Address | 15-40 Notojima-magarimachi, Nanao City |
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Access | Ride a Notojima Kotsu Bus from JR Wakuraonsen Sta. for 30 min. and get off at Notojima Rinkai Koen bus stop. It's a short walk from the bus stop to Notojima Aquarium. |
Tel | 0767-84-1271 |
URL | http://www.notoaqua.jp/global/english/ |
One of the three most beautiful gardens of Japan. Featuring a stroll garden with a central pond from the Edo Period, it brings about the elegant beautiful sceneries of the four seasons with sakura, red leaves or Yukitsuri (traditional method of protecting trees from heavy snowfall).
The traditional townscape is lined with houses featuring "Kimusuko", a kind of lattice protruding an elegant style. Many small restaurants and souvenir shops are lined up along the street and the atmosphere is filled with memories from the olden times.
Traditional handicraft products, the biggest pride of the Ishikawa Prefecture, are sold in former residences with a history which dates back more than 100 years. In eleven exhibiting houses of the village, visitors can experience the production of more than 50 different types of traditional handicraft products themselves.