Nakajima Town is known as a production area for oysters and Nakajima-na, a vegetable with a distinctive bitterness. It is also known for its Okuma-kabuto Festival, in which the deity of the shrine, called Sarutahiko, appears wearing a long-nosed-goblin mask. During your stay, you can learn about the history and culture of mountain villages. On the second day, visit the rows of historical shops and the museum in central Nanao.
Home of “Okuma-kabuto”
– Nakajima Town
Learn about the history and culture of the town by visiting its shrines and museum.
Nanao Station – (Noto Railway )– Noto Nakajima Station – (Taxi)
or
Rent a car at Nanao Station.
It is said that the festival deity came from Korea. Sarutahiko deities wearing long-nosed-goblin masks lead the festival parade, and young men carry 20m-long banners. Okuma Kabuto Festival is a lively autumn festival of this shrine.
This museum is dedicated to the Okuma-kabuto Festival. Items related to the festival, such as long-nosed-goblin masks, costumes and banners are on display.
Here, miraculous water found by the revelation of Candraprabha gushes from the ground. People come to the park to fetch the miraculous water.
This residence, thought to have been constructed during the period of 1716-1735, has a thatched roof and a gabled hipped roof. You can observe the building from outside.
The main building of this shrine is of the architectural style of the Kamakura period; constructed in 1214, it is 18 feet wide and has a curved gable roof. Shingu Noryo Festival is an annual festival of this shrine.
Access from Tokyo
- Hokuriku Shinkansen (Kanazawa) ▶ JR Nanao Line (Nanao)
- Noto Satoyama Airport ▶ Furusato taxi ▶ Nanao Station