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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.

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

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

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.

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.

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.

On March 25, 2007, the 2007 Noto earthquake shook the peninsula, causing one death and at least 170 injuries.