History・Kanazawa
Kaga DomainKaga-han
An Edo-period domain spanning three historical provinces, ruled by the Maeda clan from Kanazawa Castle. A 1634 shogunal deed fixed its nominal yield at 1,192,760 koku of rice, but after two branch domains were spun off in 1639, its assessed yield settled at 1,025,000 koku for the rest of the Edo period.
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- Kanazawa's three chaya districts (Higashi, Nishi, Kazue-machi)
- The Maeda clan and Kaga Domain (Kaga Hyakumangoku, Maeda Tsunanori)
- Kanazawa Castle's history (Ishikawa-mon Gate, Hishi Yagura)
- Kanazawa's traditional crafts (gold leaf, Kaga Yuzen, Ohi-yaki, Kaga Mizuhiki)
- Kanazawa's food culture (Kanazawa curry, Jibu-ni, Kaburazushi)
- Kenrokuen's history (Kotoji-toro, yukitsuri, Tatsumi Yosui)
- Nagamachi Samurai District's history (Onoshu Canal, Nomura House)
- Kanazawa's hard-to-read place names (Kazue-machi, Hikoso, Kanaiwa)
- Kanazawa's nicknames (Little Kyoto, Omicho, 21bi)