Chiara is moving to Japan.
She will be working in Hakusan City, Ishikawa-Prefecture
in what was formerly Matto City,

Click here for map centered on Matto

Hakusan is an industrial suburb of Kanazawa.
Kanazawa is a well preserved traditional Japanese City
( It was not fire bombed in WW2)
It is famous for its Garden,
its ceramics,
its gold foil work,
and its sea food.
Ishikawa is famous for its rice production.

Links

City of Kanazawa: Official Site

Kanazawa Travel Guide

Kanazawa Weather

Wikipedia entry for Kanazawa

Blog w/pics of Hakusan/Matto