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Nata-dera Temple

4.5

221 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Ishikawa Pref. Komatsushi Natamachi Yu 122

This is a temple of the Koyasan Shingon sect located in Komatsu City, Ishikawa Prefecture. It is said that it was established by Taicho in 717. The ground of the temple is large and the nature is beautiful like a landscape painting. The temple is known as the enchanted land with unusual rocks and the main shrine is connected to a huge, rocky cave. It is the sacred place of “Iwa-ya Tainai Kuguri” where sins are purified and people are reborn. There are many buildings including the main shrine and the three-storied pagoda which are certified as important cultural assets of the country. It is also known as a famous sightseeing spot of leaves changing color in autumn. There are no railings on the roads or stairs in the premises, so comfortable walking shoes are recommended when visiting the site.

We came here on a beautiful afternoon and was not disappointed with the temple and its surroundings. The map tht comes along with the admission fee is very useful to cover the full ground from...
Shirayama Hime-jinja Shrine

4.5

138 Reviews

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Ishikawa Pref. Hakusanshi Sannomiyamachi D 105-1

Shirayama Hime-jinja Shrine is located in Sannomiya Town, Hakusan City. It is the head shrine of Hakusan Shrine worshiping the sacred Mt. Hakusan as the objects enshrined and its establishment is said to date back to 91 BC. The homotsukan (treasure house) stores valuable Important Cultural Properties including a short sword named Yoshimitsu which is a National Treasure and can be seen for a fee.

This shrine was first built 1,300 years ago. Among many big tall trees, there were some zelkova (keyaki) that we were told were over 1,000 years old. It’s a very nice shrine, to be sure, and there...
Ishikawa Aviation Plaza

4.0

146 Reviews

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Ishikawa Pref. Komatsushi Atakashinmachi Hei 92 (Komatsu airport front)

A museum dedicated to aviation located on the north side of Komatsu Airport in Ishikawa Prefecture. Aircraft such as helicopters, Air Self-Defense Force fighters, and paragliders are on permanent display outside the museum and on the first floor. The cockpits of some of the craft can also be entered and inspected. The museum also has a real YS-11 simulator as well as simplified simulators for an F-15 fighter and Cessna plane (charge: 100-500 yen). In 2012, the museum erected the Bunbun World playground, one of the largest aircraft-themed playlands in the country. Here parents and children can have fun year round and regardless of the weather.

実物の飛行機見学や子供用遊具の使用が全て無料で楽しめます。自衛隊好きには売店もおススメです。小松基地に関するTシャツやカレーなども販売してます。 You can visit the airplanes and use the childrens playground equipment, all free of charge. For Self-Defense Forces...
Komatsu Green Park

4.0

97 Reviews

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Ishikawa Komatsu-shi Komatsunomori 1

"A one-minute walk from the east exit of JR Komatsu Station, this hands-on museum was built on the site of a former factory of Komatsu, a construction machinery manufacturer. Visitors can learn about Komatsu's 100-year history and the mechanisms and technologies of construction machinery through hands-on experience. Visitors can also get hands-on experience with construction equipment, such as riding in the driver's seat of the ""930E"" super-large dump truck and the ""PC4000"" hydraulic excavator, as well as operating a mini excavator for children. At ""Genki Satoyama"", a recreation of a satoyama (woodlands close to the village) in the Kaga region, visitors can observe a wide variety of plants and living things. Admission is free."

巨大なショベルカーとダンプトラックが展示されています。時間帯によっては、運転席に乗れます！ただし、かなり時間が限られているので、WEBで時間をチェックしてからいくとよいです。また身長95センチ以下の小さい子は、必ずおんぶ紐です。抱っこ紐はNG。芝生エリアや、ベンチも少しあるので、ピクニックしてもよいですね。室内展示も少しあります。働くクルマ好きな幼児は大興奮です。
Matsui Hideki Baseball Museum

4.0

66 Reviews

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Ishikawa Pref. Nomishi Yamaguchimachi T 58

The “Matsui Hideki Baseball Museum” is exactly that—a museum about Hideki Matsui, where you can learn about his life and passions. A number of precious items are on display—items from his childhood, from his days with the Yomiuri Giants, and from his days in the US Major Leagues. The wonderful array of documents and goods are sure to please any fan. five minutes by car from Komatsu Interchange on the Hokuriku Expressway.

巨人ファンは是非行くべし。巨人ファンじゃなくても楽しいところだと思う。いろいろなものが見れたり触れたりで楽しい。駐車場も広いので北陸に行ったら是非。有難うございました。
Ataka Sumiyoshi Jinjya

3.5

49 Reviews

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Ishikawa Pref. Komatsushi Atakamachi Tab 17

"A Shinto shrine more than 1,200 years old located close to Ataka Beach. Based on the legend of the samurai Minamoto no Yoshitsune and the warrior monk Benkei as retold in media such as the famous kabuki play ""Kanjincho"", this shrine is the only one in the country dedicated specifically to overcoming adversity and many worshippers offer ema votive tablets to the shrine in the hope they will overcome their own difficulties. Some of the shrine ground's highlights include a pine forest selected as one of the most beautiful stretches of pine dotted sandy beach in the country, and a monument inscribed with a poem by Akiko Yosano. The shrine can be chartered to conduct a Shinto style wedding ceremony in front of the main shrine with traditional gagaku and kagura music. The shrine, its ema votive tablets decorated with kitamaebune ships, the Kishu Festival, and the Ataka Festival were registered as part of the Kitamaebune Port of Call Japan Heritage entry in 2018."

安宅関から松林沿いに歩くとすぐに安宅住吉神社です。本殿では巫女さんが舞を奉納しておりましたが、すぐ横には弁慶の立派な銅像がありました。一際力強さを秘めた感じが良かったです。
Motorcar Museum of Japan

2.5

3 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Ishikawa Pref. Komatsushi Futatsunashimachi Ikkanyama 40

The Motorcar Museum of Japan in Komatsu City, Ishikawa Prefecture is a specialty motorcar museum. In the European-style building with a red tiled roof, it exhibits about 500 vehicles which were popular in Japan in the 20th century. In the museum, various car models such as a three-wheel truck, sports cars, famous European vehicles and buses are categorized for each manufacturer and genre to introduce them. You can find rare and one-of-a-kind vehicles, including a Rolls Royce which the late Princess Diana used when she visited Japan.

名前は恐らくレンジローバーから取ったのだと思います。ミュージアムショップ隣です。椅子や机、調度品からクラシックな雰囲気の漂うカフェ。
Ishikawa Insect Museum

4.5

22 Reviews

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Ishikawa Pref. Hakusanshi Yawatamachi Inu 3

A museum located a 20 minute walk from Tsurugi Station on the Hokuriku Railroad Ishikawa Line. Standing along the Tsurugi Bypass, the museum is notable for its elaborate exhibits. In addition to exhibits arranged by classification including varieties found in Hakusan, the museum also has an insect section in which you can observe 20 varieties of real, live insects. Other fun things visitors can do including handling live insects and attempting an insect quiz. The museum also holds a variety of events. Every month on the 19th, junior high school aged students and younger can enter the museum for free (must be accompanied by an adult family member).

A big museum about insects, with many kinds of beetles, and a large butterfly house to walk through. Much more to see than I expected! For 410 yen for adults, less for children, it is great value. It...
Torigoe Ikkou Ikki History Museum

4.0

12 Reviews

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Ishikawa Pref. Hakusanshi Deaimachi A 26

This history museum is located within the Ikko-ikki no Sato Roadside Station along the National Route No. 360 in Deaimachi, Hakusan City. This museum displays materials from the KagaIkko-ikki uprising during the Sengoku era and airs a film depicting the details along with a narration. Earthenware excavated from the National Historic Landmarks of the Torigoe and affiliated Futoge Castles are also on display, This museum functions as an information center for the castle remains.

道の駅一向一揆の里にある有料の施設です。加賀一向一揆の最後の砦になった鳥越城や二曲城についてや、加賀一向一揆について学べます。館内には鳥越城や二曲城への行き方や、詳しい散策マップがありますので、城跡を見学される場合は、先にこの場所を訪れると良いと思います。館内は全面的に写真撮影禁止で、写真が撮れなかったことが残念でした。
Hanibe Gankutsuin

3.0

24 Reviews

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Ishikawa Komatsu-shi Ryumyojimachi I1

The northeast side of Komatsu City has produced large quantities of stone and the area is dotted with several old stone quarries. This Buddhist cave temple was opened in 1951 and makes use of one such former stone mine. Here, visitors can view a huge number of Buddhist statues. The cavern is 150 meters long. The temple is not dedicated to any specific Buddhist sect and all are welcome to visit.

Went to Ishikawa to visit a friend and she brought me to these hell caves. I would have to say that this was the most unexpected attraction I have come across in japan. The entire journey is said...
Hakusan Dinosaur Park Shiramine

4.0

18 Reviews

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Ishikawa Pref. Hakusanshi Kuwajima 4-99-1

A museum standing along the Tedori River easily identifiable by its statues of dinosaurs. The museum displays life-sized replicas of dinosaur skeletons and models and has a tunnel, visitors can walk through and experience the time of the dinosaurs. There's also a thrilling 40 meters long dinosaur slide. The museum's fossil dig experience for elementary school children is very popular and real dinosaur teeth have actually been discovered here. Children can also see what it's like to clean fossils and make replicas.

屋外の恐竜ディスプレイの姿勢や、施設の内装の古臭さは否めませんが、ノスタルジックな雰囲気があっていいかなと思います。平日で人が少なかったことや、周りが山に囲まれていることもあり、某恐竜映画に出てくる島っぽい感覚も味わえるかもしれません。化石発掘も楽しめるので、旅行のサブ目的地な感じで行けば損しないと思います。
Komatsu Hikiyama Gallery Miyossa

4.0

15 Reviews

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Ishikawa Komatsu-shi Yokaichimachi 72-3

This community exchange center opened in 2013. The facility is a place where visitors can have fun and find meaning in a variety of ways, from suggestions for local sightseeing destinations to chances for coming in contact with traditional performing arts and trying local activities. The standing exhibition on the first floor contains two spectacular traditional festival floats and information on their history and characteristics. There’s also an 87-square-meter theater stage.

小松駅での時間つぶしで、よったのですが、素晴らしい山車が展示保管されていました、町の規模や知名度を超える祭りがあることを知りました。
Komatsu Tenmangu Shrine

3.5

13 Reviews

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Ishikawa Komatsu-shi Tenjinmachi 1

This shrine was dedicated in 1657 to venerate the patron deity of the Maeda family, Kitano-tenjin. The main shrine building is a 1/4 reproduction of the head shrine of Kitano-Tenmangu. In 1961, it was designated a national iImportant cultural property, along with the Shindo gate, as a representative of Edo period architecture. Their treasure house holds a number of priceless treasures including pictures, calligraphic works, documents, books, and more.

小松市天神町にあります、新聞に梅が満開と載っていたので梅を見に行きました、梅園と参道沿いに１００本ぐらいの梅が咲いていて堪能しました。
Komatsu City Museum

3.5

13 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Ishikawa Komatsu-shi Marunouchikouenmachi 19

This museum opened in 1958 as Ishikawa prefecture's premier Registered Historical Museum. This is the only general museum in the prefecture, with exhibits related to history, art, and other human artifacts, as well as natural items like fossils, insect specimens, and mounted animals. There are over 50,000 pieces in the collection, including Registered Tangible Cultural Properties and Important Cultural Assets. It's located inside Rojo Park.

全体的に展示は暗く、みすぼらしさを感じる建物ですが、九谷焼の企画展など、たまにいい展示をしたりします。
Komatsu City Honjin Memorial Museum of Art

3.5

12 Reviews

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Ishikawa Komatsu-shi Marunouchikouenmachi 19

This art museum exhibits 1,000 pieces comprising the collection of the late Junichi Honjin, from a banker family out of Komatsu City. The Edo period warehouse has been arranged into a modern round style designed by Kisho Kurokawa. They hold events throughout the year, including temporary and special exhibits, and they also sell art books and merchandise.

黒川紀章氏の設計になる美術館。芦城公園の一角にある。「本陣」と聞いて、かつての本陣の跡にでも作ったのかなと思ったが、北國銀行の元頭取の本陣甚一氏のコレクションを中心にした美術館だとか。すみません。中に入る時間がありませんでした。
Hakusan Folk Museum

4.5

4 Reviews

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Ishikawa Hakusan-shi Shiramine Ri 30

The museum is an outdoor facility that conveys the life and history of the Hakusan foothills, with several old houses that were actually used at the foot of Mt. Periodically, workshops are held to teach visitors how to burn fields, dye goods, and cook local dishes.

１０月２３日火曜日は店は閉まっていましたが、車で右折してこの資料館へ。６５歳以上２００円とあり、免許書を見せると「いいですよ」と二人で４００円。「後から小学生の団体が来るので、先に杉原家を観た方がいいですよ」とのアドバイスに二人で最も大きな移設した杉原家を見学。中の土間、大きな柱、こんな山奥にとても造られないような造り。「永平寺から宮大工を詠んで年がかりで」との説明。２階、３階も庶民の暮らしがわか...
Torigoe Castle Ruins

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Ishikawa Pref. Hakusanshi Misakamachi

These castle ruins are located along the Komatsu-Torigoe- Tsurugi Highway in Misakamachi, Hakusan City. These remains are from the massive castle built by Suzuki Dewanokami in 1573 at an elevation of 312m on a mountain peak. It was a military base during the KaganoIkkoikki uprising. Although the castle was taken during the uprising by Oda Nobunaga, its excavation, surveying, and refurbishment has been ongoing since the Showa period. Today, together with the Futoge Castle along the Dainichi River, it is considered a National Historic Landmark.
Shoko-ji Temple

3.0

1 Reviews

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Ishikawa Hakusan-shi Nakamachi 56-1

This Otani Shinshu Buddhist temple is connected to the female poet, Kaga no Chiyojo. The temple’s Chiyonido hall and Sofuan retreat have been designated National Tangible Cultural Properties; while the Chiyonizuka monument bears a stone inscription of her death poem. The temple also holds haiku gatherings and music events several times a year.

道路側に大きな山門が目に入りました。その山門横には千代尼塚を示す碑が立ち境内の塚について紹介されていました。山門を入ると正面に本堂を配していましたが、工事中だったようで囲われていました。
Nonoichi City Furusato History Museum (Former Uozumi Family Residence)

3.0

1 Reviews

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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。
Bunao Mountain Observation Building

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Ishikawa Hakusan-shi Ozo So 72-ban 5

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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.