| Otabi-matsuri Festival |
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 Period:
Mid-May (a 4-day festival around the 15th )
Location: Ubashi Jinja Shrine; Moto-ori Hiyoshi Jinja Shrine (Komatsu City)
TEL: 0761-24-8076 (Komatsu Tourism and Products Division)
Access: 10 minute walk from JR Komatsu Station.
With a 340-year history, this Festival is famous for its magnificent Hikiyama
(portable shrines) and the lovely Children Kabuki Performances. There were a total
of 10 Hikiyama starting from 1766 (Meiwa 3) to the end of the feudalism period,
and nowadays 8 of those are carefully preserved.
The 8 Hikiyama are displayed in each town, where the famous Children Kabuki Performances
are held inside two of the Hikiyama. This Kabuki Performance is renowned nation-wide
for being one of the 3 best Children Kabuki Performances, along with Musashi Chichibu
and Omi Nagahama Performances. It is especially popular when all the 8 Hikiyama
come together and the children actors perform a fantastic act on the illuminated
Hikiyama in the dark. |
| Bamboo Splitting Festival(Gogan
Shinji) |
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Period:February 10th, starting at 11:00 a.m.
Location:Sugo Isobe Jinja Shrine (Daishoji, Kaga-shi)
TEL:0761-72-0412
Access:10-minute walk from JR Daishoji Station.
A daring festival where young men beat and split bamboos at the Sugo Isobe Jinja
Shrine. This Festival is derived from a legend that evil spirits were scared away
from the sound of bamboo splitting when Emperor Tenmu was praying to expel plagues
and for good harvest. It is believed that the split bamboos can protect one from
sickness and disasters. Many visitors would try to get their hands on these bamboos
and take it home with them. (City Designated Intangible Cultural Asset) |
| Kutaniyaki Porcelain Festival |
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 Period:May
3rd − 5th (3 days)
Location: Sunroad Terai, YO-47 Terai-machi, Nomi-shi, 923-1121
TEL: 0761-57-3511
Open Hours: 8:30 - 20:30 (until 18:00 on May 5th)
Access: Take the Hokutetsu Bus bound for "Terai
Chosha-mae" from the JR Kanazawa Station and get off at the last stop; Or take
the bus from JR Komatsu Station and get off at "Kaijo-mae" Bus Stop.
URL:http://www.kutani.or.jp/maturi/index.html
(Japanese)
This Festival is held every year as a memorial to the founders of Kutaniyaki:
Kutani Shoza and Dokai Saida. It first started in the Meiji Period where about
70 manufacturers of Kutaniyaki Porcelain joined their shops together for the Festival,
and since the beginning of Showa Period, the Festival became more and more famous
and popular for having clearance sales and bargains on many Kutaniyaki Porcelains.
Nowadays more than 300,000 porcelain and pottery fans will come every year from
all over Japan to attend the Festival, and during this time the town will be filled
with excitement and joy. The tents and stalls are all packed with many porcelains
and potteries; you can get great deals on any items from ¥100 accessories to ¥1,000,000
huge Japanese pots. |
| Yukidaruma Snowman Festival |
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 Period:1-day
festival on early or mid-February
Kuwajima Area:17:00-21:00
Shiramine Area:15:00-21:00
Address: Kuwajima/Shiramine, Hakusan-shi, 920-2501
TEL:0761-98-2011 (Hakusan City Shiramine Branch)
FAX:0761-98-2445
Access:Take the Hokutetsu Bus bound for Kuwajima Onsen/Shiramine from JR Kanazawa
Station and get off at Kuwajima Bus Stop. (1 hour 40 minutes)
This Festival is an event where residents make snowmen in various sizes and shapes
and the area in Shiramine will be all decorated with the different snowmen. When
the sun starts setting the snowmen will be illuminated, and visitors can enjoy
some specialties from the local region while entering to this world of fantasy. |
| Autumn Foliage at Kakusenkei
Gorge |
MAP1-A6 |
 Best
time of view: Mid November
Address: 1 Yamanaka Onsen Higashi-machi to Korogi-machi, Kaga-shi
TEL: 0761-78-0330 (Yamanaka Onsen Tourism Association)
Access: From JR Kaga Onsen Station, take the Kaga Onsen Bus bound for Yamanaka
Onsen and get off at Yamanaka Onsen Bus Stop.
One of the most famous scenic spots in Yamanaka Onsen Hotspring District, visitors
can stroll along this 1.3km trail along the Kakusenkei Gorge. The strangely-shaped
rocks, the waterfalls and the deep green water from the stream bring out the seasonal
natural beauty of this gorge. Tourists can enjoy this spectacular scenery by strolling
along for about an hour on the trail built alongside the gorge. Visitors can also
enjoy the stunning view of the Ayatori-hashi Bridge that has an S-shaped design,
as well as the Korogi-hashi Bridge constructed with Japanese cypress. The scenery
is exceptionally magnificent during the autumn foliage season. |
| Autumn Foliage at Natadera
Temple |
MAP1-A5 |
 Best
time of view: Mid November to early December
Address:YU-122 Natadera-machi, Komatsu-shi, 923-0336
TEL:0761-65-2111
FAX:0761-65-1626
Admission Fee: Adult ¥500 Children ¥300
Open Hours: 8:30 - 16:45 (8:45-16:30, Dec. 1 to Feb. 25)
Open All Year Round
Access:Take the bus bound for Natadera Temple from JR Komatsu Station; or take
the CANBUS from Kaga Onsen Station and get off at Natadera Temple (a 25-minute
ride)
URL:http://www.natadera.com/en/
The Kitamaebune is a shipping route mainly through the Sea of Japan from late
Edo Period to the Meiji Period. The ships spent a year to sail a round-trip between
Osaka and Hokkaido and transported a great amount of fortune and culture. The
facility itself was built by a former owner of a Kitamaebune Ship named Chohei
Sakatani in 1878 (Meiji 11), and is registered as one of the national tangible
cultural assets. The beams and pillars inside the Museum were constructed with
expensive materials transported from different regions, and with many layers of
lacquer painted on them, these beams and pillars still have the lust and shine
even after 120 years. Inside the Museum, there are various exhibitions on everything
about the Kitamaebune Ships including navigating tools, ship cabinets, a 20:1
model and other information on the lives as a sailor on the Ships. |
| Foliage at Hakusan Super
Forest Road |
MAP1-C6 |
 Best
time of view: Early October to Early November;
No entry permitted at nights and during winter season.
Location: Ozo, Hakusan-shi to Shirakawa Village in Gifu Prefecture
Fare for automobile: one-way ¥3,150, round-trip ¥4,890
Access: Get onto the National Route 360 from Komatsu IC; about a 1-hour drive.
During viewing season, there are also daily tours from JR Kanazawa Station.
URL:http://www.hakusan-rindo.jp/index.shtml
(Japanese)
Mt. Hakusan is one of the 3 most famous mountains along with Mt. Fuji and Mt.
Tateyama. With the highest peak being Mt. Hakusan itself (2,702m), the Hakusan
National Park is a mountain park that extends over Ishikawa, Toyama, Gifu and
Fukui Prefecture. It only takes about an hour for visitors to drive along Mt.
Hakusan on this 33.3km long Hakusan Super Forest Road. Along the way you can enjoy
the stunning view of the scenery such as the Waterfall of Fukube, the mountain
ranges and the gorges. The autumn foliage of the Japanese Rowan, the Betula Ermanii
and the Beeches in the primeval forest is exceptionally beautiful.
 Ubagataki
Waterfall is one of the attracting spots as well as Fukube Waterfall. With a height
of 76m, the Ubagataki Waterfall (literally means "Old Lady Waterfall")
is given the name because the flow of the water down the waterfall looks like
long white hairs of an old lady being blown freely by the wind. This Waterfall
is the only one in the Prefecture that has been chosen as one of the nation's
100 best waterfalls. There is also a natural outdoor hotspring at the basin called
"Oyatani-no-yu", and what else can compare with a dip in the warm and
lovely bath while enjoying the picturesque scenery of the waterfall? |
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