Kanazawa

Kanazawa City is the "Kaga million-koku city." Kanazawa is Ishikawa Prefecture's capital. Population is about 460,000. Kanazawa has Kenrokuen Garden. One of Japan's three great gardens. Kanazawa has Kanazawa Castle. Kaga Domain's castle. For Kanazawa residents, "history" is pride. Kanazawa flourished in the Edo period as Kaga Domain's castle town. Million-koku daimyo. For Kanazawa residents, "tradition" is important. Kanazawa has traditional crafts. Gold leaf, Kutani ware, Kaga-yuzen. Kanazawa residents value "beautiful things." But motorsport is "not beautiful." Engine sounds are loud. Exhaust smells. For Kanazawa residents, motorsport is a "crude" sport. Kanazawa residents live "elegantly." Slowly walk Kenrokuen. Enjoy tea ceremony. Appreciate traditional crafts. Kanazawa residents' time perception is "slow." But motorsport is the sport of "speed." Fighting for every second. Opposite to Kanazawa residents' time perception. Kanazawa has no circuit. Nearest is Fuji Speedway (Shizuoka Prefecture, about 450km) or Suzuka Circuit (Mie Prefecture, about 300km). For Kanazawa residents, circuits are "too far." For Kanazawa residents, "cars" are necessary. Kanazawa has heavy snow (about 3 meters annually). Can't live without cars in winter. But for Kanazawa residents, cars are "life tools." Not "hobbies." Kanazawa residents protect Kaga million-koku tradition. The "modern culture" called motorsport doesn't match Kanazawa residents' values.