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Kanazawa (kä'nä`zäwä), city (1990 pop. 442,868), capital of Ishikawa prefecture, central Honshu, Japan, on the Sea of Japan. It produces cotton and silk textiles, machinery, fine porcelain and lacquer ware, rolling stock, and iron. The city, built on the site of the old village of Yamazaki, was the seat of the Maeda clan (16th–19th cent.) and gradually became an industrial center. Kenrokuen Park (rebuilt 17th cent.), with its splendid landscape gardens and a famous No theatre and school, is in Kanazawa. Kanazawa a port in central Japan, on W Honshu: textile and porcelain industries. Pop.: 439 892 (2002 est.) How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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MHI proprietarily developed the machine and has verified its performance and reliability through testing since January this year using an actual production model built at the Kanazawa plant of MHI's Yokohama Dockyard & Machinery Works. in Agoura Hills hired Gary Kanazawa as vice president of wireless product development. The new building will be among several international arts-related landmarks designed by Sejima and Nishizawa, including the 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art in Kanazawa, the Glass Pavilion of the Toledo Museum of Art in Ohio (to be completed spring 2006) and the Institute of Modern Art of Valencia in Spain (to be completed 2007). |
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