Wajima City is located in Ishikawa Prefecture’s north, and is known for its bountiful nature. With a history dating back more than 1,000 years, the “Wajima Morning Market” has an excess of over 200 stalls selling fresh seafood, homegrown vegetables, folkcrafts, etc., and is so famous as one of Japan’s three major morning markets, that many tourists flock to it every year. The area is also famous for “Shiroyone Senmaida,” a series of small rice paddies on a slope in the shape of a staircase, and for beautiful lacquerware called “Wajima-nuri.”

Train

・ From JR Tokyo Station to JR Kanazawa Station, take the Hokuriku Shinkansen for about 2 hours and 30 minutes.
・From JR Nagoya Station to JR Kanazawa Station, take the Shirasagi limited express train for about 3 hours.
・ From JR Osaka Station to JR Kanazawa Station, take the Thunderbird limited express train for about 2 hours and 10 minutes.

Bus

・ From Kanazawa Station West Exit to Wajima, take the Hokuriku Railroad Wajima Express Line (bus) for about 2 hours.
・ From Notosatoyama Airport to Wajima, take a Furusato Taxi for about 30 minutes.

Top Attractions

A visit to Wajima City is not complete without a look-see at "Wajima Morning Market" and "Shiroyone Senmaida," but there are many other notable tourist attractions on offer. Wajima Kiriko Art Museum, which displays more than 30 unique kiriko (giant lanterns used in festivals), Sojiji Soin (Sojiji ancestor temple), which was rebuilt on the former site of Soji Temple, the head temple of the Soto sect of Buddhism; and Totoro Rock, which resembles the character Totoro from the Studio Ghibli film of the same name, are just a few of the numerous attractions.

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• Wajima
• Ishikawa
• Arts and Crafts
• Festival
• Cultural Experience
• Beautiful Places

Located in the northwest of Noto Peninsula, Wajima City in Ishikawa Prefecture has a population of about 30,000 and is blessed with abundant nature and the sea. Wajima is most famous for its Shiroyone...

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• Wajima
• Ishikawa
• Historical Sites
• Beautiful Places

Shiroyone Senmaida is a series of terraced rice fields located on a steep slope in the town of Shiroyone in the east of Wajima City, Ishikawa Prefecture. Terraced rice paddies are built in a stepped p...

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