Top Things to do in Hokuriku
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The 10 Best Historic Sites in Hokuriku, Chubu
Discover the best top things to do in Hokuriku, Japan including Pagoda at Myotusji Temple, Ainokura Gassho Community, Suganuma Gassho Community, Kinkengu Shrine, Dokidoki Kyoryu Hakkutsu Land, Nomura Family Samurai House, Kanazawa Castle, Korogi Bridge, Higashichaya Old Town, Ichijodani Asakurashi Ruin.
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1. Pagoda at Myotusji Temple
2. Ainokura Gassho Community
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 291 reviews
Reviewed By sarahl588 - Brisbane, Australia
I read about Ainokura in Lonely Planet and from that point on I made sure that I had to go out to visit there. I stayed in Toyama, not far from the train station, hired a car for the day and drove out to Ainokura. It was so worth it! It's such a beautiful village and was a beautiful way to experience traditional Japanese hospitality and living. It really is a must! It's like you've stepped back in time into a fairytale. Make sure you visit the Gokayama tourist information centre and Murakami House before you make the drive to Ainokura. When you're at the visitor centre make sure you put a sticker on the map of where you're from, my family were the first visitors from Samoa to place a sticker there.
3. Suganuma Gassho Community
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 209 reviews
Reviewed By FoodTraveler_Huang - Bangkok, Thailand
The first stop you can consider to drop by before going to Shirakawago . If you stay in Kanazawa, first take JR to Shin Takaoka station. Then , take the Kaetsunou bus terminal no.8 to Suganuma and also take the same bus to Shirakawago. This route considers less crowded than the bus in Takayama. Come a bit early like 9am so that you won’t see many people. February is good timing to get full snow.
4. Kinkengu Shrine
5. Dokidoki Kyoryu Hakkutsu Land
6. Nomura Family Samurai House
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 865 reviews
Step inside this traditional Japanese home, complete with tea-ceremony room, a small, enchanting garden, artifacts from the Edo period and personal belongings of the Nomura family, who lived here for 10 generations.
Reviewed By 958lilijanak - Maribor, Slovenia
Wonderful house full of peace and good karma. Extremely beautiful environment. Worth a visit.Wonderful garden with space for thought, relaxation and concentration.
7. Kanazawa Castle
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 2,176 reviews
All that remain of this castle, once occupied by the powerful Maeda family, are the Ishikawa Gate, a moat and stone walls.
Reviewed By Safariholic - Horsham, United Kingdom
It is impressive from every stand-point - History, Scale, Architecture, Engineering, Design, Structural Integrity after so many years (incl Fires, Earthquakes etc etc), the Extent of Restorations, Cleanliness (typically Japanese), and fascinating, even for someone with as little Japanese History Knowledge, as me. TA advises 1 - 2 Hrs. I would regard that duration as 'skimming it'. It really is worth taking the time and having a thorough look round. It spans grounds over several hundred acres, huge buildings dating back several hundreds of years, even if subject to considerable restoration. These buildings included Barracks & Stables, fit to house Garrisons of men. Parts of it, were not that Disability Friendly, yet still worth covering what you can.
8. Korogi Bridge
9. Higashichaya Old Town
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 2,599 reviews
Reviewed By WarnerL_12 - Pasadena, United States
Kanazawa is one of few cities spared by bombing in WWII and the buildings are originals going back into the Edo Period; this is one of the neighborhoods that shows that history. It is must see when in the city.
10. Ichijodani Asakurashi Ruin
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