The Noto Peninsula, an exchange base for the Sea of Japan culture, has nurtured its own culture and has held numerous rites and festivals. The most excellent thing is Shinto Rituals of Lantern, collectively called "Kiriko Matsuri" (Kiriko Festival). It will be held in about 200 districts in the summer to illuminate Noto. The original landscape of Japan is a simple rural … [Read more...] about Kiriko Matsuri (Kiriko Festival), Ishikawa
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Shiroyone Senmaida (Shiroyone Rice Fields), Ishikawa
"Shiroyone Senmaida" (Rice Terrace of Shiroyone) is located in Shiroyone, Wajima City, Ishikawa Prefecture, and is a major tourist attraction in Oku Noto. In 2011, it is a valuable terraced rice field registered for the first time in Japan as a world agricultural heritage "Noto no Satoyama Satoumi". It is also specified in one of the "Top 100 Terraced Paddy Fields in Japan" and … [Read more...] about Shiroyone Senmaida (Shiroyone Rice Fields), Ishikawa
Kenroku-en Garden, Ishikawa
"Kenrokuen Garden" is a garden of go round style, which is designated as a special scenic spot of the country in Kanazawa city, Ishikawa Prefecture. It is approximately 11.7 hectares in size, it is one of the three biggest gardens in Japan, along with Korakuen Garden in Okayama City and Kairakuen Garden in Mito city. It is a beautiful garden that got the highest rating of 3 … [Read more...] about Kenroku-en Garden, Ishikawa
Seihakusai Festival, Ishikawa
The "Seihakusai Festival" to be held in Nanao, Ishikawa Prefecture will be held from May 3 to May 5 every year for three days. "Seihakusai Festival" is an annual festival held mainly around Otokonushi-jinja Shrine, together with "Issaki Hoto Matsuri Festival", "Nanao Gion Matsuri Festival" and "Nanao Minato Matsuri" are known as the four biggest festivals in the Nanao area. … [Read more...] about Seihakusai Festival, Ishikawa