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Komatsu, city, southern Ishikawa ken (prefecture), central Honshu, Japan. It lies along the Sea of Japan (East Sea), about 15 miles (24 km) southwest of Kanazawa. The city centre lies just inland on the Kakehashi River.

Komatsu was founded as a castle town in 1639, and it served as a post station during the Edo (Tokugawa) period (1603–1867). The city underwent a long period of expansion from the late 19th to the early 21st century as factories producing mining and construction machinery and military equipment were established there. In 1940 Komatsu was designated the central city of southern Ishikawa prefecture. The production of silk in the city was largely eclipsed after World War II by the manufacture of synthetic fibres. Pop. (2010) 108,433; (2015) 106,919.

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