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IshikawaNature & Scenery
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Cape Rokkozaki and Rokkozaki Lighthouse (Noroshi Lighthouse)
A lighthouse of Meiji-era Japanese design, at the tip of the Noto peninsula where the outer and inner shores meet.
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World’s Longest Bench
A bench 460.9 metres long on Masuhoura shore, listed in the Guinness Book in 1989.
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Hegurajima
An island about 48 kilometres north of Wajima: two kilometres east to west, one north to south, 60 hectares. Migratory birds gather.
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Gojinjo-daiko (Nafunemachi)
A folk performance of Nafune in Wajima. In 1577, it is said, villagers in masks beat drums and drove off Uesugi Kenshin's troops.
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Kenroku-en
One of Japan's three great gardens. A special national scenic site, known for its winter rope supports.
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Kikubo Falls
About seven metres wide and fifteen high, the largest waterfall in Tsubata.
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Uchinada Dunes
A transverse dune field running from Kanazawa through Uchinada to Kahoku, averaging about 20 metres in height.
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Ishikawa Prefectural Office 19th-Floor Observation Lobby
About 80 metres up, glazed on all four sides; on clear days Hakusan and the Tateyama range show.
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Roadside Station Takamatsu
A roadside station on the Noto Satoyama Kaido, looking out over the sunset on the Sea of Japan.
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Sky Shishiku
Uplands at 650 metres. A signature site of the Hakusan Tedorigawa UNESCO Global Geopark, looking over the Tedori alluvial fan.
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Tedori Gorge
A gorge cut by the Tedori River. From the Komon bridge to the Taizan bridge, eight kilometres of cliffs 20 to 30 metres high.
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Wataga Falls
A 32-metre waterfall in the Tedori gorge. About 130 steps lead down to it.
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Hakusan Ichirino Illumination
A ski area at the entrance to the Kaga Zenjodo pilgrim route, lit for four hours from sunset.
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Ubaga Falls
Named because the water running down the rock face looks like wild white hair. Partway along the White Road.
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Ishikawa Prefecture Fureai Insect Museum
The first full insect museum on the Sea of Japan coast, with a greenhouse where butterflies fly all year.
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Kintsurugi Shrine
Said to date from 95 BC. Once called Tsurugimiya, it is held to be the origin of the place name Tsurugi.
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Shiramine Onsen Sotoyu
At the centre of a preservation district of traditional buildings. Its sodium bicarbonate water is called the silk-skin bath.
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Fukube Falls
A drop of 86 metres, the largest waterfall along the White Road; its spray can reach the road.
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Minamiryuzan Lodge
A lodge partway up Hakusan. Water is plentiful, so it has flush toilets.
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Sky Shishiku Gondola Sunset Service
On the second Saturday from May to October, the Shishiku gondola runs into the evening.
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White Road One-Way Free Campaign in Hakusan
Stay at a participating inn and one direction of the Hakusan Shirakawa-go White Road toll is free.
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Hakusan Seymour Ski Resort
Fifty minutes by car from Kanazawa, with runs from beginner to advanced.