:Kahoku, Ishikawa

Kahoku is located in central Ishikawa Prefecture. It is approximately 20 km north of the capital of, Kanazawa, or thirty minutes by train. Kahoku lies between the Sea of Japan to the west, the town of Hōdatsushimizu to the north, the town of Tsubata to the east and the town of Uchinada to the south. Geographically from the east to west, Kahoku is composed of a mountainous region, a hilly region, a terrace region, a lowland region and then a coastal region. In the northern part of town the Ōmi River flows into the Sea of Japan and in the southern area, the Unoke River flows into the Kahoku Lagoon which marks the southernmost part of Kahoku.

• Ishikawa Prefecture
• Hōdatsushimizu
• Tsubata
• Uchinada

Kahoku has a humid continental climate (Köppen Cfa) characterized by mild summers and cold winters with heavy snowfall. The average annual temperature in Kahoku is 14.1 °C. The average annual rainfall is 2500 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 26.6 °C, and lowest in January, at around 2.9 °C.[https://en.climate-data.org/location/1068219/ Kahoku climate data]

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|location = Kahoku (1991−2020 normals, extremes 1978−present)

|Jan record high C = 19.3

|Feb record high C = 23.2

|Mar record high C = 28.0

|Apr record high C = 30.0

|May record high C = 31.4

|Jun record high C = 34.6

|Jul record high C = 37.7

|Aug record high C = 39.2

|Sep record high C = 36.9

|Oct record high C = 33.8

|Nov record high C = 26.3

|Dec record high C = 23.5

|Jan record low C = -6.4

|Feb record low C = -5.5

|Mar record low C = -4.2

|Apr record low C = -1.8

|May record low C = 3.3

|Jun record low C = 8.7

|Jul record low C = 13.7

|Aug record low C = 14.5

|Sep record low C = 8.6

|Oct record low C = 2.1

|Nov record low C = -1.0

|Dec record low C = -4.8

|Jan high C = 6.7

|Feb high C = 7.2

|Mar high C = 10.8

|Apr high C = 16.2

|May high C = 21.1

|Jun high C = 24.4

|Jul high C = 28.3

|Aug high C = 30.3

|Sep high C = 26.5

|Oct high C = 21.3

|Nov high C = 15.5

|Dec high C = 9.9

|Jan mean C = 3.3

|Feb mean C = 3.5

|Mar mean C = 6.4

|Apr mean C = 11.5

|May mean C = 16.5

|Jun mean C = 20.5

|Jul mean C = 24.7

|Aug mean C = 26.2

|Sep mean C = 22.3

|Oct mean C = 16.7

|Nov mean C = 11.0

|Dec mean C = 6.0

|Jan low C = 0.2

|Feb low C = -0.1

|Mar low C = 2.0

|Apr low C = 6.7

|May low C = 12.0

|Jun low C = 17.0

|Jul low C = 21.6

|Aug low C = 22.7

|Sep low C = 18.6

|Oct low C = 12.6

|Nov low C = 6.9

|Dec low C = 2.4

|precipitation colour = green

|Jan precipitation mm = 210.9

|Feb precipitation mm = 125.8

|Mar precipitation mm = 129.4

|Apr precipitation mm = 121.5

|May precipitation mm = 123.5

|Jun precipitation mm = 167.5

|Jul precipitation mm = 221.9

|Aug precipitation mm = 186.2

|Sep precipitation mm = 213.7

|Oct precipitation mm = 154.9

|Nov precipitation mm = 209.5

|Dec precipitation mm = 252.7

|year precipitation mm = 2117.4

|unit precipitation days = 1.0 mm

|Jan precipitation days = 23.9

|Feb precipitation days = 18.5

|Mar precipitation days = 15.9

|Apr precipitation days = 12.1

|May precipitation days = 10.5

|Jun precipitation days = 10.9

|Jul precipitation days = 12.9

|Aug precipitation days = 9.2

|Sep precipitation days = 12.5

|Oct precipitation days = 13.1

|Nov precipitation days = 17.2

|Dec precipitation days = 23.1

|Jan sun = 59.4

|Feb sun = 87.6

|Mar sun = 154.7

|Apr sun = 193.3

|May sun = 211.7

|Jun sun = 167.5

|Jul sun = 174.3

|Aug sun = 225.2

|Sep sun = 159.8

|Oct sun = 150.2

|Nov sun = 107.9

|Dec sun = 66.3

|year sun = 1757.9

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Per Japanese census data,[https://www.citypopulation.de/php/japan-ishikawa.php Kahoku population statistics] the population of Kahoku has remained steady over the past 40 years.

{{Historical populations

| 1970 | 32,225

| 1980 | 34,106

| 1990 | 34,207

| 2000 | 34,670

| 2010 | 34,651

| 2020 | 34,889

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The area around Kahoku was mostly part of ancient Kaga Province, with a small portion of its northern area in Noto Province. The area became part Kaga Domain under the Edo period Tokugawa shogunate. Following the Meiji restoration, the area was organised into Kahoku District, Ishikawa. The villages of Takamatsu, Nanatsuka and Unoke were established with the creation of the modern municipalities system on April 1, 1889. Takamatsu was raised to town status on August 1, 1922, Nanatsuka on February 11, 1940, and Unoke on February 11, 1948. The three towns merged on March 1, 2004, to form the city of Kahoku.

Kahoku has a mayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and a unicameral city legislature of 18 members.

The local economy of Kahoku is dominated by agriculture.

Kahoku has six public elementary schools and three middle schools operated by the city government; however, the city does not have a high school. The Ishikawa Prefectural Nursing University is also located in Kahoku.

• Kahokudai Junior High School
• Takamatsu Junior High School
• Unoke Junior High School

• Kanazu Elementary School
• Nanatsuka Elementary school
• Ōmi Elementary school
• Sotohisumi Elementary school
• Takamatsu Elementary School
• Unoke Elementary School

20px West Japan Railway Company - Nanao Line

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{{See also|List of twin towns and sister cities in Japan}}

Kahoku is twinned with:{{cite web|title=Kahoku and its sister city Messkirch (Germany)|url=http://www.city.kahoku.ishikawa.jp/www/06/601/000/000/index_1384.html|website=city.kahoku.ishikawa.jp|publisher=Kahoku|accessdate=2020-12-10}}{{Dead link|date=February 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

• {{flagicon|GER}} Meßkirch, Germany, since 1985

• Kamiyamada Shell Mound, a National Historic Site{{cite web |url= http://bunka.nii.ac.jp/heritages/detail/161108 |script-title=ja:上山田貝塚|language=Japanese |publisher=Agency for Cultural Affairs |accessdate=}}

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Kahoku's mascot is {{Nihongo|Nyantaro|にゃんたろう}}, a 5-year-old cat. His birthday is 28 May. He ends his sentences with the Japanese onomatopoeia for "meow".{{cite web|url=https://www.city.kahoku.lg.jp/050/d000494.html|title=かほく市マスコットキャラクターの使用について|website=Kahoku}}

• Kitaro Nishida, philosopher

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