Noto Peninsula is extending into the Sea of Japan in the middle of Japan. On the west side of Noto Peninsula, eroded cliffs, gigantic rocks and odd rocks by violent waves of the Sea of Japan are lined more than twenty kilometers. There are a couple of scenic spots with eroded cliffs are located along the west coast of Noto Peninsula. This area is named Noto-Kongo.

Approximately in the middle on the west coast of Noto Peninsula, "Ganmon" and "Takanosu" Rock are located. They are located at the south end of Noto Kongo.

The sign in Japanese in the above picture says "Ganmon" & "Takanosu Rock".
You will see a candle shaped rock and shore reefs. The candle-shaped rock is named "Takanosu" Rock.

You can go down to the beach and you will see the gate-like rock on the beach, named Ganmon" Rock.
You can walk through the tunnel of the rock.

After passing through the tunnel of "Ganmon" Rock, you will see that the sea here forms a shoal is widely spread on a wide plane stone.

This scenic spot is named "Senjyojiki" Seashore. Sightseeing ships are available at "Senjyojiki" Seashore to see spectacular scenery of "Ganmon" & "Takanosu Rock".

On a plate stone under "Senjyojiki" Seashore, there are pits on a plane stone. Pits are very deep. As the sea water is very clean, you will see deep in a pit.

To 3.5 kilometers north from "Ganmon" and "Takanosu" Rocks, "Hatagoiwa" Rocks are located.

The gate-like rock and another rock are located and these rocks are connected with "Shimenawa", straw festoon. Connecting straw festoon means these rocks are considered as objects of worship.

There are other rocks on the beach near "Hatagoiwa" Rocks. This scenery is also beautiful.

Next scenic spot is "Yase" Cliff, located to the fifteen kilometers north of "Hatagoiwa" Rocks. On the way to "Yase" Cliff, "Osasanami-Suiden" is located. "Osasanami-Suiden" is a terraced rice field, selected as one of best hundreds of terraced rice fields in Japan.

To approximately one kilometer north from "Osasanami-Suiden", "Yase" Cliff is located.
There is an observation deck on "Yase" Cliff.

The height of "Yase" Cliff is thirty five meters and the views from the observation deck are spectacular.

Although Yoshitsune made great contributions to defeat Heishi Clan, Yoritomo issued the decree to search and kill his brother, Yoshitsune. Yoshitsune escaped from punitive force, from Kyoto to Hiraizumi in Tohoku Area. The above-mentioned legend was related to the event happened on the way of MINAMOTO-NO Yoshitsune to Hiraizumi.

Approximately 3.5 kilometers further north east from "Yase" Cliff and 18 kilometers north from "Ganmon" & "Takanosu Rock", "Kotogahama" Beach is located.

"Koto" in Japanese means a Japanese harp instrument. Sands on "Kotogahama" Beach contains large amounts of crystals (crystal concentration is 65%) and it was very clean without impurities in the past. If you walked on the beach, you could hear the sound of the beach. This phenomenon is very sensitive to the impurities. If the impurities increase more than 0.1 %, you can not hear the sound of the beach. Unfortunately, as the impurities of "Kotogahama" Beach increased, no one can hear the sound any more.

There is a rock on "Kotogahama" Beach. You will see spiral shape of an outcrop of a stratum on the rock. It is very impressive.

As describes above, there a couple of sightseeing spots in Noto-Kongo. Noto-Kongo is selected as a Quasi-National Park in Japan.

Other Historical Sites near by:
Sojiji-Soin Temple
Kuroshima Historical District
Myojyoji Temple
Keta-Taisha Shrine
Ruins of Kanazawa Castle