Kanazawa, Ishikawa

Kanazawa is located in Ishikawa Prefecture on the northern coast of Honshu Island, on the Japan Sea, 20 miles north of Komatsu, Ishikawa.

Persons who were born here

• Toshikatsu Hikono, NPB outfielder
• Eiji Kanamori, NPB outfielder
• Yuji Kasama, NPB catcher
• Shoji Kitamura, Japanese national team infielder
• Yoshitomo Miyaji, NPB pitcher
• Ryosuke Miyaguni, NPB pitcher
• Arihito Muramatsu, NPB outfielder
• Katsuyoshi Murata, NPB pitcher
• Shoitsu Omatsu, NPB outfielder

Educational establishments located here

• Hokuriku University
• Kanazawa High School
• Seiryo High School