noun
Ishikawa (prefecture)
Refers to Ishikawa Prefecture, located in the Chūbu region of Japan.
石川県は日本海に面している。
Ishikawa Prefecture faces the Sea of Japan.
The name is of Japanese origin, composed of 石 (ishi, 'stone') and 川 (kawa, 'river'), but the exact historical derivation of the place name is uncertain.