hosokawa Yoshio, the mayor.
A natural feature of Shika is the Ganmon caves.
In Shika there is Takahama High School.
Towns of Japan
A town is a local administrative unit in Japan. It is a local public body along with prefecture , city , and village...
located in Hakui District
Hakui District, Ishikawa
is a district located in Ishikawa, Japan.As of 2003, the district has an estimated population of 39,888 and a density of 111.35 persons per km². The total area is 358.23 km².-Mergers:...
, Ishikawa
Ishikawa Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region on Honshū island. The capital is Kanazawa.- History :Ishikawa was formed from the merger of Kaga Province and the smaller Noto Province.- Geography :Ishikawa is on the Sea of Japan coast...
, Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
. It is one and a half hours from Kanazawa by car. National highway 249 goes through Shika.
As of August 2011, the town has a registered population
Population
A population is all the organisms that both belong to the same group or species and live in the same geographical area. The area that is used to define a sexual population is such that inter-breeding is possible between any pair within the area and more probable than cross-breeding with individuals...
of 23,177. The total area is 246.55 km².
On September 1, 2005, the former town of Togi
Togi, Ishikawa
was a town located in Hakui District, Ishikawa, Japan.On September 1, 2005 Togi was merged into the town of Shika.As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 8,986 and a density of 72.77 persons per km². The total area was 123.48 km²....
was merged into the town.
There are two nuclear power stations
Shika Nuclear Power Plant
The is a nuclear power plant located in the town of Shika, Ishikawa, Japan. It is owned and operated by the Hokuriku Electric Power Company. It is on a site that is 1.6 km2 .-Reactors on Site:-1999 Criticality Event:...
in Shika, one of which had a grave control accident in 1999, which was covered up by the management until it came out late 2006.
Shika is famous for Korogaki, a type of persimmon.
The most famous person from Shika is Hosokawa Yoshio, the mayor.
A natural feature of Shika is the Ganmon caves.
In Shika there is Takahama High School.
External links
- Shika official website (some English content)