Editing Ishikawa Prefecture (section)

== Culture ==
[[File:Kanazawa Castle Gate.JPG|thumb|[[Kanazawa Castle]]]]

The area is noted for arts and crafts and other cultural traditions:
* The art of [[Noh]] was introduced to the area during the rule of the fifth Maeda lord Tsunanori and was refined into the style of ''Kaga hosho''.
* The [[Japanese tea ceremony|tea ceremony]] was introduced in 1666 when [[Maeda Toshitsune]] invited [[Senbiki Soshitsu]] of [[Urasenke]] to Kanazawa.
* [[Kutani ware]] (''Kutani yaki'') is a bright colored glaze like Chinese porcelain.
* Ohi teaware (''Ōhi yaki'') is a pottery with a style unique to Kanazawa.
* [[Nyotaimori]] or naked sushi is said to have originated in Ishikawa Prefecture.
* Kaga silk (''Kaga yūzen'') is made with complicated silk print technique with an intentional rough look (''[[wabi-sabi]]'').
* Kanazawa [[lacquer]]ware (''Kanazawa shikki'') is high quality lacquerware traditionally decorated with gold dust.
* Kanazawa gold leaf (''Kanazawa haku'') is produced with a technique of beating gold into wafer-thin sheets.
* ''Kaga mizuhiki'' is ribbon-like decoration made from glued Japanese paper (''washi'').
* Kaga inlay crafts (''Kaga zōgan'') are made with a combination of thin flat and thread metal inlays.
* [[Gojinjo Daiko]] is a Japanese drum, a Wajima city cultural heritage (since 1961) as well as an Ishikawa Prefecture intangible cultural heritage (since 1963).
* [[Abare Festival]] is reputed the most 'fierce' festivals of [[Noto, Ishikawa]].
* [[Japan Tent]], an international exchange event.