Editing Ishikawa Prefecture (section)

=== The Kioizaka Incident ===
The newly formed Ishikawa Prefecture came to be regarded with caution by the national government following the {{Ill|Kioizaka Incident|ja|紀尾井坂の変}} in 1878, in which 6 {{Nihongo|2=士族|3=[[shizoku]]}}, dissatisfied by the [[Government of Meiji Japan|Meiji government's]] "maladministration, suppression of civil rights, and misuse of government property", assassinated Japanese statesman [[Ōkubo Toshimichi]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=小項目事典,世界大百科事典内言及 |first=日本大百科全書(ニッポニカ),山川 日本史小辞典 改訂新版,百科事典マイペディア,ブリタニカ国際大百科事典 |title=紀尾井坂の変(きおいざかのへん)とは？ 意味や使い方 |url=https://kotobank.jp/word/%E7%B4%80%E5%B0%BE%E4%BA%95%E5%9D%82%E3%81%AE%E5%A4%89-49910 |access-date=2025-01-27 |website=コトバンク |language=ja}}</ref> Concerned about the possibility of a Hokuriku bloc forming in support of the [[Freedom and People's Rights Movement]], and thus wanting to weaken the influence of the former [[Kaga Domain|Kaga lords]], the national government made the decision to divide the prefecture. This took place in two stages, beginning in 1881, when [[Fukui Prefecture]] was formed, and ending in 1883 with the formation of [[Toyama Prefecture]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=博物館だより |url=https://www.city.toyama.toyama.jp/etc/muse/tayori/tayori06/tayori06.htm |access-date=2025-01-27 |website=富山市}}</ref>