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•Mitsuke Beach
•Wajim
a Urushi Lacquer Art Museum
•Soji-ji Soin Temple
Noto Airport
•Cosmo Isle Hakui
Himi Hot Spring Area
•Koiji Beach
Noto Kongo•
Uozu Aquarium•
•Unazuki HotSpring Area
KurobeCanyon
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Tateyama-Kurobe
Alpine Route•
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Hotaru-ika Luminous
Squid Museum
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Toyama C
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Hida C
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Gujo C
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Mino C
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Gifu C
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Katsuyam
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Kakam
igahara City
Seki C
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Shirakaw
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Takaoka C
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Him
i City
Tonam
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Oyabe C
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Nanto C
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Tokai-Hokuriku Expressway
Noto Yuryo Charged Highway
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Tokai-kanjo Expressway
Higashi-m
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xpressway
Nagoya E
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Tomei Expressway
Chuo Expressway
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okuriku Line
Chubu-jukan Expressway
JR Nanao Line
Noto Line
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Toyama Airport
Komatsu Airport
Tonam
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Takaoka Manyo
History M
useumG
Ishikawa P
refecture
Toyam
a Prefecture
Toyam
a Bay
Sea of Japan
Fukui P
refecture
Gifu P
refecture
Aichi P
refecture
JR H
imi L
ine
Along w
ith Route 249 betw
een Wajim
a and
Sosogi
are a
lot of
senmai-da
or “thousands
of rice
fields” w
hose rim
s depict geom
etric patterns toward the sea.
Shiroyone senm
ai-da is a sight to see. F
rom spring to sum
mer, the sunset over
the sea beautifully reflects on the water in
the rice fields.Tel: 0768-23-1146 (Tourism
Section, Wajim
a City Office) http
://ww
w.city.w
ajima.ishikaw
a.jp/kankou/ (W
ajima City Tourism
Website)
Senm
ai-da R
ice Field
sA
Because the fine sand absorbs sea w
ater and becom
es hard, we can enjoy driving
on the beach which stretches about 50m
w
ide and 8km long. It is also w
ell-known
as a shoaling beach for swim
ming w
ith the beautiful sunset over the Sea of Japan.Chiriham
a-machi Hakui-shi Ishikaw
a Tel: 0767-22-1118
(Comm
erce and
Tourism
Section, Hakui City Office)
Chiri-ham
a “N
agisa Drive W
ay” Beach
DB
uilt in the Edo period, Kenroku-en is now
one of the three m
ost beautiful gardens in Japan w
ith a variety of garden views such as
Kotoji stone lantern, G
anko-bashi or Flying G
eese B
ridge, K
asumiga-ike
pond. T
he garden also offers the beauty of all four seasons including cherry blossom
s, kakitsubata irises, autum
n leaves, and yuki-tsuri or branch-protecting ropes in the shape of um
brellas. 1-4 Kenroku-m
achi Kanazawa-shi Ishikaw
a Open: 7:00am
-6:00pm
(8:00am-5:00pm
in
winter)
Admission: Adult ¥300 Open 365 days Tel: 076-
234-3800 (Kanazawa Castle and Kenroku-en
Managem
ent Office) http://ww
w.pref.ishikaw
a.jp/siro-niw
a/kenrokuen
Kenro
ku-en Gard
enE
The
aquarium
displays about
40,000 m
arine lives
representing about
500 species, m
ost of which are caught in the
sea around Noto peninsula. It offers a
variety of shows such as dolphin and sea
lion shows, sea otter feeding show
s, and T
anabata or Star Festival event. During
summ
er, you
can enjoy
touching a
dolphin in the beach. 15-40 Notojim
a-magari-m
achi Nanao-shi Ishikawa
Open: 9:00am-5:00pm
(until 4:30pm in w
inter) Adm
ission: Adult ¥1320 Closed: year-end holidays Tel: 0767-84-1271 http://w
ww
.notoaqua.jp/
No
to-jim
a Aq
uariumB
Featuring “Manyo-shu” poetry book, this m
useum is near the
site of then local government office w
here Otom
o Yakam
ochi, G
overnor and a poet, whose poem
s appear a lot in Manyo-shu,
had stayed during his term. W
ith the theme of “M
anyo world
in our
hometow
n” the
museum
provides
a perm
anent exhibition w
ith visual images and sound, special exhibitions,
a garden with plants and flow
ers found in Manyo-shu.
1-11-11 Fushiki-Ichinomiya Takaoka-shi Toyam
a Open: 9:00am-6:00
pm (until 5:00pm
in winter) Adm
ission: Adult ¥210; Junior high school student or below
: Free of charge Closed: Tuesdays Tel: 0766-44-5511 http://w
ww
.manreki.com
/
Takaoka M
anyo H
istory M
useumG
From H
imi to T
akaoka stretches the coastline of w
hite sand and green pine trees, and over the sea soars the T
ateyama m
ountain range. T
he name “A
maharashi” or “clearing up after
rain” comes from
a legend that a group led by M
inamoto Y
oshitsune, a famous sam
urai in the 12th century, sheltered from
the rain under a big rock now
called Yoshitsune-iw
a rock. Ota
Takaika-shi Toyam
a (short
walk
from
Amaharashi Sta. on JR Him
i Line)
Am
aharashi Seasid
e Q
uasi-Natio
nal Park
F
The temple of the Soto sect of Zen Buddhism
w
as built in honor of Maeda Toshinaga, the
second lord of Kaga dom
ain, as his family
temple. The som
on main gate, sanm
on temple
gate, butsuden Buddhist tem
ple and hatto legal hall are arranged in a straight line, w
hich is a typical Zen Buddhism tem
ple style. In 1997 Sanm
on, butsuden, and hatto were
designated as National Treasure buildings
since Horyu-ji K
ofu-zo in Nara in 1967.
35 Sekihon-machi Takaoka-shi Toyam
a Open:
9:00am-4:30pm
Admission: Adult ¥500 Open 365
days Tel: 0766-22-0179 http://ww
w.zuiryuji.jp/
National Treasure Z
uiryu-ji Temp
leI
Seen from the C
ross-land Tow
er, the sankyo-son or scattered-house villages and T
ate-yama m
ountain range are m
ajestic. Fam
ilies can enjoy visiting D
a V
inci T
echno M
useum,
riding unique bicycles, and so forth.10 W
ashigashima Oyabe-shi Toyam
a <Cross-land Tow
er> Open: 10:00am-6:00pm
(until 9:00pm
on Saturdays, Sundays, and national holidays) Adm
ission: Adult ¥400 Closed: W
ednesdays, year-end and New
Year holidays Tel: 0766-68-0932 http://w
ww
.city.oyabe.toyama.jp/cross/
Cro
ss-land O
yabe
M At
the centre
of the
urban area
of T
akaoka, Kojo Park or O
ld Castle Park
is the ruin of Takaoka castle constructed
by then Lord M
aeda Toshinaga. T
he stone w
alls, fort and moat still rem
ain. T
he moat accounts for one third of its
210,000m2 grounds, w
hich makes the
park unique in Japan. In the park cherry blossom
s in spring, green in summ
er, and coloured leaves in fall are beautiful.1-1
Kojo Takaoka-shi
Toyama
Admission:
Free of charge Tel: 0766-20-1563 (Kojo Park M
anagement Office) http://w
ww
.takaoka.or.jp/ (Takaoka Tourism
Association)
Takaoka K
ojo
Park
J
The hall exhibits carvings ranging from traditional
ones with 220-year-old history, such as Inam
i ranma
fanlights and shishi-gashira or lion masks for festivals,
to contemporary carvings and crafts. The arrangem
ent of the m
odern hall is modelled after Zuisen-ji
temple w
hich is associated with Inam
i carving. You
can see carving demonstrations and buy products.
733 Kitagawa Nanto-shi Toyam
a Open: 9:00am-5:00pm
Adm
ission: Adult ¥500 Closed: 2nd and 4th Wednesdays,
year-end and New Year holidays Tel: 0763-82-5158
http://ww
w.inam
ichoukoku.com/
Inami W
ood Carving H
allN
Gokayam
a area is designated as the World
Heritage
site. In
Taira
and A
ino-kura villages are 24 gassho-dzukuri thatched-roof houses and 9 houses in K
amitaira and
Suganuma villages. Y
ou can experience m
aking washi or Japanese traditional paper,
see the workplaces and tools for sericulture,
and stay at a thatched-roof house.Aino-kura/Suganum
a Nanto-shi Toyama Adm
ission: Charged for folk m
useums Tel: 0763-66-2468
(Gokayama Tourism
Association) http://ww
w.
shokoren-toyama.or.jp/ ~
gokayama
World Heritage G
okayam
a Area
L
The garden is a kind of a them
e park featuring locally-cultivated tulips in T
onami. H
eld from late A
pril to early M
ay, the Tulip F
air festival is bustled w
ith people. In the park you can visit T
ulip Shikisai-kan, a year-round tulip
exhibition hall.1-32
Hanazono-machi
Tonami-shi
Toyama
Admission: Free of charge (Charged for the
Tulip Fair festival) Open 365 days Tel: 0763-33-7716 (Tulip Shikisai-kan) http://w
ww
.city.tonam
i.toyama.jp/shisetsu/park/
Tonam
i Tulip G
arden
K
Kaio-m
aru is praised as the most
graceful sailing ship in Japan and is called “T
he lady of the sea”. It is
moored
to K
aio-maru
Park
through the year for exhibition and is illum
inated at night. The
staff hoist
the sails
for dem
onstration 10 times a year.
8 Kaio-machi Im
izu-shi Toyama <
Kaio-m
aru> Open: 9:30am
-5:00pm Adm
ission: Adult ¥400 Tel: 0766-82-5181 http://w
ww
.kaiwom
aru.jp/
Kaio
-maru P
arkH
The w
ave has cut the coastal cliff jutting into the sea to create a great natural gate w
hich is 6m
in width, 15m
in height, and 60m in
length. The rock gate is one of the sym
bolic sights in N
oto Kongo area. Y
ou can tour to see around T
akanosu-iwa rock, H
atago-iwa
rock, and Goban-jim
a island by a pleasure boat, w
hich offers you an impressive view
. Ganm
on Togi-ushioroshi
Shika-machi
Hakui-gun Ishikaw
a
Boats Operated
from
April to
mid-
Novem
ber
Tel: 0767-32-9341
(Comm
erce and
Tourism Section, Shika Tow
n Office)
Ganm
on G
ateC
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From the World Heritage to family parks
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Toyama
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Tourist Guide Services: Contact to Volunteer Guide Group “Tsumam
a no Kai” (Tel: 0766-74-8106) Information for tourist spots and accom
modations: Him
i Tourism Association (Inside Him
i Sta. Tel: 0766-74-5250)Utilizing 100%
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TRAVEL GUIDE TO HIMITRAVEL GUIDE TO HIMI
HIMIHIMIExplore Himi with a Bounty of Nature Discover Himi the City of FishDiscover Himi the City of Fish
Toyama Bay
Himi Station
Shimao Station
JR Him
i Line
Goishiga-mine Mountain
Ao-gaw
a River
Kamisho-gawa River
Mo-o-gawa River
Busshoji-gawa R
iver
Noe
tsu
Exp
ress
way
To N
anao
To Hakui
To Takaoka
To Takaoka
Kurabone
Unami
Kozakai
Busshoji
Soryo IikuboHorita
Tae
Izumi
Ono
Inadzumi
Uwada
Yokawa
Sassaki
Isobe
Odaki
Hitohane
KakinayaKamiyokawa
Kakefuda
Kumanashi
Shiragawa
YoshiokaWaki
Nakanami
Nakata
Taniya
Kume
Ogume
Furezaka
Kamitako
Shimotako
Odake
Shimao
Kamiizumi
Yanaida
Kubo
Akage
Iwagase
Tokonabe
Hinata
Daira
Nagasaka
Kosugi
Tomari
Ao
Mio
•Craft Workshop “Kan-un”
(ceramics, wood carvings, glass sculptures, string instruments) Tel: 0766-76-1178
Himi IC
Himi-kita IC
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Shimao Beach
Himi Country Club•
•Moridera-jo Castle Ruin
•Yokawa-koji no Sakura Cherry Blossom
Drive-in Rest Place Kumanashi•
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Kamikudzuro Camellia andCherry Blossom
Yanaida Nuno-o-yamaAncient Tomb
Ozakai Cave Ruin
14Forest Floral Himi Aiyama Garden
Abuga-shima Island•
•Asahi Shrine Forest
•Isobe Shine Forest
•Choju-ga-taki Fall Michi Shrine
Nagasaka no Tanada Rice Field•
Giant Camellia Tree at Oidani
Junicho-gata Riverside Park
Fuse no Maruyama Hill
Koma-tsunagi-zakura Cherry Blossom•
•Usuga-mine Mountain
Fujinami Shrine Forest
•Ao-jo Castle Ruin
Ninjya Hattori-kun Train
Police Station
•Tengu-bayashi Forest Park
•Nagasaka no O-inukusu TreeGiant Camellia Tree at Nagasaka Fudo
Himi City Museum
Asahi-yama Park
Ginkgo Tree at Jonichi-ji Temple
Himi Fishing Port
Himi Tourism Association
City Hospital City Hall
Fire Station
Himi Fisherman’s Wharf “Kaisen-kan”Himino-e Bridge
Tea Ceremony House and Gardenat Kokyu-ji Temple
Himi Seaside Botanical Garden
Minato-gawa “River Walk” Area and “Manga Road” Street
•Kara-shima IslandHimi Shishi-mai Museum
Kozakai BeachC.C.Z
•Taruhime Densetsu Legend
Kyuten-jukki Statue of Asano Soichiro
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o-Ta
teya
ma
Seas
ide
Coa
stlin
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Sekido-san Mountain
Junicho-gata Riverside ParkOver 1200 years ago, in the ancient time of Manyo, then Governor Otomo Yakamochi who is also one of the poets in Manyo-shu poetry book visited here for a pleasure cruise in Fuse Mizu-umi lake which is now Junicho-gata lagoon. The park encircles the lagoon, symbolizing the unique bridge. Water lilies bloom in summer and swans fly here for winter home.•5-min. drive (3km) from JR Himi Sta.
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This is the autograph of Mr. Fujiko Fujio A. The creator of us wrote it on the inside wall when he rode on the train!
8 Ninjya Hattori-kun TrainCharacters of Ninjya Hattori-kun, a popular manga created by Fujiko Fujio A from Himi are painted on the train. You can hear announcements by Hattori-kun in the train running along Toyama Bay, through the pine tree forest and the urban area, which makes your trip fun. Please contact JR-West Hokuriku information centre (Tel: 076-251-5655) for the timetable.
Kozakai Beach C.C.ZThe long sweeping beach with a park was constructed as a coastal community zone. You can enjoy at the white sand beach. The cobalt blue sea under the sunshine is beautiful.
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Forest Floral Himi Aiyama Garden Flowers of all four seasons bloom in the 6 western-style gardens which are surrounded by trees. For relaxation you can walk in the gardens at a hill which overlooks Toyama Bay and Tate-yama mountain range.•Open: 9:00am-5:00pm (Varies according to the
season, Admission until 30 min. before closing)•Open 365 days (closed during year-end and New
Year holidays for maintenance)•Admission: Adult ¥800, Elementary / junior high
student ¥400, Senior (65 years old or over) ¥700; Preschool child: Free of charge
•Tel: 0766-72-4187•12-min. drive via Ao (8.7km) from JR Himi Sta.
14Himi Seaside Botanical GardenThe garden in the hall exhibits Japanese seaside plants including Japan’s largest mangrove forest plantation. In the outside garden plants are categorised in four areas. Alongside the beach stretches the park with tabuno-ki camphor trees and hama-giku chrysanthemum. •Open: 9:00am-5:00pm (until 4:30 November-February)•Closed: Tuesdays, the following days of national
holidays, year-end and New Year holidays•Admission: Free of charge•Tel: 0766-91-0100•5-min. drive (2.8km) from JR Himi Sta.
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Asahi-yama ParkThis is the best observation spot in Himi: on your left you can see Nada-ura beach and Noto peninsula, and on your right Matsudae-hama beach stretches with white sand and green pines. Beyond the sea soars Tate-yama mountain range. The park is also known for cherry blossoms and azaleas as well as a beautiful night view.•3-min. drive (1.2km) from JR Himi Sta.
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Shimao BeachShimao beach was designated as one of Japan’s top 100 beaches in 2006. The white sand and green pines are beautiful. The beach and the campsite at the pine tree forest attract a lot of visitors in summer. •6-min. drive (3.8km) from Himi Sta.
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Himi City Museum The museum exhibits archaeological and folkloristical materials in accordance with the themes such as “The nature and history of Himi” or “The fixed net fishing of yellowtails”. Through these materials, dioramas, and slide shows, you can get hold of an image of the fish city of Himi. •Open: 9:00am-5:00pm•Admission: Adult ¥100, Elementary / junior
high student ¥50•Closed: Mondays, National holidays,
year-end and New Year holidays•Tel: 0766-74-8231•2-min. drive (0.7km) from JR Himi Sta.
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Tea Ceremony Houseand Garden at Kokyu-ji Temple
(Designated as a prefectural scenic beauty)
The strolling-style garden was designed by Komazo, a landscape gardener of Kaga domain. •Open: 9:00am-5:00pm•Closed: December-March•Tel: 0766-91-1690•12-min. drive (8km) from JR Himi Sta.
11 Ozakai Cave Ruin (Designated as a national historical relic site)
The sea cave is about 16m wide, 8m high and 35m long. It is Japan’s first cave ruin to be searched. Among 6 layers of the cave human bones and earthenware vessels including Yayoi ancient ware were excavated. •16-min. drive (12km) from JR Himi Sta.
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Giant Camellia Tree at Nagasaka Fudo
(Designated as a prefectural natural treasure)
3Giant Camellia Tree at Oidani
(Designated as a prefectural natural treasure)
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Giant Camellia Trees at HimiThe size of over 500-year-old Oidani camellia tree is 3.53m in circumference, the largest in Japan. It is also called “Sashimata no tsubaki” or intergrafted camellia because the trunk is branched at the lower part and then new branches are grafted above with each other. The flower blooms from April to early May. Nagasaka Fudo camellia tree is 11m high and about 400 years old. It is also called “Sando-zaki no tsubaki” or camellia in full bloom three times a year during the flower season from December to April.•Oidani camellia tree: 25-min. drive (16km) from JR Himi Sta.•Nagasaka Fudo camellia tree: 28-min. drive (18km) from JR Himi Sta.
Ginkgo Tree atJonichi-ji Temple
(Designated as a national natural treasure)On the grounds of Jonichi-ji temple of the Shingon sect, the big female ginkgo tree is about 100-year-old with the height of 24m and 12m in circumference. •2-min. drive (1km) from JR Himi Sta.
10 Michi Shrine (Designated as a prefectural historical building)
Michi shrine was moved here from Sekido-zan Tempyo-ji, a temple for mountain asceticism, in accordance with the edicts ordering the Separation of Shinto and Buddhism during Meiji Restoration. The shrine uses highly sophisticated techniques such as kumimono structure and ogi-daruki or rafters arranged in the shape of a fan. •20-min. drive (14.5km) from JR Himi Sta.
18 Yanaida Nuno-o-yamaAncient Tomb
(Designated as a national historical relic site)
Discovered in 1998, the ancient tomb is the largest in the regions along the Sea of Japan. The tomb is said to be built in the first half of 4th century and is extremely large comparing to other ancient tombs around here. Constructed at the foot of a hill which oversees Toyama Bay, the tomb is considered to be of a powerful village head who created wealth by overseas trade. •8-min. drive (5.3km) from JR Himi Sta.
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Marumage Chignon Festival Marumage chignion festival is said to have begun when geisha visited Senju-ji temple while specially wearing a marumage hairstyle which is a symbol of a married woman. On the once-a-year holiday to Senju Kannon Bodhisattava at the temple they came to pray for their happy marriage. Today, single women are chosen among the applicants for this event and wear the marumage hairstyle, and pray for their marriage at the festival. •Place: Senju-ji temple
Gong-gong Festival In the early Edo period, Himi area was hit by a big drought. Farmers and the chief priest of Jonichi-ji temple did a ritual for a rain. Their prayer answered, they were so happy about the rain they kept gonging, almost breaking, the big temple bell. This is the origin of the festival. At the temple you need to heave a 50kg log to strike the bell. A bell-gonging contest is held in the festival for brawny people to flex their muscles. •Place: Jonichi-ji temple
Himi Shishi-mai MuseumShishi-mai or traditional lion dance has long been generated and popular in Himi, so the city is called “shishi-mai no sato” or the village of lion dance. You can learn what Himi lion dance is all about through the videos and demonstration of the dance, an exciting display which will put you in the shishi-mai festival mood. •Open: 9:00am-5:00pm•Admission: Free of charge (the dance
demonstration is held irregularly and charged)•Closed: Mondays, year-end and New Year
holidays•Tel: 0766-72-2454•10-min. drive (6km)
from JR Himi Sta.
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Himi Fisherman’s Wharf “Kaisen-kan” Flesh Fish Hall
In Kaisen-kan, or “Flesh Fish Hall”, shops directly-managed by fisher persons sell fish caught in Himi. Kaisen seafood restaurant serves you fish dishes such as Kabusu-jiru or soup with a lot of chopped fish which satisfies gourmets. •Facilities: Kaisen restaurant (180 seats), Himi Tenobe Udon noodle
restaurant (40 seats), a fast-food section, shops dealing with fish, fish products, prepared fish dishes, rice and agricultural products, and other local specialities
•Open: 10:00am-6:00pm (Kaisen restaurant), 8:00am-6:00pm (other facilities; unitl 5:00pm December-February)
•Closed: the beginning of the year•Parking capacity: 200 passenger cars, 15 large vehicles•Tel: 0766-74-7100•URL: http://www.kaisenkan.com•3-min. drive (1.5km) from JR Himi Sta.
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Himi-bozu-kun He is a son of Umi-bozu, a monster of the sea, and smiles friendlily with a rod and a yellowtail. He is said to bring you happiness when you stroke his head.
Himino-e Bridge Located in front of Kaisen-kan or flesh fish hall, the cable-stayed bridge is illuminated white in spring and fall, light blue in summer, and light yellow in winter.•3-min. drive (1.6km) from Himi Sta.
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Minato-gawa “River Walk” Area and “Manga Road” Street
At the centre of the urban area you can enjoy strolling around Nakano-shima bridge at which 7 karakuri-dokei robots of characters from a popular manga Ninjya Hattori-kun created by Fujiko Fujio A appear on the hour. Along with Shiokaze-dori Shoten-gai shopping street now called “Manga Road” stand 16 statues such as characters of Ninjya Hattori-kun and sakana-shinshi or “gentlefish” created by Mr. Fujiko.•Karakuri-dokei operating time: for 4 min. on the hour
from 9:00am to 7:00pm (until 9:00pm in July and August) except for winter
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Prickly Water Lily
Fishing Beach Seining Pleasure Boat
Karakuri-dokei Robots
Marine Leisure
Himi Hatomugi Barley Tea
Himi Buri Yellowtail
Himi Udon Noodle
Himi Beef
Mirin-boshi Sweet Dried Fish
Himi Honami Rice
Himi Taste
Fujinami shrine is known for wisterias, therefore it is the setting for yo-kyoku or noh singing “Fuji” or wisterias. Fuse no Maruyama hill used to be an isolated island in the Fuse no Mizu-umi lake. Now there stands the oldest Manyo monument in the prefecture. •Fujinami shrine: 10-min. drive (6km) from JR Himi Sta.•Fuse no Maruyama hill: 8-min. drive (5km) from JR Himi Sta.
Fujinami Shrine Forest
20 Fuse no Maruyama Hill
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Spring
Festivals in Himi
Summer
Autumn All Season
Prince Buri (yellowtail) Ikazo (squid)
Kanimaru (crab) Toby (flying fish)
Spots associated withManyo poems
April 17-18April 17
Himi FestivalWith the slogan of “Heart to Heart with 60,000 people”, the festival provides a variety of events such as an opening parade by a fife and drum corp, a fish-shaped lantern parade, shishi-mai lion dances, and fireworks display off the fishing port.•Place: Himi-machi and Moto-machi Shoten-gai
shopping street, Himi Fishing Port Park (Sometimes held in late July; contact for details to Commerce and Tourism Section, Himi City Office)
Gong-gong Festival About 300 years ago, the plague raged Himi. People enshrined the divided spirit of the Gion god in Yasaka shrine in Kyoto as the god expels epidemics. The disaster was warded off. Since then people have paraded through the town with the Gion god spirit on a mikoshi or a portable shrine. •Place: Hiyoshi shrine and Hinomiya shrine
July 13-14
Kitokito Flesh Festival of Food City Himi The festival brings you a wide variety of local specialities such as flesh fish, vegetables, meat, and other products. Shops, Himi beef and fish hot pot sections are crowded with people. You can feel “the food city of Himi” at the festival. •Place: Himi fishing port
mid-October
1st weekend of August
Ritual Dance with Lion Mask
In Himi as the village of shishi-mai traditional lion dance, the dances have been generated at as many as 120 spots, the unparalleled number in the country. The magnificent taiko-dai or drum stands and “hundred-foot” lion dance performed by 5 or 6 dancers are unique. At shishi-mai festivals in spring and fall, the dances continue until dawn to entertain the audiences.
April-May, September-October
Venus coming from the sea
Noto Peninsula Quasi-National Park
Himi Hot Spring AreaOnsen or hot springs are scattered across the city, mainly at the northern part of the coastal area. The twenty or more ryokan and minshuku or Japanese-style hotels and inns with a hot spring bath can accommodate about 1700 people in total. The therapeutic benefits include the relief of cuts, burns, chronic skin ailments, and chronic woman’s ailments. Containing natrium which is beneficial for our skin, the hot springs especially attract women, known as “The hot spring waters with beautifying powers”.
•Information for accommodation: Himi Tourism Association
•Tel: 0766-74-5250