Shika Town
Sightseeing Model Course
Shika Town is located in the southernmost part of Noto Peninsula, and its west coast faces the Sea of Japan. The long coastline offers various scenic spots such as rocky coasts featuring cliffs and rock formations, coves used as fishing ports, and sandy beaches ideal for summer bathing.
A two-day trip for enjoying the
scenic spots along the coast
The coastline of Shika Town is a scenic area called “Noto Kongo”. We hope you enjoy the beautiful beaches and various scenic spots along the coast of the Sea of Japan.
Enjoy the comfortable drive along the highway from Kanazawa in a rental car.
How refreshing! This is the only beach in Japan where you can drive on the sand at the surf’s edge.
he Togi Hassaku Festival is carried out along this beach. The beach is famous for its many small pink shells. Please take a rest on the “world’s longest bench”, and enjoy the splendid beauty of the sun setting over the Sea of Japan.
The largest karst landscape in Japan, offering magnificent views of rocky formations.
These cliffs were used as a setting in the novel “Zero-no-shoten”. The 35m to 55m-high cliffs offer a really thrilling atmosphere.
This calm cove is surrounded by high cliffs. Legend says that Yoshitsune Minamoto sheltered 48 boats here to protect them from raging seas.
Access from Tokyo
- JR Hokuriku Shinkansen (To Kanazawa)▶ Rental car ▶ Shika Town
- Noto Satoyama Airport ▶ Furusato taxi▶ Shika Town
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Sightseeing
Food
Accommodation
Public Accommodation
- Public Accommodation“Iiyado Ishikawa” (Accommodation guide)
- Shikanosato Spa: Ikoi-no-mura Noto Peninsula
Guesthouses belonging to Ishikawa Guesthouse Association