This morning market has a history of over 1,000 years. Fresh vegetables, seafood and delicacies are for sale. Enjoy shopping while negotiating prices with the vendors.

This street connects the morning market and Juzo Shrine. It is lined with many merchant houses and craftsmen’s houses.

The deity of the Wajima city area is enshrined here. It is said to have been constructed in the age of Emperor Sujin (first century BC).

You can observe the lacquerware-making process in craftsmen’s studios. It is also possible to experience maki-e and chinkin decoration on a lacquered piece.

Footbath adjacent to Wajima Kobo Nagaya Take a rest while having a relaxing footbath.

About 30 types of kiroko lantern floats are exhibited here. You can feel the atmosphere of the festivals in the festival music.

This is the bridge that appeared in the NHK TV drama “Mare”.

This is the only museum in the world that is devoted exclusively to lacquerware. It features works of living national treasures, as well as masterpieces of Wajima lacquerware. There are also exhibits that present lacquerware culture from all over the world.

“Dandara” is a word game in the form of a poem that has been played by lacquer craftsmen in Wajima since the olden days. Poems are exhibited on the banners of the street lights from the roadside station to the morning market street.

You can recognize a Wajima lacquerware studio or shop by the signboard in front of the building. You are welcome to visit and chat with the craftsmen.