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Touch the art

  • Experience the art of woodcarving inInami,
    an area famed for woodcarving.
    Inami Woodcarving Village Soyukan

    nami Woodcarving Village Soyukan

    Nanto, Toyama

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  • Amaharashi offers a spectacular view.
    The combination of the rough ocean waves and towering mountains inspired early Japanese poetry.

    Roadside station Amaharashi

    Takaoka, Toyama

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  • A museum housing contemporary works
    of glass art, including outdoor sculptures
    on the hill above the bay.

    Notojima Glass Art Museum

    Nanao, Ishikawa

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  • The most comprehensive art museum in
    the Noto area, with works by the influential
    painter Hasegawa Tōhaku.

    Ishikawa Nanao Art Museum

    Nanao, Ishikawa

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  • The pride of Wajima, the home of lacquer,
    a museum specializing in lacquer art.

    Wajima Museum of Lacquer Art

    Wajima, Ishikawa

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  • Try your hand at creating traditional Noto-jofu
    linen. A truly hands-on museum which ensures
    he techniques are passed down.

    Notojofu Hall

    Nakanoto-machi, Ishikawa

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  • Get up close and explor
    the four main festivals of Nanao.

    Wakura Onsen Omatsuri Hall

    Nanao, Ishikawa

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