Tourist attractions in Wajima, Ishikawa
Click to jump to that item.| 1．Wajima, Ishikawa | ||||||
| Wajima (輪島市, Wajima-shi) is a city located in Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan. As of 31 January 2018, the city had an estimated population of 27,698 in 12768 households, and a population density of 65 persons per km². The total area of the city was 426.32 square kilometres (164.60 sq mi). | ||||||
| population：22,803人 area：426.32km2（境界未定部分あり） | ||||||
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Wajima, Ishikawa in art museum
| 1．Wajima Museum of Urushi Art | ||||||
| The Wajima Museum of Urushi Art (Japanese: 石川県輪島漆芸美術館) is a museum located in Wajima, Japan. The museum specializes in lacquer art. The museum was opened in 1991, originally the museum contains 300 works at its opening, in 2021, it was recorded that there were 1428 works of art that the museum contained.[1] In August 2020, the museum organized a virtual exhibition through the Google Arts & Culture platform.[2] In June 2021, a ceremony was held for the expansion of the museum's storage.[1] This is the first museum in Japan that specializes in lacquer art.[3] The design of the building is inspired by Shogakuin's school building.[citation needed] | ||||||
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Wajima, Ishikawa in island
| 2．Nanatsujima islets | ||||||
| The Nanatsujima islets are a group of uninhabited small islands with a collective land area of 24 ha. They lie in the Sea of Japan about 20 km off the northern tip of the Noto Peninsula in Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan. The archipelago comprises two islet groups; a northern group (Tatsujima, Ohshima and Karimatajima), and a southern group (Akashima, Aramikojima, Eboshijima and Mikuriyajima). They are composed of volcanic rocks, either andesite or tuff breccia. The largest islet, Ohshima, has a land area of 12.6 ha with its highest point 62 m above sea level. The other islets have almost perpendicular cliffs about 40 m in height.[1] | ||||||
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| 3．Hegurajima | ||||||
| Hegurajima (舳倉島[1]) (anglicised as Hegura or Hekura) is a small island located in the Sea of Japan at the far north of Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan. It lies approximately 47 km from the northern tip of Noto Peninsula,[2] and is administratively part of Amamachi township within the city of Wajima. Hegurajima (literally helm-storehouse island) is approximately 2 km by 1 km in size and can easily be walked around in less than an hour. | ||||||
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