Leisure / Hobbies Spots in Ishikawa Area

  • Kaga Fruits Land
    Leisure / Hobbies
    Ishikawa Pref. Kagashi Yutakamachi B 59-1
    A place where you can enjoy fruit-picking all year long, Kaga Fruits Land features a vast lot with a roofed barbeque area for rainy days, which is quite popular. Not only can you see, touch, and pick in-season fruits, you get to savor the taste of fresh ripe fruit. The genuine pizza cooked in a stone kiln is great for lunch. About 15 minutes by car via Kaga Interchange or Katayamazu Interchange on the Hokuriku Expressway.
  • Uchinada Town History and Folklore Museum House of Wind and Sand
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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。

  • Nonoichi City Furusato History Museum (Former Uozumi Family Residence)
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    Ishikawa Nonoichi-shi Honmachi 3-19-24
    This structure was built as the home of a merchant family during the Ansei era at the end of the Edo period. Originally located in Hizume, Murai Village, Ishikawa County (now Hakusan City), the residence was purchased by the Uozumi family in 1900 and moved to its current location in Nonoichi. The facility stands just in front of the Hon-machi Intersection a short distance west on Honmachi-dori Street traveling from Nonoichi-Kodaimae Station. The structure is notable for its composite architecture, combining a townhouse-style hirairi facade with a farmhouse-style grid room layout inside. Inside, old-fashioned rice cultivating farm tools and implements of everyday life are displayed in connection with how life was once lived in the residence. Visitors can get a glimpse of how people once lived in Ishikawa Prefecture.

    文化財に指定されている旧魚住家住宅を利用した郷土資料館です。建物自体が見る価値があるのですが、イェン自室が増設されていて、農機具などの展示紹介がされています。入館は無料です。

  • Matsushima Beach Matsushima Auto Camping Ground
    Leisure / Hobbies
    Ishikawa Nanao-shi Notojima
  • Oshima Camping Ground
    Leisure / Hobbies
    Ishikawa Hakui-gun Shikamachi Oshima 111-40
  • Nishimata Camping Ground
    Leisure / Hobbies
    Ishikawa Komatsu-shi Nishimatamachi Ni 217
  • Ishikawa Prefectural Museum of Traditional Arts and Crafts
    Leisure / Hobbies
    Ishikawa Pref. Kanazawashi Kenrokumachi 1-1
    The Ishikawa Prefectural Museum of Traditional Arts and Crafts is dedicated to the collection of examples of Ishikawa’s handicraft traditions. The Museum is located next to the Kenroku-en garden (a popular tourist attraction), which can be accessed directly from the Museum’s West Entrance. Inside the Museum there are displays on 36 different traditional crafts, 10 of which are METI-designated Traditional Craft Industries. On Saturdays and Sundays, visitors can see demonstrations of various traditional crafts by expert craftspeople. The Museum also holds pottery-making experience activities and workshops of various kinds. The Museum is situated around 15 minutes’ drive from JR Kanazawa Station.
  • Hakusan National Park
    Leisure / Hobbies
    Toyama prefecture, Ishikawa prefecture, Fukui prefecture, Gifu prefecture
    It is a national park consisting of the three peaks of Mt. Hakusan (Gozengamine, Onanjimine, and Kengamine) and surrounding mountains and is known for having one of Japan’s heaviest snowfall. There are various alpine plants such as chocolate lily and Primla cuneifolia Ledeb. var. hakusanensis (Hakusankozakura), and many rare creatures such as the golden eagle, the mountain hawk-eagle, and the Japanese ermine in Mt. Hakusan which shows various environmental changes depending on the season. Many climbing paths are maintained in the area. There are visitor centers in Ichinose and Chugu hot springs, where material and tourist information about the nature and culture of the district are exhibited, and multilingual brochures are available.
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    Ishikawa Pref. Kanazawashi Katamachi 2-5-6 AYA Building 2F
    This music bar and club is on National Route 157 behind Katamachi Kirara. It is operated as a music bar and event space that can be used for parties and concerts on weekdays, and as a club on weekends. Mostly music lovers and clubbers in their 20s and 30s crowd the venue day after day. The interior is spacious and everyone gets very excited with the DJ performances.
  • Manier
    Leisure / Hobbies
    Ishikawa Pref. Kanazawashi Katamachi 1-6-10 Brother Building 4F
    This club is located on National Route 157 and is a place where you can enjoy club music from disco to hip-hop and reggae, and a wide range of dance music genres including jazz and J-pop. There is a DJ booth in the center of the venue, allowing DJ performances to be easily seen from anywhere inside.
  • Bunao Mountain Observation Building
    Leisure / Hobbies
    Ishikawa Hakusan-shi Ozo So 72-ban 5
  • Chugu Museum
    Leisure / Hobbies
    Ishikawa Hakusan-shi Chugu O9-ban
  • Apricot Park
    Leisure / Hobbies
    Ishikawa Pref. Hakusanshi Hasuikemachi Ka 5-1
    Located in the city of Hakusan in Ishikawa Prefecture, just off the Mikawa Interchange on the Hokuriku Expressway, Apricot Park is a multiple use park that emphasizes water and greenery. In addition to enjoying the apricot blossoms that give the park its name and the many cherry trees, visitors can play miniature golf on an 18-hole course, visit Aqua-no-Mori, a forested area that allows them to interact with water, see a lotus pond, and use the other facilities available in the park. Between the multipurpose Heisei Green Plaza, the gateball lawn, and Yuyu Fureai Square for leisurely strolls, there is plenty for visitors who want to spend a few relaxing hours here.
  • Noto Engekido
    Leisure / Hobbies
    Ishikawa Pref. Nanaoshi Nakajimamachinakajima Upper 9 Nanao City Nakajima Cultural Center
    "A 20-minute walk from Noto-Nakajima Station on the Noto Railway Nanao Line. ""Noto Engekido"" is the popular nickname for the Nanao City Nakajima Cultural Center, a culture facility in Nanao City, Ishikawa Prefecture. Supervised by actor Tatsuya Nakadai and the Mumeijuku acting school, this theater was opened in 1995. Making use of the spaces inside and outside the hall, theater-goers can enjoy performances designed to naturally draw the audience in and make them feel a part of the stage. The theater can accommodate 651 viewers and has wheelchair and family seats as well as a cloakroom, ensuring families with children can also easily enjoy their time here. Inside the theater building, there is a cafe corner and library, providing other ways to have fun here in addition to plays. On performance days, non-stop shuttle buses operate from nearby major stations."
  • abio city Kaga
    Leisure / Hobbies
    Ishikawa Pref. Kagashi Sakumimachi 25-1
  • Okuutatsuyama Kenmin Park
    Leisure / Hobbies
    Ishikawa Pref. Kanazawashi Wakamatsumachi Oh 32
    This park is located in Wakamatsumachi, Kanazawa City. This park, constructed on the site of a former golf course, is equipped with barbecue sites, a multi-purpose ground, play structures and a single level wood structured community area with a cafe. One can enjoy park golfing, nature walking, and other activities. Beautiful views of the surrounding hills, Kanazawa city, and the Sea of Japan can be seen from this park.
  • Nanao Flower Park Noto Orchid Land
    Leisure / Hobbies
    Ishikawa Pref. Nanaoshi Hosoguchimachi Watari Rui 153
    A botanical garden along Prefectural Route 298 in Watarisui, Hosoguchi-machi, Nanao City. In the Ranyukan greenhouse they have a variety of flowers and potted plants on display and for sale including orchids and cacti from around the world. The park has a growing house with 1200 different types of orchids as well as a shop selling local Noto specialty goods, a multipurpose museum, a park golf course, and a ground golf course.
  • Hachigasaki Beach Resort
    Leisure / Hobbies
    Ishikawa Pref. Suzushi Takojimamachi Hachigasaki
    This resort is located in Takojimamachi, Suzu City. In addition to the clear water and white sands of the Hachigasaki Beach, this village resort has hotel and auto camping accommodations, tennis courts, baseball and other sports facilities, hot spring baths, and a cultural crafts museum displaying Suzuyaki Pottery.
  • Hakusan Alpine Plants Botanical Garden
    Leisure / Hobbies
    Ishikawa Pref. Hakusanshi Shiramine 6-104
    This botanical garden is in Shiramine, Hakusan City. Established as part of a preservation project for alpine flora, this garden contains some endangered species. In an area of 7600m2 on the side of Mt. Nishi overlooking Hakusan, this garden cultivates approximately 50 different varieties of 100,000 alpine plants. It is annually open to the public in June and July.
  • Umikko Land Nanatsuka
    Leisure / Hobbies
    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.

Ishikawa Areas

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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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