Noto Railway【Bora Machi Yagura (Bora Machi Tower)】This tower-shaped ʻyaguraʼ is a scaﬀold for

To Wajima-City: Approx 25mins by taxi or bus.
To Suzu-City: Approx 60mins by taxi or bus.
To Noto Airport: Approx 20mins by taxi or bus.

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oint ①mullet ﬁshing. Fishermen set their ﬁshing nets besides the scaﬀold, wait and catchmullet coming into the net. This demonstrates how patient the Noto people are. It isconsidered the oldest ﬁshing method in Japan.

【Anamizu Station】Anamizu Station is Noto Railwayʼ s terminal station located at the穴水Anamizu

northernmost end of Noto. Previously there were railroads towards Wajima and Suzu,
however those lines were discontinued respectively in 2001 and 2005. Anamizu Town
is the gateway to Oku-Noto and there are bus services to Oku-Noto area including【Oyster Beds】The big black and blue ﬂoats on the sea are oyster beds. It is said
that Nanao Bay is suitable for oyster culture because the sea is calm like a lake andView Point ①

the seawater is nutritious there.

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Wajima and Suzu.

NotoKashima【Noto-Kashima Station】This station is also known as Noto

View Point ②【Twin Bridge Noto and Notojima Bridge】There are two bridges connecting

西岸Nakajima Town side and Notojima Bridge is on the Wakura Onsen hot springs

Sakura Station. There are about 100 cherry trees on both sidesof the platform, and you can see the cherry blossom tunnel inside. You can see these two bridges from the train window, too.

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blossoms in Noto.

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Notojima Island and Noto Peninsula. Twin Bridge Noto is located on theNishigishi

spring. This station is one of the most famous places for cherry

View P【Fukaura Fishing Port】This is one of the typical old and small ﬁshing ports

oint ③in Noto. You can see oyster beds and Noto Peninsula in the distance.

train station that has two names. One is ʻNishigishi Stationʼ and another is
ʻYunosagi Station.ʼ A lot of anime fans have been visiting Nishigishi Station after
it appeared in the anime, ʻHanasaku Iroha,ʼ in 2011.The station appeared as笠師保
Kasashiho【Notojima Island and Dolphins】You can see Notojima Island, about

ʻYunosagi Stationʼ in the anime. Two decorated trains featuring ʻHanasaku Irohaʼ
have been in operation as of 2015.

72 km in circumference, on the other side of the bay. There are anaquarium and an art museum surrounded by nature, and the island

田鶴浜【Noto-Nakajima Station and Railway Post Oﬃce ʻOyu 10ʼ】ʻThe Railway

Tatsuruhama

area around the island in 2000 and visitors enjoy seeing the 11 parent and baby dolphins.

Post Oﬃce OU10,ʼ a very rare train car, is displayed at this station. Thisrailway post oﬃce had been in use until the mid-1980s and people sorted
and delivered post items from there. It is no longer in operation and visitors
can take a look inside the car.

attracts tourists all year round. Wild dolphins began to inhabit the和倉温泉【Tatsuruhama Town famous for ʻTateguʼ】ʻTateguʼ means ﬁttings,

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especially doors functioning as partitions between rooms inJapanese traditional houses. Tategu is manufactured with wood

【Nanao Station】Nanao City is the largest city in Noto. Noto Railway operates on the 33 km route between
Nanao Station and Anamizu Station. Passengers can transfer to the JR line bound for Kanazawa at Nanao Station.

and paper. There are a lot of craftspeople making Tategu in七尾Tatsuruhama Town. They create beautiful decorations byNanao

coordinating and assembling wood parts without using nails. Tategu from Tatsuruhama isJR・IR

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From Kanazawa：
About 1-1.5 hours
by the JR line

From the JR line to NTR.
Transfer at Nanao Sta.

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ayalso used for interior partition walls in the sightseeing train, ʻNoto Satoyama Satoumi Train.ʼ

金沢Kanazawa【Wakura Onsen Hot Springs】Wakura Onsen is a historical
hot spring resort facing Nanao Bay that started operationin 1200. It is said that its origin was a hot spring by the sea
where white herons rested their wings and eased theirpains.