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Wajima City
Wajima City, located in the northwest part of the Noto Peninsula, is a city with a population of about 30,000 surrounded by lush greenery and the sea. In the Middle Ages, Sojiji Temple, the main temple of the Soto school of Zen Buddhism, was established here, and in the age of the Kitamae ships, the town was a prosperous maritime transportation hub known as Oyanominato, while its lacquerware industry (Wajima lacquerware) also flourished here from the mid-Edo Period (1603-1867) onward.
List of Cultural Properties
Rice Paddies of Shiroyone Senmaida
nature
In this area, where there is little flat land, people have been cultivating the slopes for farming since ancient times. Shiroyone Senmaida is collection of terr･･･
Wajima City Kuroshima Important Traditional Building Preservation District
(look of) stores and houses on street
Kuroshima-machi is located in the Monzen-machi area of Wajima City in the northwest part of the Noto Peninsula. The settlement faces the Sea of Japan to the wes･･･
Former Kadomi Family Residence
housing
The former Kadomi Family Residence is located in the Kuroshima district, which flourished as a settlement for ship owners and sailors of the Kitamae shipping ro･･･
Kami-Tokikuni Family Residence
Housing
Kami-Tokikuni is a family with a long lineage and great power in the Oku-Noto region since the Middle Ages (12th to 16th centuries). It diversified its business･･･
Tokikuni Family Residence
housing
The Tokikuni family was started by Taira no Tokitada, a court noble in the late 12th century who was exiled to Noto in 1185. His son, Tokikuni, took up farming,･･･
Daihonzan Sojiji Soin Temple
temples and shrines
Shogakuzan Sojiji Temple (Soto school temple) was built in the early 14th century (1321) by Zen master Keizan Jokin. In the summer of the following year (1322),･･･
Magaki (bamboo Fence) Village landscape of Ozawa and Kami-Ozawa
(look of) stores and houses on street
Ozawa and Kami-Ozawa in Wajima City are two small settlements along the Sea of Japan in the northwestern part of the Noto Peninsula. The northern part of the No･･･
Wajima Lacquerware
traditional craft
Wajima lacquerware is one of Japan's leading traditional crafts. It is characterized by a robust finish using lacquer mixed with diatomaceous earth called "Waji･･･
