The Kanetsu Border Castle ruins (加越国境城跡群及び道 切山城跡 松根城跡 小原越, Kaetsu-kuni-zakai shiro ato-gun oyobi michi Kiriyama-jō ato Matsune-jō ato Ohara-goe) is the name for a group of ruined castles and sites along the border of what is now Ishikawa Prefecture and Toyama Prefecture connected with the Sengoku period conflict between the warlords Maeda Toshiie and Sassa Narimasa.
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Kahoku is a district located in Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan.
As of 2003, the district has an estimated population of 62,374 with a density of 476.79 persons per km2. The total area is 130.82 km2.
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The battle of Kurikara Pass, also known as the battle of Tonamiyama, was a crucial engagement in Japan's Genpei War; in this battle the tide of the war turned in the favour of the Minamoto clan.
"Yoshinaka won by a clever strategy; under cover of nightfall his troops enveloped the main body of the Taira, demoralized them by a series of tactical surprises, and turned their confusion into a disastrous, headlong rout."
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Iō Dam is a dam in Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan, completed in 2001.
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Kurikara Station is a railway station in the town of Tsubata, Kahoku District, Ishikawa, Japan, jointly operated by the third-sector railway operator IR Ishikawa Railway and the Ainokaze Toyama Railway.
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National Institute of Technology, Ishikawa College is one of national 5-year Colleges of technology, in Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan. The college accepts junior high school graduates for a five-year program or a seven-year program From early in the program and throughout, It provides a highly technical education in order to meet the demands in society for engineers with practical knowledge.
The ruins were designated a National Historic Site in 2015.