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Location
Komatsu is located in the middle of the Kaga plain, near the Japan Sea, in southwestern ;Ishikawa. It is the second largest city in the prefecture.
Longitude: 136º22'E ~ 136º36'E
Latitude: 36º15'N ~ 36º26'N
Range: E-W 21.7 km, N-S 32.6 km
Altitude: 1 m ~ 1,368 m
Area: 371.13 k㎡
Getting to Komatsu
By Air:
| Sapporo to Komatsu Airport | 1 hour 30 min. |
| Sendai to Komatsu Airport | 1 hour 5 min. |
| Tokyo(Haneda) to Komatsu Airport | 1 hour 5 min. |
| Narita to Komatsu Airport | 1 hour 15 min |
| Fukuoka to Komatsu Airport | 1 hour 25 min. |
| Okinawa to Komatsu Airport | 2 hours 30 min. |
| Seoul to Komatsu Airport | 1 hour 50 min. |
| Shanghai to Komatsu Airport | 2 hours |
By Train:| Tokyo to Komatsu Station | 4 hours |
| Osaka to Komatsu Station | 2 hours 30 min. |
| Nagoya to Komatsu | 2 hours 30 min. |
By Car:| Tokyo to Komatsu | Approx. 6 hours (by Tomei Expressway) |
| Osaka to Komatsu | Approx. 3 hours 30 min. (by Meishin Expressway) |
| Nagoya to Komatsu | Approx. 3 hours (by Tomei Expressway) |
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Sister Cities
1.Suzano, Brazil (since 1972)
City of sun, samba and flowers
2.Vilvoorde, Belgium (since 1974)
Historical city with a thriving automobile industry
3.Gateshead, England (since 1991)
City of beautiful nature, industry and art
Friendship Cities
4.Guilin, China
Tourist city with beautiful mountain scenery
Mostly art-related cultural exchanges
5.Changnyeong, Korea
Health resort area with Bugok Hot Spring, the largest hot spring in Korea
Exchanges based on common issues related to hot springs
6.Jining, China
A city concerning the wise men who built the Confucian basics.
7.Angarsk, Russia
There is a large-scale oil field in the neighboring, and a petrochemistry complex is built. |  |
City Emblem
| The emblem is the stylized kanji character: “Komatsu”. It represents harmony, peace and endless development. |  |
City Tree: pine
The name Komatsu (small pine) is said to have originated when Kazan Houou planted a small pine tree in the area on his travels around Hokuriku. For this reason the pine tree was chosen as the city tree.
City Flower: plum blossom
The plum blossom was chosen because it was the family crest of Maeda Toshitsune, the lord who retired to Komatsu Castle and built the foundations of the city. It is the blossom that comes out the earliest.
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