Culture / Tour Spots in Hakui / Kahoku Area

  • Cosmo Isle Hakui
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    4.5
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    Ishikawa Pref. Hakuishi Tsurutamachi Menda 25
    This museum is located in MendaTsurutamachi, Hakui City. Displayed here are artifacts such as a space capsule that was returned from space, actual materials used in the space program, and research on UFOs. In the adjoining CosmoTheater, a program about space and science is aired on a planetarium dome type screen.

    This is a really fun thing to do if you are in the Hakui area. It is not expensive with an 800JPY entrance fee. No guided tour but a walk through to see actual historical Soviet aerospace items along...

  • Ishikawa Nishida Kitaro Museum of Philosophy
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    4.0
    22 Reviews
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    Ishikawa Pref. Kahokushi Uchihisumi Well 1
    This museum is in Uchihisumii, Kahoku City. This museum of philosophy displays materials pertaining to the local philosopher Nishida Kitaro. It is the only museum of philosophy in Japan. This museum, built around the theme of 'to think' by the architect Ando Tadao, is equipped with a 300 seat auditorium, seminar rooms, an observation lounge, a library housing books on philosophy, and a cafe.

    かほく市出身の哲学者西田幾多郎を顕彰し、哲学の普及・啓発を図るために造られた文化施設です。展示室は三つに分かれ、「哲学へのいざない」、「西田幾多郎の世界」、「西田幾多郎の書」となっています。考えることがテーマのようで瞑想の空間「ホワイエ」もあります。また、展望ラウンジからは日本海、河北潟、そして遠方には白山連峰を展望できます

  • Musee de la Fleur Fleuri
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    4.0
    9 Reviews
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    Ishikawa Pref. Hakuigunshikamachi Akasumi 1454-1
    A botanical garden located on a small hill overlooking the Sea of Japan in Shika Town. The garden, modeled after the southern European style, is planted with over 500 varieties of flowering plants. Fountains create soothing sounds in the airy, high ceilinged Garden House greenhouse. Meanwhile, in Alice's Garden, you can enjoy seasonal scenery and listen to the songs of wild birds. The garden's cafe serves herbal teas, desserts, and lunch meals. The garden's shop sells an abundant selection of aromatherapy goods. The garden's flower arranging classes are also popular. Entry free. Garden closed in winter from mid-December to late March.

    まずここが無料なことに感謝したい。素晴らしい設備だ!原発マネー最高って思えるいい施設。こんな所で働きなさたいなあ。夢の国だった(笑)

  • Alice-kan Shika
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    3.0
    6 Reviews
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    Ishikawa Pref. Hakuigunshikamachi Akasumi No 21
    An Alice in Wonderland-themed interactive museum where you can learn about electricity and nuclear power located in Shika Town, Hakui County, Ishikawa Prefecture. In the first floor exhibition room, characters from Alice in Wonderland guide you through an amazing world. Outside the museum, there's a natural grass lawn, playground with obstacle course, and a cycling road on which you can ride fun pedal-powered vehicles. Seasonal events such as science demonstrations and experiments. Entry is free.

    北陸電力がやっている、広報、電力の仕組みの紹介またいろいろイベント情報をの発新で電力の紹介だが今一つアピールがわかりずらい。

  • Uchinada Town History and Folklore Museum House of Wind and Sand
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    3.0
    1 Reviews
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    Ishikawa Kahoku-gun Uchinadamachi Miyasaka Ni 455
    "Located near the Sunset Bridge, a 344-meter-long cable-stayed bridge, the museum is a one-floor building with no steps and exhibits the history of Uchinada, various materials, kites, cultural assets, etc. The four exhibition rooms include a section on the Awagasaki Amusement Park that existed in the Taisho era, a section on the Uchinada struggle that pioneered the postwar base opposition movement, and a folk and history section that reproduces earthenware and fishing tools. The museum also offers guided tours of the adjacent ""Karetei"" teahouse."

    内灘の歴史民俗の資料を展示しています。展示室は、第1から第4まで分かれ、粟ヶ崎遊園コーナー・内灘闘争コーナー・凧コーナー・内灘の民俗と歴史コーナーとなっています。かつて内灘に粟ヶ崎遊園があったことや米軍砲弾試射場の反対運動であった内灘闘争などを知る良い機会となりました。

  • Umikko Land Nanatsuka
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    Ishikawa Kahoku-shi Shiroo Mu 1-3
    An outdoor activity center situated adjacent to a shallow coastline. Located just off the Shiroo Interchange, facilities include a campground, barbecue ground, and museum. The Umi to Nagisa no Hakubutsukan museum looks at the relationship between human beings and the sea and was designed by leading postwar Japanese architect Shozo Uchii. Inspired by the design of a ship, the building won the 22nd Ishikawa Prefecture Architecture Award. The museum’s collection consists of over 3,000 items, and visitors can learn about living on the sea of the Noto Peninsula through computer-powered interactive exhibits and other displays.
  • Printmaking Art Museum MuseumCoa
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    Ishikawa Kahoku-gun Uchinadamachi Hamanasu 2-112
  • Kahoku Umitonagisano Museum
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    Ishikawa Pref. Kahokushi Shiro System 1-3
  • Nationally designated important cultural property Kita family
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    Ishikawa Hakui-gun Hodatsushimizucho Kita-kawashiri Ra 1-1

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Long, thin Ishikawa prefecture runs along the Sea of Japan up into Noto Peninsula. Highlights of the seaside towns lining the west coast include Kanazawa, often described as a "Little Kyoto" thanks to its old wooden tea houses and geisha culture as well as its picturesque Japanese garden, Kenroku-en.

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