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Rock Spots in Hakui / Kahoku Area

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  • Hatago Iwa
    Travel / Tourism
    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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  • Kabutoiwa
    Travel / Tourism
    Ishikawa Hakui-gun Shikamachi
Ishikawa Hakui / Kahoku
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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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