Flower seasons of Noto Noto is blessed with beautiful flowers all year round, apart from the snowy winter time.   Noto Byodoji Yanagida Temple  (also known as Hydrangea Temple) Terabun 2-116, Hosu-gun, Noto-cho, Ishikawa                                                                                       The temple is open daily. The best season to view the 130 varieties of 4000 bushes of hydrangea […]

     Noto Sake There are 3 world-renowned sake makers in Noto-cho Shuzo 0768-72-0005 in Matsunami Kazuma 0768-62-1200 in Ushitsu Shuzo 0768-67-2311 in Ukawa Sake cellar tours and sake tasting are available with a phone reservation made a day in advance.          

    Abare Festival The festival is held on the first Friday through Saturday of July every year (previously on July 7 and 8) as the first Noto Kiriko Festivals, which are held all over Noto, Ishikawa from July to September. Abare Festival is dedicated to Yasaka Shrine in Ushitsu.   On the first night, Friday, of the festivities […]

    Yanagida Botanical Gardens 7 Ro, 1-1 Ro, Kan-machi, Noto-cho, Fugeshi-gun, Ishikawa 928-0312  Set in a large park of about 30 hectares in a natural forest, various botanical gardens are linked by a walking path. There are also Wetland Plants Observation Gardens, Fruit Gardens, Iris Gardens, Festival Plaza, restaurants and shops in the park. […]