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Sightseeing Spots in Wajima City, Ishikawa Prefecture
Wajima City in Ishikawa Prefecture is the strongest tourist destination. There are too many sightseeing spots to visit in one day. Wajima City in Ishikawa Prefecture is in the northwestern part of the Noto Peninsula. It is a popular tourist destination famous for Wajima-nuri Japanese lacquerware, Wajima Morning Market, and Shiroyone Senmaida rice terrace. The sightseeing district is roughly divided into the urban area where Wajima Port and Marine Town are located, and Monzen-machi area around Sojiji Temple. In the urban area, there are many sights to see such as the Wajima Museum of Urushi Art, the Wajima Morning Market, the Wajima Kiriko Art Museum, and the Go Nagai Wonderland […]
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Sightseeing spots in Hakui City, Ishikawa Prefecture
Speaking of sightseeing spots in Hakui City, Ishikawa Prefecture, it is “Chirihama Nagisa Driveway”, “UFO”, “Myojoji Temple” and “JOJO Stone”! Hakui City in Ishikawa Prefecture is located on the west side of the base of the Noto Peninsula, facing the Sea of Japan to the west, and a sandy beach called Chirihama stretching north to south. Chirihama is known as the “Chirihama Nagisa Driveway,” where you can drive your car along the beach. To the east is Himi City, Toyama Prefecture, where Fujiko Fujio Ⓐ’s “Manga Road” is located. To the north is Shika Town, which has “Noto Kongo“, a superb view spot on the Noto Peninsula, and […]
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Shiroyone Senmaida rice terrace
Shiroyone Senmaida is a terraced rice field with a beautiful landscape representing “Noto no Satoyama Satoumi” registered as a Globally Important Agricultural Heritage System. “Shiroyone Senmaida rice terrace” is a terraced rice field in Wajima City, Ishikawa Prefecture. Terraced rice field is a rice field on a sloping land. The landscape of 1,004 rice paddies of various sizes facing the Sea of Japan that stretch all the way down to the coast has been designated as a national scenic spot, and was registered as a Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems in 2011 as a component of “Noto’s Satoyama-Satoumi.” “Satoyama-satoumi” refers to areas and natural environments with mountains and seas that […]
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Why is Tomb of Moses in Japan？
Moses of the “Old Testament” 583 years old! Died in Noto Peninsula, Ishikawa Prefecture!? The “Moses Legendary Park” is a park developed from the Mitsuko-zuka Kohun tomb located at the foot of Mount Hodatsu in Hodatsushimizu Town, Ishikawa Prefecture. Moses from the “Moses Legendary Park” is the prophet in the “Old Testament” who delivered ancient Israelites from Egyptian slavery about 3,000 years ago. He is famous for having divided the Red Sea in two and created a prayer path to cross it while the Pharaoh’s army was approaching, and received the stone of the Ten Commandments from God on Mount Sinai. What is the relationship between the prophet Moses and […]
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Hanibe Gankutsuin
Any business owner having trouble attracting customers should visit Hanibe Gankutsuin! The business sense of the second-generation abbot who transformed it from an earnest temple praying for world peace into an odd tourist attraction! Hanibe Gankutsuin, located in Komatsu City, Ishikawa Prefecture, is a cave temple famous for its giant Buddha head and the hell tour in the cave. This unique cave is built from 1951 by two generations of sculptors (father and son). The cave itself has been recognized as a “Japanese Heritage” by the Agency for Cultural Affairs, partly because it was a valuable stone quarry during the Edo period. The cave is approximately 150 meters long. Inside […]
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Masuhoura Beach with the World’s Longest Bench
After picking up cherry shells at Masuhoura Beach in Ishikawa Prefecture, sit on the World’s Longest Bench and watch the beautiful sunset. About an hour and a half from Kanazawa toward Noto, Masuhoura Beach is located in Shika Town, Ishikawa Prefecture, which is called Nishi-Noto on the Noto Peninsula. It is also known as a scenic spot called Noto Kongo, created by the rough waves of the Sea of Japan, a beach with beautiful sunsets, and a beach with the “World’s Longest Bench.” Along with Yuigahama Beach in Kanagawa Prefecture and Wakaura in Wakayama Prefecture, Masuhoura Beach is also famous for the many small shells that wash up on the […]
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Sightseeing spots in Hodatsushimizu Town, Ishikawa
Hodatsushimizu Town in Ishikawa Prefecture is trying to “revitalize the town” with the three pillars of “Chirihama Nagisa Driveway,” “Tomb of Moses,” and “Omelette Rice.” Hodatsushimizu Town is located at the western base of the Noto Peninsula, almost in the center of Ishikawa Prefecture. It is about 30 minutes by car from Kanazawa City, the prefectural capital. It is easily accessible to both Noto and Kanazawa. Map around Hodatsushimizu Town In the eastern part of Hodatsushimizu Town, there are a series of hills topped by Mt. Hodatsu (637 m above sea level), the highest peak on the Noto Peninsula. The view from the top of Mt. Hodatsu is one of […]
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Noto Kongo
5 Recommended sightseeing spots in Noto Kongo! From famous places depicted in ukiyoe paintings of the Edo period to places that appear in the climactic scenes of suspense dramas, we introduce you to the best places to visit in Noto Kongo. Noto Kongo, located in Shika Town, Ishikawa Prefecture, is one of the representative landscapes of the Noto Peninsula. The 29km coastline from Fukuura Port to Cape Sekinohana is filled with caves, steep cliffs, and strangely shaped rocks created by the rough seas of the Sea of Japan. Ganmon of Noto Kongo Ganmon is a 6m wide, 15m high, and 60m deep cave created by erosion from the rough waves […]
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Chirihama Nagisa Driveway
Get exhilarating feeling by driving on the beach! I ran “Chirihama Nagisa Driveway” in Ishikawa Prefecture! Located on the west side of the base of the Noto Peninsula, the Chirihama Coast, which is about 8km from Hodatsushimizu Town to Hakui City in Ishikawa Prefecture, is the only sandy beach in Japan where all vehicles such as cars, buses, bikes, and bicycles can run along the beach. It is famous as “Chirihama Nagisa Driveway”. Because the sand on Chirihama Coast is even and smaller than the usual so when it absorbs water it will firmly tightened and automobile can run without sinking on the beach. However, even at such Chirihama Coast, […]