1.Noto Hantō Quasi-National Park ・Honshū, Japan | ||||||
Noto Hantō Quasi-National Park (能登半島国定公園, Noto-hantō Kokutei Kōen) is a quasi-national park covering a portion of Noto Peninsula of Ishikawa Prefecture and Toyama Prefecture in Japan. It is rated a protected landscape (category V) according to the IUCN.[2] Noto Peninsula (能登半島, Noto Hantō) in the northern half of Ishikawa Prefecture, extends about 100 kilometers into the Sea of Japan. The peninsula is known for its coastal scenery and rural atmosphere. The Quasi-National Park covers much of the coastline, one side of which faces Toyama Bay and other side of which faces the Sea of Japan.[3] | ||||||
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2.Hakusan National Park ・Chūbu region, Honshū, Japan | ||||||
Hakusan National Park (白山国立公園, Hakusan Kokuritsu Kōen) is a national park in the Chūbu region of Honshū, Japan. Established in 1962, it spans the borders of Fukui, Gifu, Ishikawa, and Toyama prefectures. Its main geographical feature is Mount Haku. In 1980 an area of 480 km² corresponding to the national park was designated a UNESCO Man and the Biosphere Reserve.[1][2] | ||||||
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3.Kenroku-en ・Kanazawa, Ishikawa, Japan | ||||||
Kenroku-en (Japanese: 兼六園, Garden of Six Attributes), located in Kanazawa, Ishikawa, Japan, is a strolling style garden constructed during the Edo period by the Maeda clan.[1] Along with Kairaku-en and Kōraku-en, Kenroku-en is considered one of the Three Great Gardens of Japan and is noted for its beauty across all seasons, particularly in winter. Spread over nearly 25 acres, features of the landscape include meandering paths, a large pond, several tea houses, and one of Japan's oldest fountains.[2] First opening to the public in 1871, the garden was later designated a National Site of Scenic Beauty in 1922, and subsequently received status as a National Site of Special Scenic Beauty in 1985.[3] The grounds are open through paid admission year-round during daylight hours.[4] | ||||||
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4.Chikamori Site ・Kanazawa, Ishikawa, Japan | ||||||
The Chikamori Site (チカモリ遺跡, Chikamori iseki) is an archaeological site with the ruins of a late Jōmon period settlement in what is now the Shinbohon neighbourhood of the city of Kanazawa, Ishikawa in the Hokuriku region of Japan. It was designated a National Historic Site of Japan in 1987.[1] | ||||||
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5.Susoezoana Kofun ・Nanao, Ishikawa, Japan | ||||||
The Susoezoana Kofun (須曽蝦夷穴古墳, Susoezoana Kofun) is a kofun (burial mound) of the middle Kofun period in the Suso neighbourhood of the city of Nanao, Ishikawa in the Hokuriku region of Japan. The tumulus was designated a National Historic Site of Japan in 1981.[1] | ||||||
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6.Echizen-Kaga Kaigan Quasi-National Park ・Fukui/Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan | ||||||
Echizen-Kaga Kaigan Quasi-National Park (越前加賀海岸国定公園, Echizen-Kaga Kaigan Kokutei Kōen) is a Quasi-National Park on the coast of Fukui and Ishikawa Prefectures, Japan. The park was established in 1968.[1][2] It is rated a protected landscape (category Ib) according to the IUCN.[3] Like all Quasi-National Parks in Japan, Echizen-Kaga Kaigan Quasi-National Park is managed by the local prefectural governments.[4] | ||||||
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7.Sandenkanaya Kofun ・Hōdatsushimizu, Ishikawa, Japan | ||||||
The Sandenkanaya Kofun (散田金谷古墳)} is a late Kofun period burial tumulus located in the Sanden neighborhood of the town of Hōdatsushimizu, Ishikawa in the Hokuriku region of Japan. The tumulus was designated a National Historic Site of Japan in 1982.[1] | ||||||
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8.Mount Sekidō | ||||||
Mount Sekidō (石動山, Sekidōzan) is a 564 metres (1,850 ft) mountain on the border of Nanao and Nakanoto in Ishikawa Prefecture and the town of Himi, in Toyama Prefecture. It is also called Mount Isurugi (伊須流岐山, Isurugizan). Mount Sekidō was considered a holy mountain and was the center of a mountain cult since the Heian period. It was designated a National Historic Site of Japan in 1978.[1] It is located with the borders of the Noto Hantō Quasi-National Park. | ||||||
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