Noto
A peninsula in the northern part of Ishikawa Prefecture. Mawaki Site, the ruins of a Jomon Period village, and the Nanao Castle Ruins, built by the Hatakeyama clan, the feudal governors of Noto Province, are designated as National Historic Sites. The former Matsunami Castle Garden with its dry landscape garden remains is designated as a National Place of Scenic Beauty. It is also famous for Wajima-nuri, a traditional craft using the local specialty of diatomaceous earth, and for Wakura Onsen, with over 1,200 years of history.
Nishiki-e and Paintings
六十余州名所図会 能登 滝之浦
日本風景版画 第1輯
Photos
日本写真帖
日本写真帖
日本写真帖
日本写真帖
日本名勝風俗大写真帖
Landmarks around Noto
Wakura Onsen Himi Amaharashi Coast Takaoka Toyama Oyashirazu Kurikara Pass Mt. Tateyama Kenrokuen Garden Kanazawa
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