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  • Chirihama Beach Driveway
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    Ishikawa Prefecture Hakui
    Chirihama Beach Driveway is a tourist highway that extends for approximately 8 km along sandy beach from Imahama, Hodatsushimizu-cho, Hakui District, in Ishikawa Prefecture to Chirihama Town. The sand has been compacted so hard by the action of the waves that it is as hard as a surfaced road, making it possible for cars and buses to drive along the beach; it is the only beach driveway of its kind in Japan. In summer, many tourists visit the area to relax at the beach or go shellfish-gathering. In TripAdvisor’s 2016 Travelers’ Choice Awards for the Best Beaches in the World, Chirihama Beach ranked number one within Japan.
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  • Chirihama Beach
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    Ishikawa Pref. Hakuishi Chirihamamachi
    A beach which extends from the southern part of Hakui City to Imahama, Hodatsushimizu Town. An eight-kilometer-long stretch of the beech designated the Chirihama Nagisa Driveway is the only beach in Japan where regular vehicles and even buses can drive on the sand along the water's edge. Driving on the beach may be prohibited depending on the weather, so be sure to check the day of your intended visit. The beach's find sand also becomes quite hard when mixed with water, making it ideal for creating sand art. Each year from April to October, a variety of sand sculptures are created on the beach. The beach's waters are wide and shallow, and people can swim here in summer. During this time, visitors can also see beach plants like Japanese roses and seashore false bindweed.

    I participated in a motorbike rally called SSTR, which is popular in Japan, and visited as the goal. It is the only sightseeing road in Japan where you can drive your car or motorcycle along the...

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  • Uchinada Sand Dunes
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    Ishikawa Kahoku-gun Uchinadamachi
    This sand dunes extend from Awagasaki-machi, Kanazawa City northward to Unoke, Kahoku City. About one kilometer wide, they run along the Japan Sea Coast, a succession of transverse dunes about 20 meters high. Uchinada Town has become a bedroom community for Kanazawa, but the region was formerly used as a firing range by the U. S. military. It is also known for the disputes that local residents opposed to the firing range and their supporters had with the police. Nowadays, it has become a place for marine sports and surf casting, and it attracts crowds of visitors in the summer. Parts of the sand dunes are used for farm fields and rice paddies, and Unoke is famous for throughout Japan for its unique Prefectural Sand Dune Agriculture Experiment Station.
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  • Yase Cliffs
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    Ishikawa Pref. Hakuigunshikamachi Sasanami
    The Yase Cliffs rise up to a height of around 35-55 meters above the ocean; it would be very easy to lose your footing on the cliffs, and they became famous as a location for the film “Zero Focus.” The footpath that runs along the top of the cliffs provides access to the site of the “Concealment of the ship of Yoshitsune” story, according to which Minamoto no Yoshitsune hid from his pursuers while escaping from Minamoto no Yoritomo by concealing his boat in a cove here.
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  • Ganmon Cave
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    Ishikawa Pref. Hakuigunshikamachi Togiushioroshi Ganmon
    The Ganmon Cave is a cave 6 meters wide, 15 meters tall, and 60 meters deep, created by water erosion, and it is a fine representation of Noto Kongo. With the grand Sea of Japan stretching out and old pines packed above the cave entrance, you are presented with a wild and beautiful view. Approximately 30 minutes by car via Nishiyama Interchange on the Noto Satoyama Kaido.
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  • Hatago Iwa
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    Ishikawa Prefecture Hakui-gun Shiga cho Nanami
    "A ""husband and wife"" pair of crags floating in the sea connected by a thick shimenawa sacred Shinto rope located a 20 minute drive from the Nishiyama Interchange on the Noto Satyoyama Kaido Road. The majestic rocks are a symbol of the picturesque Noto Kongo coast. Noto is renowned for its sunsets, but even so, the sunsets here are considered particularly beautiful. Depending on the season, the rocks are also lit up for visitors to enjoy at night. According to legend, the crags were formed when the goddess Nunaki'iri-hime no Mikoto, who was teaching the people of Noto how to weave cloth, was attacked by bandits and her loom fell into the sea, turning into these rocks. Due to their resemblance to the Futami Iwa husband and wife rocks in Ise, these rocks also known as the ""Noto Futami."" The larger crag is considered the wife and the smaller the husband."
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  • Noto Kongo
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    Ishikawa Pref. Hakuigunshikamachi Fukurakou - Sasami
    "A stretch of coastline with stunning scenery created by precipitous cliffs and jagged rock formations located a 30 minute drive from the Nishiyama Interchange on the Noto Satyoyama Kaido Road. The area is considered some of the most picturesque scenery in Noto Hanto Quasi-National Park. Particularly popular sights include the Ganmon crag, a large, gate-like rock formation with a huge hold in the middle created through erosion; the Hatago Iwa crag, renowned for its beautiful sunsets; and Yase no Cliff, a sheer cliff 35 meters high from which visitors can gaze down on the violent Sea of Japan below. A walking path follows the cliffs of the coast and leads to a treacherous inlet known as ""Yoshitsune's Boat Hideaway"" where legend has it the samurai Minamoto no Yoshitsune once hid his boat to avoid pursuers. There's also an area boat cruise which offers riders views of the rocky coastline from the sea."
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  • Chirihama
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    Ishikawa Hakui-shi Shimademachi
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  • LOVE&BEACH Sunset Bridge Uchinada
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    Ishikawa Pref. Kahokugunuchinadamachi Miyazaka Ni 460
  • Masuho Seashore Kaigan
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    Ishikawa Hakui-gun Shikamachi Aikami
  • Chirihama‧Yasu Heya Kaigan
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    Ishikawa Hakui-gun Shikamachi Abuya
  • Mt.Hodatsu
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    Ishikawa
  • Fukiagegenotaki
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    Ishikawa Pref. Hakuigunshikamachi Togiushioroshi
  • Kahokugata
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    Ishikawa Kahoku-gun Uchinadamachi
  • Mt.Dainomine
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    Ishikawa Kahoku-gun Tsubatamachi Myojin
  • Mt.Nashinokidaira
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    Toyama Oyabe-shi Uchiyama
  • Mt.Shirogamine
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    Ishikawa Kahoku-gun Tsubatamachi Sakado
  • Mt.Tonami
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    Toyama Oyabe-shi
  • Jigokudani
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    Toyama Oyabe-shi
  • Mt.Nakahama
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    Ishikawa Kahoku-shi Osaki
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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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