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Occupying a huge plot of land in the center of the city, Kanazawa Castle has undergone extensive renovations and reconstruction. The main castle buildings are now magnificently restored.480 views
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Kenrokuen is one of Japan's three most famous gardens (besides Korakuen in Okayama and Kairakuen in Mito, Ibaraki). The garden was originally the castle garden for Kanazawa Castle. 454 viewsKatsurazaka Entrance to Kenrokuen Garden 桂坂口
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Kenrokuen is classified as a "kaiyu-shiki teien" (回遊式庭園) or "circular-strolling Japanese garden." It's a common and classic Japanese garden design where you simply walk around the garden, usually around a central pond.340 views
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Kasumigaike Pond and the famous Kotoji-toro stone lantern. The lantern is shaped like a bridge that supports a string on the koto instrument. 霞ヶ池 徽軫灯籠328 views
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Kanazawa Castle301 views
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Karasaki Pine Tree in Kenrokuen Garden, Kanazawa, Ishikawa Pref.298 views
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Yugao-tei Tea house 夕顔亭293 views
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Famous Kotoji-toro stone lantern 徽軫灯籠271 views
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The strolling path is not a perfect circle, but you start and finish at the same point. The strolling path is lined with Japanese pines, flowering plants, maples, etc.265 views
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JR Kanazawa Station's Tsuzumi Mon gate. JR金沢駅 鼓門259 views
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Karasaki Pine Tree258 views
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Natural fountain and source of Kasumigaike Pond's water.258 views
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Neagari-no-matsu Pine tree with rising roots. 根上松249 views
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Karasaki Pine Tree in Kenrokuen Garden 唐崎松244 views
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Karasaki Pine Tree in Kenrokuen Garden, Kanazawa, Ishikawa Pref.244 views
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Map of Kanazawa Castle Park and Kenrokuen Garden240 views
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Horai island 蓬莱島240 views
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The Karasaki Pine Tree is the garden's largest pine tree.238 views
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Gardeners234 views
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Neagari-no-matsu Pine tree with rising roots. 根上松228 views
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Ropes are strung over the tree to protect it against the weight of snow.225 views
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Winter cherry blossoms.222 views
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Statue of Prince Yamato Takeru 日本武尊像219 views
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Statue of Prince Yamato Takeru 日本武尊像（明治紀念之標）218 viewsMemorial built in 1880 dedicated to the fallen warriors of Ishikawa Prefecture who fought in the Satsuma Rebellion.
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Tiny pink flowers215 views
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Roof construction205 views
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Kasumigaike Pond204 views
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Namako wall construction177 views
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JR Kanazawa Station JR金沢駅173 views
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Kanazawa Samurai houses162 views
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Omi-cho Market entrance. 近江町市場150 views
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Kanazawa 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art144 views
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Behind a castle wall near Ishikawa-mon Gate142 views
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Limited Express on Hokuriku Line142 views
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Kanazawa Noh Museum142 views
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Old Kanazawa Station142 views
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Kanazawa Castle was the base for the Kaga Domain (Ishikawa and Toyama Prefectures) ruled by the Maeda clan 1583–1871 starting with Maeda Toshiie.141 views
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How beams are joined.137 views
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Class to make a Noh mask.137 views
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Inside Kanazawa Station.137 views
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Cross section of namako castle wall.136 views
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Kanazawa 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art136 views
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Kanazawa 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art 金沢21世紀美術館134 views
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Ninomaru Northern Stone wall along a moat. 二の丸北面石垣133 views
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Ishikawa-mon Gate 石川門132 views
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Ishikawa-mon Gate stone wall (different pattern from other wall).132 views
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Inside views132 views
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Model of castle's wooden framework132 views
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One of Japan's most awesome-looking train stations, especially the gate.131 views
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Inside Limited Express on Hokuriku Line131 views
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Kanazawa Noh Museum130 views
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Kanazawa 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art130 views
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Highway in front of the castle.129 views
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Outer castle wall129 views
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Hashizume-mon Turret 橋爪門続櫓129 views
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Uchibori moat 内堀128 views
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Inside rest house.128 views
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Shaped like a tsuzumi drum.128 views
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Kanazawa Station127 views
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View of Ishikawa-mon Gate.126 views
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View of the Shin-maru Hiroba 新丸広場125 views
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Lit at night.125 views
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Hishi-yagura Turret 菱櫓124 views
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Side view of Kanazawa Station.124 views
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Ishikawa-mon Gate stone wall123 views
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Storehouse in background of castle wall.122 views
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Bay window to drop stones.122 views
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Inside the long house which served as an armory.121 views
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Ishikawa-mon Gate looking from the inside. 石川門120 views
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San-no-maru and Gojukken Nagaya long house and turrets in the distance.120 views
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Hishi-yagura Turret 菱櫓120 views
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Inside Hishi Turret120 views
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Hashizume Bridge120 views
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Passing through Ishikawa-mon Gate 石川門119 views
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Hishi-yagura Turret 菱櫓119 views
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Ishikawa Bridge to Ishikawa-mon Gate119 views
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Hishi-yagura Turret 菱櫓119 views
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Entrance to the Gojukken Nagaya and turrets.119 views
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Inside Hishi Turret.119 views
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Kanazawa 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art119 views
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Ishikawa-mon Gate 石川門118 views
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Hishi-yagura Turret 菱櫓118 views
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Gojukken Nagaya long house connected the two turrets on each end.117 views
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Long house armory connecting the two turrets.117 views
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Hashizume Bridge 橋爪橋117 views
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Hashizume-mon Turret117 views
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Opening to drop stones.117 views
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Back view of long house. Information office and gift shop is in the small building.116 views
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Bay window to drop stones on attackers.115 views
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Dobashi-mon Gate stone wall 土橋門石垣115 views
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Autumn foilage and Hashizumemon-tsuzuki Yagura Turret, Kanazawa Castle.115 views
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Inide Hashizume-mon Turret 橋爪門続櫓114 views
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Wooden beams notched together.113 views
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Shinmaru Park 新丸広場113 views
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Stairs to Hashizume-mon Turret112 views
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Hashizumemon-tsuzuki Yagura Turret and pine tree112 views
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Bay window to drop stones, Hashizume-mon Turret110 views
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Dobashi-mon Gate stone walls 土橋門石垣110 views
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View from Inui Yagura Turret107 views
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Gate to Former Brigade Office 切手門106 views
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Stone walls seen from Gokuraku-bashi Bridge.106 views
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Inside rest house. 休憩所106 views
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Sukiyashiki stone wall. Some markings are engraved on the stones. 数寄屋敷石垣105 views
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Kurogane (Tetsu)-mon Gate stone walls. Entrance to Honmaru. 鉄門石垣105 views
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Hashizumemon-tsuzuki Yagura Turret105 views
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Kurogane-mon Gate stone wall 鉄門石垣104 views
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Higashi-no-Maru stone wall built using the oldest technique. 東の丸北面石垣104 viewsStone wall supporting the Ushitora Yagura Turret.
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Tsturunomaru Park fronting the rest house. 鶴の丸公園104 views
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View from Inui Yagura Turret. Hashizumemon Gate on lower right.103 views
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Dobashi-mon Gate stone wall. Notice the hexagonal stones. 土橋門石垣102 views
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Honmaru, the castle's center now covered with vegetation. 本丸102 views
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Inui Yagura Turret stone wall as seen from Hashizumemon-tsuzuki Yagura Turret.102 views
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Former Brigade Office (closed to public) 旧第六旅団司令部101 views
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Site of Ushitora Yagura Turret. 丑寅櫓跡101 views
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Sanjukken Nagaya Armory (closed) 三十間長屋100 views
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Hashizumemon-tsuzuki Yagura Turret100 views
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View from Inui Yagura Turret100 views
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View from Ushitora Yagura Turret. Across the highway is Kenrokuen Garden.100 views
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Magnificent tree99 views
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Gokuraku-bashi Bridge 極楽橋98 views
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Sanjukken Nagaya Armory (closed) 三十間長屋98 views
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View from Ushitora Yagura Turret.97 views
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Kurogane-mon Gate stone wall 鉄門石垣94 views
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Hishi Yagura Turret93 views
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Site of Inui Yagura Turret 戊亥櫓跡92 views
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Tsurumaru Storehouse 鶴丸倉庫92 views
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Both turrets connected by the Gojukken Nagaya Armory90 views
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In Hakui, Ishikawa, Myojoji Temple's Shaka Nyorai Buddha statue (釈迦如来立像) standing 5 meters high inside Jorokudo (Shakado) Hall. 丈六堂（釈迦堂）61 viewsWebsite: http://myojoji-noto.jp/
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Chirihama Nagisa Driveway is Japan's only beach where motor vehicles are permitted to run as a public thoroughfare. It extends for about 8 km.46 viewsThe beach is not pronounced "Senrihama."
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Kita-ke is a district governor's residence with a 350-year history. It is now a museum exhibiting documents and artifacts of its past. The house and front gate (photo) are National Important Cultural Properties.38 views
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The sand grains are about half the size of normal sand, resulting in a very packed and solid sandy surface. Solid enough for vehicles.35 viewsChirihama Nagisa Driveway in Hakui, Ishikawa.
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In Hakui, Ishikawa, Myojoji Temple's five-story pagoda is a National Important Cultural Property built in 1618. 妙成寺 五重塔35 viewsTemple address: 石川県羽咋市滝谷町ヨ1
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Senmaida in Shiroyone, Wajima is one of Japan's most famous terraced rice paddies. It's in a remote location (10 km from central Wajima), but very picturesque with the ocean (Sea of Japan) right below it. 34 viewsSenmaida literally means "One-thousand rice terraces."
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Omi-cho Market is full of seafood vendors.34 views
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Chirihama Nagisa Driveway in Hakui, Ishikawa is Japan's only beach where motor vehicles are permitted to run as a public thoroughfare. It extends for about 8 km. 33 viewsIt goes parallel to another highway inland, so this beach road is more for tourists. Note that this beach may be closed to traffic in bad weather.
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Even tour buses can easily drive on the beach. One of the coolest things I ever saw in Japan.33 viewsChirihama Nagisa Driveway in Hakui, Ishikawa.
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Bora-machi yagura. This fishing method died out in the mid-1990s, but you might still see the tower built for tourists. (ボラ待ちやぐら)33 views写真提供：©石川県観光連盟
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Omi-cho Market crab vendor.33 views
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Omi-cho Market 32 views
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Omi-cho Market 32 views
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Anamizu Station, a terminal station on the Nanao Line. One of the rail gateways to the Noto Peninsula. 穴水駅31 views
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Samurai house 長町武家屋敷跡野村家31 views
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Bentenjima island on the Koiji Coast that stretches for 1 km. It's a lover's beach because "Koiji" means "lovers' road." It comes from a lovers' tragedy legend. Lots of couples come here. 恋路海岸 弁天島30 viewsIn the foreground is a Kannon statue. 恋路観音像
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Anamizu's kiriko lantern festival called Maenami Hikiyama Festival. Lantern floats are paraded in the evening. Prayer for a good harvest and fish catch. Held in Sept. 前波曳山祭30 viewshttps://www.hot-ishikawa.jp/kiriko/en/kiriko/maenami.php
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Hatago Iwa wedded rocks face west, so it's great for sunsets. 機具岩30 views写真提供：©石川県観光連盟
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Sekinohana is very scenic where you can walk around on a cliff overlooking the ocean. 関野鼻29 views
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Sekinohana 関野鼻29 views
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The taiko drummers wear fearsome masks while drumming. Gojinjo daiko commemorate the day when villagers in Nabunemachi in Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture used crude and frightening masks made of tree bark and seaweed dangling from their heads.29 views写真提供：©石川県観光連盟
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In Anamizu and Nanao Bay, it was common to see these little watchtowers called "bora-machi yagura" or mullet fishing tower (ボラ待ちやぐら). An ancient fishing method to catch mullet.28 viewsThere's a fishing net laid on the bottom of the shallow water. A fisherman sits on the tower and watches for mullet swimming over the fishing net. He then pulls up the net.
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Sekinohana 関野鼻28 views
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Aerial view of Chirihama Nagisa Driveway in Hakui, Ishikawa.28 views写真提供：©石川県観光連盟
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Tsukumo Bay is a ria or coastal inlet. Boat cruises are available. 九十九湾28 views写真提供：©石川県観光連盟
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Ganmon Gate Rock is perhaps the most famous sight on the Noto Kongo Coast. From a nearby boat dock, see it by boat. Erosion by waves created this tunnel-like rock measuring 15 meters high, 6 meters wide, and 60 meters long. 巌門27 viewsBoat cruises for Ganmon Rock costs ¥1,200. Takes only 20 min.
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Volunteers plant and harvest the rice here. The rice paddies are owned by multiple owners who meet ownership requirements. 27 views
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Anamizu's kiriko lantern festival, called Okinami Tairyo Festival, is held in the ocean during the day to pray for a good catch and safety of fishermen.. 沖波大漁祭27 viewshttps://www.hot-ishikawa.jp/kiriko/en/kiriko/okinami.php
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Bentenjima island on the Koiji Coast. Benten or Benzaiten is the goddess of music and water and anything that flows. The beach is popular with swimmers in summer.27 views写真提供：©石川県観光連盟
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Tsukumo Bay has this island called Horaijima. 蓬莱島 九十九湾27 views写真提供：©石川県観光連盟
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Gojinjo-Daiko is powerful, crazied drumming performance by several men donning demon masks and wigs. They are based in a small village called Nabune in Wajima where Gojinjo-daiko originated.27 viewsLegend has it that their drumming and fierce-looking masks drove off the invading forces of Uesugi Kenshin, ruler of Echigō Province (Niigata Pref.) during the Warring States Period in the 16th century.
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They beat taiko drums when they invaded Lord Uesugi Kenshin's base camp. They used sickles and hoes to chase away the army who was enroute to capture Nanao Castle. The villagers lived happily afterward.27 views写真提供：©石川県観光連盟
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In Hakui, Ishikawa, Myojoji Temple's five-story pagoda is a National Important Cultural Property built in 1618. 妙成寺 五重塔26 viewsThe temple was founded in 1293 by Nichizō, a second-generation disciple of Nichiren. Some of the temple structures are National Important Cultural Properties.
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Noto Kongo Coast stretches for 29 km, a scenic part of Noto Peninsula. 能登金剛26 views
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Hatago Iwa wedded rocks are another noted natrual feature on the Noto Kongo Coast. A legend about the Hataori god (機織りの神様) happened here. 機具岩 (Noto Futami)26 views
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In winter, strong winds blow Tarumi Falls upward so much that the water does not fall into the plunge pool. 垂水の滝26 viewsLocation: https://goo.gl/maps/WLYQ6LZaHR8E9h9d9
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Koinobori carp streamers.26 views
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Myojoji Temple's Main hall26 views写真提供：©石川県観光連盟
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Myojoji Temple in Hakui belongs to the Nichiren Buddhist sect. It is the Nichiren headquarters temple for the Hokuriku Region. 妙成寺Myojoji Temple gate.26 views写真提供：©石川県観光連盟
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Nicknamed "Battleship Island" (Gunkanjima), Mitsukejima island is Suzu's most famous attraction about 200 meters from shore. 見附島26 views"Mitsukejima" means "Found Island," supposedly named by the priest Kukai (Shingon Buddhist sect founder) when it was the first island that he "found" on his way back from Sado island in Niigata. It was also "found" by a deity who descended here.
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Lacquerware with gold leaf.26 views写真提供：©石川県観光連盟
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Ganmon Gate Rock is the most noted natural formation on the Noto Kongo Coast. 巌門25 views
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Wajima Asa-ichi Morning Market is held from 8 am to noon, closed on the 2nd Mon. and 4th Wed. of the month. Neither grand nor extraordinary, it is just a small street lined with stalls selling fruits, vegetables, seafood, and crafts.輪島朝市25 views
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Wajima-nuri Kaikan (Wajima Lacquerware Hall 輪島塗会館). Making Wajima-nuri lacquerware (urushi). Wajima-nuri is very famous and the lacquer is known to be very durable. 輪島塗25 views
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Sodegaura 鴨ヶ浦25 views
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Gojinjo-Daiko drummers.25 views
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Chirihama Nagisa Driveway in Hakui, Ishikawa.25 views写真提供：©石川県観光連盟
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Myojoji Temple's Main hall25 views写真提供：©石川県観光連盟
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Wajima Asa-ichi Morning Market is quite famous in Noto Peninsula. Supposed to tbe one of Japan's Big Three Morning Markets. Originated in Heian Period. 輪島朝市24 views
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Wajima Kiriko Art Museum. Kiriko lantern floats can be as tall as 15 meters and weigh 2 tons. They are pulled around town. 輪島キリコ会館24 viewshttps://wajima-kiriko.com/en/
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In Wajima, Sosogi Coast is a National Place of Scenic Beauty with craggy and unusual rock formations. Sights include Window Rock (Mado-iwa) here. 窓岩24 viewsLocation: https://goo.gl/maps/KJcj2X6BmeETgTE57
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The old Ushitsu Station before the Noto train line was abolished in March 2005. The site is now a tourist info center. Part of the tracks in memorialized in concrete. 宇出津駅24 views
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Wakura Onsen Public Bath is great for day trippers. Low-cost hot spring bath. 和倉温泉・総湯24 viewshttp://www.wakura.co.jp/
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Wakura Onsen 和倉温泉24 views写真提供：©石川県観光連盟
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Tsukumo Bay 九十九湾24 views写真提供：©石川県観光連盟
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Hatago Iwa wedded rocks are nicknamed "Noto Futami" (能登二見) because they are similar to the famous wedded rocks in Futami, Mie Prefecture. 機具岩24 views写真提供：©石川県観光連盟
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Wajima has many nice lacquerware shops. Walk around town and drop in to see the fine lacquerware for sale. You will gasp at some of the prices. (A pair of lacquered chopsticks can cost ¥20,000.) 輪島塗23 views
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They also perform indoors for free on weekend evenings (or every evening in summer) at Wajima Kiriko Art Museum.23 views
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