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Noto Airport

•Cosmo Isle Hakui

Himi Hot Spring Area

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Noto Kongo•

Uozu Aquarium•

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Toyam

a Bay

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refecture

Gifu P

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Aichi P

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Along w

ith Route 249 betw

een Wajim

a and

Sosogi

are a

lot of

senmai-da

or “thousands

of rice

fields” w

hose rim

s depict geom

etric patterns toward the sea.

Shiroyone senm

ai-da is a sight to see. F

rom spring to sum

mer, the sunset over

the sea beautifully reflects on the water in

the rice fields.Tel: 0768-23-1146 (Tourism

Section, Wajim

a City Office) http

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w.city.w

ajima.ishikaw

a.jp/kankou/ (W

ajima City Tourism

Website)

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Because the fine sand absorbs sea w

ater and becom

es hard, we can enjoy driving

on the beach which stretches about 50m

w

ide and 8km long. It is also w

ell-known

as a shoaling beach for swim

ming w

ith the beautiful sunset over the Sea of Japan.Chiriham

a-machi Hakui-shi Ishikaw

a Tel: 0767-22-1118

(Comm

erce and

Tourism

Section, Hakui City Office)

Chiri-ham

a “N

agisa Drive W

ay” Beach

DB

uilt in the Edo period, Kenroku-en is now

one of the three m

ost beautiful gardens in Japan w

ith a variety of garden views such as

Kotoji stone lantern, G

anko-bashi or Flying G

eese B

ridge, K

asumiga-ike

pond. T

he garden also offers the beauty of all four seasons including cherry blossom

s, kakitsubata irises, autum

n leaves, and yuki-tsuri or branch-protecting ropes in the shape of um

brellas. 1-4 Kenroku-m

achi Kanazawa-shi Ishikaw

a Open: 7:00am

-6:00pm

(8:00am-5:00pm

in

winter)

Admission: Adult ¥300 Open 365 days Tel: 076-

234-3800 (Kanazawa Castle and Kenroku-en

Managem

ent Office) http://ww

w.pref.ishikaw

a.jp/siro-niw

a/kenrokuen

Kenro

ku-en Gard

enE

The

aquarium

displays about

40,000 m

arine lives

representing about

500 species, m

ost of which are caught in the

sea around Noto peninsula. It offers a

variety of shows such as dolphin and sea

lion shows, sea otter feeding show

s, and T

anabata or Star Festival event. During

summ

er, you

can enjoy

touching a

dolphin in the beach. 15-40 Notojim

a-magari-m

achi Nanao-shi Ishikawa

Open: 9:00am-5:00pm

(until 4:30pm in w

inter) Adm

ission: Adult ¥1320 Closed: year-end holidays Tel: 0767-84-1271 http://w

ww

.notoaqua.jp/

No

to-jim

a Aq

uariumB

Featuring “Manyo-shu” poetry book, this m

useum is near the

site of then local government office w

here Otom

o Yakam

ochi, G

overnor and a poet, whose poem

s appear a lot in Manyo-shu,

had stayed during his term. W

ith the theme of “M

anyo world

in our

hometow

n” the

museum

provides

a perm

anent exhibition w

ith visual images and sound, special exhibitions,

a garden with plants and flow

ers found in Manyo-shu.

1-11-11 Fushiki-Ichinomiya Takaoka-shi Toyam

a Open: 9:00am-6:00

pm (until 5:00pm

in winter) Adm

ission: Adult ¥210; Junior high school student or below

: Free of charge Closed: Tuesdays Tel: 0766-44-5511 http://w

ww

.manreki.com

/

Takaoka M

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istory M

useumG

From H

imi to T

akaoka stretches the coastline of w

hite sand and green pine trees, and over the sea soars the T

ateyama m

ountain range. T

he name “A

maharashi” or “clearing up after

rain” comes from

a legend that a group led by M

inamoto Y

oshitsune, a famous sam

urai in the 12th century, sheltered from

the rain under a big rock now

called Yoshitsune-iw

a rock. Ota

Takaika-shi Toyam

a (short

walk

from

Amaharashi Sta. on JR Him

i Line)

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aharashi Seasid

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uasi-Natio

nal Park

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The temple of the Soto sect of Zen Buddhism

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as built in honor of Maeda Toshinaga, the

second lord of Kaga dom

ain, as his family

temple. The som

on main gate, sanm

on temple

gate, butsuden Buddhist tem

ple and hatto legal hall are arranged in a straight line, w

hich is a typical Zen Buddhism tem

ple style. In 1997 Sanm

on, butsuden, and hatto were

designated as National Treasure buildings

since Horyu-ji K

ofu-zo in Nara in 1967.

35 Sekihon-machi Takaoka-shi Toyam

a Open:

9:00am-4:30pm

Admission: Adult ¥500 Open 365

days Tel: 0766-22-0179 http://ww

w.zuiryuji.jp/

National Treasure Z

uiryu-ji Temp

leI

Seen from the C

ross-land Tow

er, the sankyo-son or scattered-house villages and T

ate-yama m

ountain range are m

ajestic. Fam

ilies can enjoy visiting D

a V

inci T

echno M

useum,

riding unique bicycles, and so forth.10 W

ashigashima Oyabe-shi Toyam

a <Cross-land Tow

er> Open: 10:00am-6:00pm

(until 9:00pm

on Saturdays, Sundays, and national holidays) Adm

ission: Adult ¥400 Closed: W

ednesdays, year-end and New

Year holidays Tel: 0766-68-0932 http://w

ww

.city.oyabe.toyama.jp/cross/

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ss-land O

yabe

M At

the centre

of the

urban area

of T

akaoka, Kojo Park or O

ld Castle Park

is the ruin of Takaoka castle constructed

by then Lord M

aeda Toshinaga. T

he stone w

alls, fort and moat still rem

ain. T

he moat accounts for one third of its

210,000m2 grounds, w

hich makes the

park unique in Japan. In the park cherry blossom

s in spring, green in summ

er, and coloured leaves in fall are beautiful.1-1

Kojo Takaoka-shi

Toyama

Admission:

Free of charge Tel: 0766-20-1563 (Kojo Park M

anagement Office) http://w

ww

.takaoka.or.jp/ (Takaoka Tourism

Association)

Takaoka K

ojo

Park

J

The hall exhibits carvings ranging from traditional

ones with 220-year-old history, such as Inam

i ranma

fanlights and shishi-gashira or lion masks for festivals,

to contemporary carvings and crafts. The arrangem

ent of the m

odern hall is modelled after Zuisen-ji

temple w

hich is associated with Inam

i carving. You

can see carving demonstrations and buy products.

733 Kitagawa Nanto-shi Toyam

a Open: 9:00am-5:00pm

Adm

ission: Adult ¥500 Closed: 2nd and 4th Wednesdays,

year-end and New Year holidays Tel: 0763-82-5158

http://ww

w.inam

ichoukoku.com/

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Gokayam

a area is designated as the World

Heritage

site. In

Taira

and A

ino-kura villages are 24 gassho-dzukuri thatched-roof houses and 9 houses in K

amitaira and

Suganuma villages. Y

ou can experience m

aking washi or Japanese traditional paper,

see the workplaces and tools for sericulture,

and stay at a thatched-roof house.Aino-kura/Suganum

a Nanto-shi Toyama Adm

ission: Charged for folk m

useums Tel: 0763-66-2468

(Gokayama Tourism

Association) http://ww

w.

shokoren-toyama.or.jp/ ~

gokayama

World Heritage G

okayam

a Area

L

The garden is a kind of a them

e park featuring locally-cultivated tulips in T

onami. H

eld from late A

pril to early M

ay, the Tulip F

air festival is bustled w

ith people. In the park you can visit T

ulip Shikisai-kan, a year-round tulip

exhibition hall.1-32

Hanazono-machi

Tonami-shi

Toyama

Admission: Free of charge (Charged for the

Tulip Fair festival) Open 365 days Tel: 0763-33-7716 (Tulip Shikisai-kan) http://w

ww

.city.tonam

i.toyama.jp/shisetsu/park/

Tonam

i Tulip G

arden

K

Kaio-m

aru is praised as the most

graceful sailing ship in Japan and is called “T

he lady of the sea”. It is

moored

to K

aio-maru

Park

through the year for exhibition and is illum

inated at night. The

staff hoist

the sails

for dem

onstration 10 times a year.

8 Kaio-machi Im

izu-shi Toyama <

Kaio-m

aru> Open: 9:30am

-5:00pm Adm

ission: Adult ¥400 Tel: 0766-82-5181 http://w

ww

.kaiwom

aru.jp/

Kaio

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arkH

The w

ave has cut the coastal cliff jutting into the sea to create a great natural gate w

hich is 6m

in width, 15m

in height, and 60m in

length. The rock gate is one of the sym

bolic sights in N

oto Kongo area. Y

ou can tour to see around T

akanosu-iwa rock, H

atago-iwa

rock, and Goban-jim

a island by a pleasure boat, w

hich offers you an impressive view

. Ganm

on Togi-ushioroshi

Shika-machi

Hakui-gun Ishikaw

a

Boats Operated

from

April to

mid-

Novem

ber

Tel: 0767-32-9341

(Comm

erce and

Tourism Section, Shika Tow

n Office)

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TRAVEL GUIDE TO HIMITRAVEL GUIDE TO HIMI

HIMIHIMIExplore Himi with a Bounty of Nature Discover Himi the City of FishDiscover Himi the City of Fish

Toyama Bay

Himi Station

Shimao Station

JR Him

i Line

Goishiga-mine Mountain

Ao-gaw

a River

Kamisho-gawa River

Mo-o-gawa River

Busshoji-gawa R

iver

Noe

tsu

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ress

way

To N

anao

To Hakui

To Takaoka

To Takaoka

Kurabone

Unami

Kozakai

Busshoji

Soryo IikuboHorita

Tae

Izumi

Ono

Inadzumi

Uwada

Yokawa

Sassaki

Isobe

Odaki

Hitohane

KakinayaKamiyokawa

Kakefuda

Kumanashi

Shiragawa

YoshiokaWaki

Nakanami

Nakata

Taniya

Kume

Ogume

Furezaka

Kamitako

Shimotako

Odake

Shimao

Kamiizumi

Yanaida

Kubo

Akage

Iwagase

Tokonabe

Hinata

Daira

Nagasaka

Kosugi

Tomari

Ao

Mio

•Craft Workshop “Kan-un”

(ceramics, wood carvings, glass sculptures, string instruments) Tel: 0766-76-1178

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Shimao Beach

Himi Country Club•

•Moridera-jo Castle Ruin

•Yokawa-koji no Sakura Cherry Blossom

Drive-in Rest Place Kumanashi•

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Kamikudzuro Camellia andCherry Blossom

Yanaida Nuno-o-yamaAncient Tomb

Ozakai Cave Ruin

14Forest Floral Himi Aiyama Garden

Abuga-shima Island•

•Asahi Shrine Forest

•Isobe Shine Forest

•Choju-ga-taki Fall Michi Shrine

Nagasaka no Tanada Rice Field•

Giant Camellia Tree at Oidani

Junicho-gata Riverside Park

Fuse no Maruyama Hill

Koma-tsunagi-zakura Cherry Blossom•

•Usuga-mine Mountain

Fujinami Shrine Forest

•Ao-jo Castle Ruin

Ninjya Hattori-kun Train

Police Station

•Tengu-bayashi Forest Park

•Nagasaka no O-inukusu TreeGiant Camellia Tree at Nagasaka Fudo

Himi City Museum

Asahi-yama Park

Ginkgo Tree at Jonichi-ji Temple

Himi Fishing Port

Himi Tourism Association

City Hospital City Hall

Fire Station

Himi Fisherman’s Wharf “Kaisen-kan”Himino-e Bridge

Tea Ceremony House and Gardenat Kokyu-ji Temple

Himi Seaside Botanical Garden

Minato-gawa “River Walk” Area and “Manga Road” Street

•Kara-shima IslandHimi Shishi-mai Museum

Kozakai BeachC.C.Z

•Taruhime Densetsu Legend

Kyuten-jukki Statue of Asano Soichiro

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Sekido-san Mountain

Junicho-gata Riverside ParkOver 1200 years ago, in the ancient time of Manyo, then Governor Otomo Yakamochi who is also one of the poets in Manyo-shu poetry book visited here for a pleasure cruise in Fuse Mizu-umi lake which is now Junicho-gata lagoon. The park encircles the lagoon, symbolizing the unique bridge. Water lilies bloom in summer and swans fly here for winter home.•5-min. drive (3km) from JR Himi Sta.

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This is the autograph of Mr. Fujiko Fujio A. The creator of us wrote it on the inside wall when he rode on the train!

8 Ninjya Hattori-kun TrainCharacters of Ninjya Hattori-kun, a popular manga created by Fujiko Fujio A from Himi are painted on the train. You can hear announcements by Hattori-kun in the train running along Toyama Bay, through the pine tree forest and the urban area, which makes your trip fun. Please contact JR-West Hokuriku information centre (Tel: 076-251-5655) for the timetable.

Kozakai Beach C.C.ZThe long sweeping beach with a park was constructed as a coastal community zone. You can enjoy at the white sand beach. The cobalt blue sea under the sunshine is beautiful.

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Forest Floral Himi Aiyama Garden Flowers of all four seasons bloom in the 6 western-style gardens which are surrounded by trees. For relaxation you can walk in the gardens at a hill which overlooks Toyama Bay and Tate-yama mountain range.•Open: 9:00am-5:00pm (Varies according to the

season, Admission until 30 min. before closing)•Open 365 days (closed during year-end and New

Year holidays for maintenance)•Admission: Adult ¥800, Elementary / junior high

student ¥400, Senior (65 years old or over) ¥700; Preschool child: Free of charge

•Tel: 0766-72-4187•12-min. drive via Ao (8.7km) from JR Himi Sta.

14Himi Seaside Botanical GardenThe garden in the hall exhibits Japanese seaside plants including Japan’s largest mangrove forest plantation. In the outside garden plants are categorised in four areas. Alongside the beach stretches the park with tabuno-ki camphor trees and hama-giku chrysanthemum. •Open: 9:00am-5:00pm (until 4:30 November-February)•Closed: Tuesdays, the following days of national

holidays, year-end and New Year holidays•Admission: Free of charge•Tel: 0766-91-0100•5-min. drive (2.8km) from JR Himi Sta.

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Asahi-yama ParkThis is the best observation spot in Himi: on your left you can see Nada-ura beach and Noto peninsula, and on your right Matsudae-hama beach stretches with white sand and green pines. Beyond the sea soars Tate-yama mountain range. The park is also known for cherry blossoms and azaleas as well as a beautiful night view.•3-min. drive (1.2km) from JR Himi Sta.

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Shimao BeachShimao beach was designated as one of Japan’s top 100 beaches in 2006. The white sand and green pines are beautiful. The beach and the campsite at the pine tree forest attract a lot of visitors in summer. •6-min. drive (3.8km) from Himi Sta.

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Himi City Museum The museum exhibits archaeological and folkloristical materials in accordance with the themes such as “The nature and history of Himi” or “The fixed net fishing of yellowtails”. Through these materials, dioramas, and slide shows, you can get hold of an image of the fish city of Himi. •Open: 9:00am-5:00pm•Admission: Adult ¥100, Elementary / junior

high student ¥50•Closed: Mondays, National holidays,

year-end and New Year holidays•Tel: 0766-74-8231•2-min. drive (0.7km) from JR Himi Sta.

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Tea Ceremony Houseand Garden at Kokyu-ji Temple

(Designated as a prefectural scenic beauty)

The strolling-style garden was designed by Komazo, a landscape gardener of Kaga domain. •Open: 9:00am-5:00pm•Closed: December-March•Tel: 0766-91-1690•12-min. drive (8km) from JR Himi Sta.

11 Ozakai Cave Ruin (Designated as a national historical relic site)

The sea cave is about 16m wide, 8m high and 35m long. It is Japan’s first cave ruin to be searched. Among 6 layers of the cave human bones and earthenware vessels including Yayoi ancient ware were excavated. •16-min. drive (12km) from JR Himi Sta.

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Giant Camellia Tree at Nagasaka Fudo

(Designated as a prefectural natural treasure)

3Giant Camellia Tree at Oidani

(Designated as a prefectural natural treasure)

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Giant Camellia Trees at HimiThe size of over 500-year-old Oidani camellia tree is 3.53m in circumference, the largest in Japan. It is also called “Sashimata no tsubaki” or intergrafted camellia because the trunk is branched at the lower part and then new branches are grafted above with each other. The flower blooms from April to early May. Nagasaka Fudo camellia tree is 11m high and about 400 years old. It is also called “Sando-zaki no tsubaki” or camellia in full bloom three times a year during the flower season from December to April.•Oidani camellia tree: 25-min. drive (16km) from JR Himi Sta.•Nagasaka Fudo camellia tree: 28-min. drive (18km) from JR Himi Sta.

Ginkgo Tree atJonichi-ji Temple

(Designated as a national natural treasure)On the grounds of Jonichi-ji temple of the Shingon sect, the big female ginkgo tree is about 100-year-old with the height of 24m and 12m in circumference. •2-min. drive (1km) from JR Himi Sta.

10 Michi Shrine (Designated as a prefectural historical building)

Michi shrine was moved here from Sekido-zan Tempyo-ji, a temple for mountain asceticism, in accordance with the edicts ordering the Separation of Shinto and Buddhism during Meiji Restoration. The shrine uses highly sophisticated techniques such as kumimono structure and ogi-daruki or rafters arranged in the shape of a fan. •20-min. drive (14.5km) from JR Himi Sta.

18 Yanaida Nuno-o-yamaAncient Tomb

(Designated as a national historical relic site)

Discovered in 1998, the ancient tomb is the largest in the regions along the Sea of Japan. The tomb is said to be built in the first half of 4th century and is extremely large comparing to other ancient tombs around here. Constructed at the foot of a hill which oversees Toyama Bay, the tomb is considered to be of a powerful village head who created wealth by overseas trade. •8-min. drive (5.3km) from JR Himi Sta.

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Marumage Chignon Festival Marumage chignion festival is said to have begun when geisha visited Senju-ji temple while specially wearing a marumage hairstyle which is a symbol of a married woman. On the once-a-year holiday to Senju Kannon Bodhisattava at the temple they came to pray for their happy marriage. Today, single women are chosen among the applicants for this event and wear the marumage hairstyle, and pray for their marriage at the festival. •Place: Senju-ji temple

Gong-gong Festival In the early Edo period, Himi area was hit by a big drought. Farmers and the chief priest of Jonichi-ji temple did a ritual for a rain. Their prayer answered, they were so happy about the rain they kept gonging, almost breaking, the big temple bell. This is the origin of the festival. At the temple you need to heave a 50kg log to strike the bell. A bell-gonging contest is held in the festival for brawny people to flex their muscles. •Place: Jonichi-ji temple

Himi Shishi-mai MuseumShishi-mai or traditional lion dance has long been generated and popular in Himi, so the city is called “shishi-mai no sato” or the village of lion dance. You can learn what Himi lion dance is all about through the videos and demonstration of the dance, an exciting display which will put you in the shishi-mai festival mood. •Open: 9:00am-5:00pm•Admission: Free of charge (the dance

demonstration is held irregularly and charged)•Closed: Mondays, year-end and New Year

holidays•Tel: 0766-72-2454•10-min. drive (6km)

from JR Himi Sta.

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Himi Fisherman’s Wharf “Kaisen-kan” Flesh Fish Hall

In Kaisen-kan, or “Flesh Fish Hall”, shops directly-managed by fisher persons sell fish caught in Himi. Kaisen seafood restaurant serves you fish dishes such as Kabusu-jiru or soup with a lot of chopped fish which satisfies gourmets. •Facilities: Kaisen restaurant (180 seats), Himi Tenobe Udon noodle

restaurant (40 seats), a fast-food section, shops dealing with fish, fish products, prepared fish dishes, rice and agricultural products, and other local specialities

•Open: 10:00am-6:00pm (Kaisen restaurant), 8:00am-6:00pm (other facilities; unitl 5:00pm December-February)

•Closed: the beginning of the year•Parking capacity: 200 passenger cars, 15 large vehicles•Tel: 0766-74-7100•URL: http://www.kaisenkan.com•3-min. drive (1.5km) from JR Himi Sta.

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Himi-bozu-kun He is a son of Umi-bozu, a monster of the sea, and smiles friendlily with a rod and a yellowtail. He is said to bring you happiness when you stroke his head.

Himino-e Bridge Located in front of Kaisen-kan or flesh fish hall, the cable-stayed bridge is illuminated white in spring and fall, light blue in summer, and light yellow in winter.•3-min. drive (1.6km) from Himi Sta.

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Minato-gawa “River Walk” Area and “Manga Road” Street

At the centre of the urban area you can enjoy strolling around Nakano-shima bridge at which 7 karakuri-dokei robots of characters from a popular manga Ninjya Hattori-kun created by Fujiko Fujio A appear on the hour. Along with Shiokaze-dori Shoten-gai shopping street now called “Manga Road” stand 16 statues such as characters of Ninjya Hattori-kun and sakana-shinshi or “gentlefish” created by Mr. Fujiko.•Karakuri-dokei operating time: for 4 min. on the hour

from 9:00am to 7:00pm (until 9:00pm in July and August) except for winter

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Prickly Water Lily

Fishing Beach Seining Pleasure Boat

Karakuri-dokei Robots

Marine Leisure

Himi Hatomugi Barley Tea

Himi Buri Yellowtail

Himi Udon Noodle

Himi Beef

Mirin-boshi Sweet Dried Fish

Himi Honami Rice

Himi Taste

Fujinami shrine is known for wisterias, therefore it is the setting for yo-kyoku or noh singing “Fuji” or wisterias. Fuse no Maruyama hill used to be an isolated island in the Fuse no Mizu-umi lake. Now there stands the oldest Manyo monument in the prefecture. •Fujinami shrine: 10-min. drive (6km) from JR Himi Sta.•Fuse no Maruyama hill: 8-min. drive (5km) from JR Himi Sta.

Fujinami Shrine Forest

20 Fuse no Maruyama Hill

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Spring

Festivals in Himi

Summer

Autumn All Season

Prince Buri (yellowtail) Ikazo (squid)

Kanimaru (crab) Toby (flying fish)

Spots associated withManyo poems

April 17-18April 17

Himi FestivalWith the slogan of “Heart to Heart with 60,000 people”, the festival provides a variety of events such as an opening parade by a fife and drum corp, a fish-shaped lantern parade, shishi-mai lion dances, and fireworks display off the fishing port.•Place: Himi-machi and Moto-machi Shoten-gai

shopping street, Himi Fishing Port Park (Sometimes held in late July; contact for details to Commerce and Tourism Section, Himi City Office)

Gong-gong Festival About 300 years ago, the plague raged Himi. People enshrined the divided spirit of the Gion god in Yasaka shrine in Kyoto as the god expels epidemics. The disaster was warded off. Since then people have paraded through the town with the Gion god spirit on a mikoshi or a portable shrine. •Place: Hiyoshi shrine and Hinomiya shrine

July 13-14

Kitokito Flesh Festival of Food City Himi The festival brings you a wide variety of local specialities such as flesh fish, vegetables, meat, and other products. Shops, Himi beef and fish hot pot sections are crowded with people. You can feel “the food city of Himi” at the festival. •Place: Himi fishing port

mid-October

1st weekend of August

Ritual Dance with Lion Mask

In Himi as the village of shishi-mai traditional lion dance, the dances have been generated at as many as 120 spots, the unparalleled number in the country. The magnificent taiko-dai or drum stands and “hundred-foot” lion dance performed by 5 or 6 dancers are unique. At shishi-mai festivals in spring and fall, the dances continue until dawn to entertain the audiences.

April-May, September-October

Venus coming from the sea

Noto Peninsula Quasi-National Park

Himi Hot Spring AreaOnsen or hot springs are scattered across the city, mainly at the northern part of the coastal area. The twenty or more ryokan and minshuku or Japanese-style hotels and inns with a hot spring bath can accommodate about 1700 people in total. The therapeutic benefits include the relief of cuts, burns, chronic skin ailments, and chronic woman’s ailments. Containing natrium which is beneficial for our skin, the hot springs especially attract women, known as “The hot spring waters with beautifying powers”.

•Information for accommodation: Himi Tourism Association

•Tel: 0766-74-5250