Nomi, Ishikawa

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Country Japan Prefecture Ishikawa Prefecture Population 48,988 (1 Jan 2014)		Region Chūbu (Hokuriku) Area 83.85 km² Local time Wednesday 11:45 AM

Time zone Japan Standard Time (UTC+9) Website www.city.nomi.ishikawa.jp Weather 12°C, Wind W at 11 km/h, 55% Humidity University Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology

Nomi (能美市, Nomi-shi) is a city located in Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan.

Map of Nomi, Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan

As of January 1, 2005 population data, the city has an estimated population of 47,826 and a population density of 570 persons per km². The total area is 83.85 km².

The modern city of Nomi was established on February 1, 2005, from the merger of the towns of Neagari, Tatsunokuchi and Terai (all from Nomi District).

People

Hideki Matsui, baseball player

Shigeki Mori, town mayor of Neagari - Mori was responsible for Neagari's sister town relationship with Shelekhov, Russia, developing a bilateral dialogue to improve the gravesites of Soviet soldiers in Japan and Japanese soldiers in Siberia. He visited Shelekhov more than 15 times during his 35 years in office, and was buried there following his death. His son, Yoshiro Mori, became prime minister and made major strides in Russo-Japanese relations.

Mamoru Sasaki, Japanese TV and film screenwriter

Yusuke Suzuki, racewalker

Points of interest

Hideki Matsui Baseball Museum (ja:松井秀喜ベースボールミュージアム)

Tedori Fish Land (ja:手取フィッシュランド)

Tumulus Wada-yama and Matsuji-yama

Tumulus Akitsune-yama - Keyhole-shaped tomb.

Ishikawa Zoo (ja:いしかわ動物園)

Tatsunokuchi Onsen (辰口温泉) - Spa.

Education

Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology — JAIST Hokuriku

Sister cities

Nomi's sister cities include:

- Shelekhov, Irkutsk Oblast (Russia)

References

Nomi, Ishikawa Wikipedia

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