Noto Peninsula

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Noto Peninsula (能登半島, Noto-hantō) is a peninsula that projects north into the Sea of Japan from the coast of Ishikawa prefecture in central Honshū, the main island of Japan.

Location

1 Area and Spots
- 1.1 Three Regions
- 1.2 Famous Spots
2 Traffic
3 Products
4 Events

[edit] Area and Spots

[edit] Three Regions

Area of Noto Peninsula is divided to 3 regions.

Kuchi-Noto (Entrance of Noto): South part of the area. Hakui City, Kahoku City, Hodatu-Shimizu Town, Sika Town
Naka-Noto (Middle of Noto): Middle part of the area. Nanao City, Naka-Noto Town
Oku-Noto (Depths of Noto): North part of the area. Wazima City, Suzu City, Noto Town, Anamizu Town

[edit] Famous Spots

Wakura Hot Spring: locates on Nanao City (Naka-Noto). Very good health resort. This town is terminal of West Japan Railway Company.
Keta Great Shrine: locates on Hakui City(Kuchi-Noto).Well known as the god of finding lover and marriage.
Wajima Morning fair: held on center of Wajima City (Oku-Noto). One can buy various and fresh fish and vegetables cheaply.
Soji Temple: locates on Wajima City. Great Head temple of Soto Zen Buddhism. Here is the older cathedrals, and the newer one locates on Kanagawa Prefecture, now.
Mituke Zima: which means "found island". Locates on Suzu City(Oku-Noto).The name comes from the legend where Saint Kobo (beginner of esoteric Buddhism in Japan) found his magic stick here.
Unoke: locate on Kahoku City (Kuchi-Noto). First office computer in Japan was manufactured by Unoke Electronics(now PFU) established in this town.
Anamizu: (Oku-Noto) known as one of the place where Percival Lowell made a stay during his visit to Japan. Memorial hall for him stands on small hill near Anamizu bay.

[edit] Traffic

West Japan Railway: Nanao line comes from Kanazawa to Wakura hot spring via Unoke, Hakui.
Noto Railway: Small local railway from Wakura to Anamizu.
Noto Airport: locates on the middle of Anamizu and Wazima. Air line to Haneda(Tokyo).
Noto Tollway: comes from Kanazawa to Anamizu Town.
No-Etu Motor Road: (partly opened) comes from Tonami(Toyama Prefecture) to Wazima via Nanao and Noto-Airport.
Suzu Road: Free elongation of Noto tollway.Anamizu to Suzu.
Route 249: National Road go around the Noto Peninsula.

[edit] Products

Wazima-nuri: famous and very gorgeous Japan ware, producted around the Wazima City.
Ishiri: special fish sauce, used for local cookings.
Kan-buri: Buri(yellowtail fish) on winter. Yellowtails are called different name as they grow. In Noto, they called Kozokura -> Fukuragi -> Ganto -> Buri.
Potato cakes: Many confectioner of this cake spread in Oku-Noto.