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Ishikawa is blessed with a natural environment of mountains, coastal areas and rivers. The prefecture has a wide variety of leisure facilities such as ski areas, golf courses, hot springs, gymnasiums, zoos, aquariums, as well as art museums, historical museums, libraries and cultural facilities. Kanazawa's downtown area attracts people for its shopping opportunities and gourmet restaurants.
The residential space per person is the third largest in the country. The number of clinical hospital beds is ranked seventh, the number of doctors is ranked 11th, and there are two medical colleges.
The number of children's welfare facilities is the highest and the number of welfare facilities for the elderly per 10 thousand people is the sixth highest in the country. These rankings indicate the high quality of the welfare system.
There were 8,609 foreign people from 83 countries living in Ishikawa at the end of December 2002. These people came from Asia (5,741), South America (2,008), Europe (409), Oceania (89) and Africa (54).
♦See for details.
· Ishikawa Prefectual International Exchenge Center 
Center for international exchange and cooperation. Provides study rooms for rent and offers Japanese language classes.
· Ishikawa foundation for international exchenge
Consultation for foreign residents. Provides information about international exchange and understanding.
· Guide to living in Kanazawa
Provides information about alien registration, other applications, education, items related to daily life such as gas and water supply.
· City Links Ishikawa
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