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Traditional Handicrafts Village "Yunokuni-no-mori" -
Address: NA-3-3 Awazu Onsen, Komatsu-shi, 923-0393
TEL: 0761-65-3456
FAX: 0761-65-3344
Entry Fee: Adult ¥530  Junior High & High School Students ¥420  Children (4 or above) ¥320
Open Hours: 8:30 - 17:00
(Winter [12/1 - 2/20] 09;00 - 16:30)
Open All Year Round
Access:35-minute ride on CANBUS from JR Kaga Onsen Station.
URL:http://www.yunokuni.jp/mori/foreign/english.htm
Inside a 130,000 Tsubo (about 430 m2) natural forest, old houses with thatched roofs were moved to the current location and created this Village of Traditional Arts. Inside each house is a different kind of traditional arts & crafts that are famous in Ishikawa, and visitors can observe the making process of each articles. There are also over 50 assorted activities where you can get your hands on trying out some of the techniques, such as Yuzen silk-dyeing, making items on the pottery wheel, making soba noodles, painting and various gold leave activities. The souvenir shops are full with traditional arts & crafts of Ishikawa; Yunokuni-no-mori original goods are great choices of souvenirs along with the hand-made products created by the visitors themselves.


Kaga Fruit Land -
Address: I-59-1 Yutaka-machi, Kaga-shi
TEL: 0761-72-1800
FAX: 0761-72-7151
Entry Fee: Fruit-picking activities start at ¥1000
Open Hours: 9:00 - 17:00
Closed: 12/29 - 1/1
Access: Take the CANBUS and get off at Kaga Fruit Land Bus Stop.
URL:http://www.furulan.com/ (Japanese)
This fruit garden has an area of 25 Tsubo (about 83 m2). Visitors can enjoy barbecue and picking seasonal fruits all year round. It is an all-you-can-eat for most seasonal fruits such as strawberries, grapes and apples. A barbecue well-worth of every yen that you paid is also very popular at this facility. After the meal you can work off the calories by getting a few swings at the 18-hole golf course; and if you enjoyed shopping, you will also find great souvenirs like homemade jam and original wines at the souvenir shop.


Ishikawa Zoo MAP1-B5
Address: 600 Tokusan-machi, Nomi-shi, 923-1222
TEL: 0761-51-8500 / FAX: 0761-51-8504
Entry Fee: Adult ¥810; Junior High School Students and below ¥400; Free for those under 3 years of age
Hours: 9:00 - 17:00(last admittance 16:30)
(Opens until 16:30 during 11/1 - 3/31)
Closed: Tuesdays (Wednesday when Tuesday is a public holiday); 12/29 - 1/1
Access: Take the bus bound for the Ishikawa Zoo from JR Komatsu Station and get off at the "Dobutsuen-mae" Bus Stop (right next to the Tatsunokuchi Kyuryo Koen Park)
URL: http://www.pref.ishikawa.jp/zoo/top.html (Japanese)
With the aim for visitors to have fun and learn at the same time, the Ishikawa Zoo provides the perfect environment for you to observe and play with animals while enjoying the surrounding greeneries; and simultaneously visitors will learn to develop the spirit to preserve nature and protect animals.
With an area of 23 ha, the Ishikawa Zoo has over 600 animals in 135 species such as the Asia Elephants, Orangutans and Red Pandas. There are also resting facilities and an Animal Study Center for visitors to enjoy their hearts out all day long.


Hakusan Dinosaurs Park Shiramine MAP1-B6
Address: 4-99-1 Kuwajima, Hakusan-shi, 920-2502
TEL: 0761-98-2724 / FAX: 0761-98-2335
Entry Fee: Elementary & Junior High School Students ¥400, Senior High School Students or higher ¥800  
Open Hours: 9:00 - 17:00 (last admittance 16:30)
Closed: Thursdays(except during summer vacations)
; End of November to End of April
Access: Take the bus bound for Shiramine from JR Kanazawa Station and get off at the "Kyuryu Park" Bus Stop (90 minutes). 5-minute walk from bus stop.
URL:http://www.city-hakusan.com/kyoru_top.html
      (Japanese)
You will be taken back in time to the world of dinosaurs just by looking at the display of real dinosaur bones and a replica dinosaur skeleton. Visitors are greeted by a fierce-looking Tyrannosaurus, and they will sure experience a time slip back to prehistoric time after enjoying various exhibitions and movies in the mini theater. There are also detailed dioramas, many big-screen 3D slides, and fossils of plants and dinosaurs on display. Hands-on artifact excavation activities are available at the "Kaseki Hakken Hiroba (Artifacts Discovery Square)".


Hakusan Sena Highland Ski Resort MAP1-B6
Address: 114-1 Sena, Hakusan City, 920-2331
TEL:0761-96-7137
FAX:0761-96-7447
Rates:1-day Pass ¥4,000
Open Hours:8:30 - 16:45 (weekdays)
8:00 - 16:45 (weekends & holidays)
Access: Direct bus from Kanazawa Station to the Sena Ski Resort is available during Ski seasons.
URL:http://www.senakogen.co.jp/index.html (Japanese)
With a 3,400m long course as its charm point, snowboarders can enjoy surfing on all areas during all times. Discounts and specials on ski lift tickets for overnighters are also available. During summer, visitors can observe wild animals and insects as well as enjoy mountain biking at this forest park.
- Ski Lifts:  Pair Lift(250m); Pair Lift Express(1,067m); Quad(4-person) Lift(1,341m); Gondola Lift(2,444m)
- Ski Slopes: longest slope 3,400m/total length of ski slopes 10,000m
Panorama Course (Intermediate Level); Dokidoki Course (Intermediate/Advanced Level)
Runrun Course (Beginners/Intermediate Level);
Wakuwaku Course (Intermediate/Advanced Level);
Family Course (Beginners); Rinkan Course (Beginners)

Hakusan Ichirino Hot Spring Ski Resort MAP1-B6
Address: 63 Ozo, Hakusan-shi, 920-2333
TEL: 0761-96-7412
FAX: 0761-96-7413
Rates: 1-day Pass Adult: ¥4,000(Children ¥3,000)
Open Hours: 8:00 - 17:00 (all days)
17:00 - 21:00 (Night ski)
Open throughout the season
Access: Direct bus from Kanazawa Station to the Hakusan Ichirino Ski Resort is available during Ski seasons
URL:http://www.ichirino.com/ (Japanese)
Even beginners can enjoy the panoramic view of the mountains just by getting on a gondola and ride all the way to the top of the mountain. This Ski Resort has slopes for snowboarding, courses for mogul skiing, as well as a course that has an average inclination of 25シ and the steepest slope of 37シ for advanced level skiers. For other seasons visitors can enjoy a stroll in the beech tree forests at the mountain top.
- Ski Lifts: Aiaru Lift #1(348m); Aiaru Lift #2(534m); Aiaru Lift #3(330m);
Nodaira Lift #1(447m); Nodaira Lift #2(395m); Nakanohara Lift(562m);
Gondola Lift(1,415m)
- Ski Slopes: Longest slope 3,000m
Aiaru Slope(Beginners); Excite Slope(Advanced Level); Fureai Slope (Beginners);
Challenge Course (Advanced Level); Nodaira Slope (Beginners/Intermediate Level);
Nakanohara Slope (Intermediate/Advanced Level)
Miyasama Course (Intermediate/Advanced Level); Rakuraku Course (Beginners); Kids Land

Kanazawa Seymour Ski09 Resort MAP1-B5
Address:Kawachi-machi Utsuo, Hakusan-shi
TEL:0761-93-0331
Rates:1-day Pass:Adult ¥3,500  Children ¥2,000
Open throughout the season
Access:50-minute drive from Kanazawa
URL:http://www.seymour.or.jp/ (Japanese)
- Ski Lifts:  Triple Lift #1 (1,284m); Pair Lift #2 (891m); Pair Lift #3 (725m); Pair Lift #4 (775m)
- Ski Slopes Longest slope 3,300m
Symphony Course (Advanced Level); Rhapsody Course(Advanced Level);
Prelude Course (Advanced Level); Bolero Course (Advanced Level);
Variation Course (Intermediate Level); Sweet Course (Intermediate Level);
Minute Course (Beginners); Concerto Course (Beginners); Romance Course (Beginners)

Shishiku Highland MAP1-B5
Address:RI-110 Yahata-machi, Hakusan-shi
Access:10-minute walk from Hokutetsu Railway Ishikawa Line Kaga Ichinomiya Station.
URL:http://w2232.nsk.ne.jp/ skyshishiku/index.html (Japanese)
- Sky Shishiku Ski Resort
TEL:0761-92-0600 / FAX:0761-92-3600
Rates: round trip on gondola Adult: ¥1,000
Children ¥500
Open Hours: 9:30 - 17:00 (Open All Year Round)
- Park Shishiku
TEL:0761-93-8449/FAX:0761-93-8450
Hours:10:00 - 17:00 (Free to entry)
Open All Year Round
Ski courses are constructed on this 350m highland, and visitors can ride on the gondola to get to the top. You can get a fantastic view of the wide Kanazawa plains and the alluvial fans of Tedorigawa River, as well as the Sea of Japan and the Alpine mountain ranges. There are also two leisure facilities, "Park Shishiku" and "Sky Shishiku", where visitors come and enjoy the winds of the 4 seasons.
"Sky Shishiku"
    With over 20-years of history in flying sports, the Shishiku Highland has received great praises as a Mecca for hangliders and paragliders in the Hokuriku area. It is also selected as one of the best flying sports location by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport of Japan.
"Park Shishiku"
    Inside the Museum, there are lion masks and other articles related to the Lion Dance from around the world, as well as Japan's biggest wooden lion mask on display.

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