Noto Peninsula Tip #4 Noto-kongo
by Mr.Sparkle
Probably the most impressive and beautiful area of Noto Hanto is Noto-kongo, a 16Km section of the coast with unique rock formations. This area has been battered for thousands of year by the harsh unforgiving tide which has cut and shaped the rocks into interesting cliffs and embankments.
Don’t drive it! There are car a few car park areas with free parking, so get out and walk the trails to really appreciate the beauty. Be careful though, the rocks are slippery and it can be a little dangerous.
This location is prefect for lunch (heaps better than Chiri-hama) and a top spot for sunsets.
An alternative to temples in Japan
by ClareyD
"Half a day in Kanazawa"
Kanazawa doesn't appear on too many standard itineraries for a two week tour of Japan, but as we were heading up in this direction anyway there were a couple of things that sounded too good to miss.
After spending some time looking at temples in Kyoto Kanazawa came as a refreshing change (quite literally as it was snowing in March, brrrr). The things we had come to see here were the Shima Geisha House and Terashima Samurai House. With only half a day here we did not have time for the famous Kenroku-en gardens that are rated among the top three in Japan or the Ninja-dera the Ninja Temple, but with a whole day it would be easy to add these in. Walking it all is also quite reasonable and don't miss the clock on the way out of the station ;-)
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Lots of singing and dancing
Branch over the pond
