Tattonohama Beach 立戸の浜

Discover the Noto Peninsula

The Noto peninsula is little known to travelers but for how long? With its beautiful beaches, loving rocks , and old wooden lighthouse , there are already many reasons to take your journey to Japan a little further.

But this famous peninsula has not yet revealed all these secrets, including this little coastal journey called Tattonohama, which runs from the town of Ukawa to that of Anamizu. These two towns, located on the eastern flank of the peninsula , are approximately 20 kilometers apart. 20 kilometers that immerse you in what the peninsula has most admirable: its calm and its naturalness.

WALK ALONG THE COAST ON ROUTE 34

To taste these little delicacies, you have to take route 34. It runs along the coast from end to end, allowing you to discover the island of Noto, but also the beauty of the sea which will accompany you throughout your journey. .

The small villages with traditional houses surrounded by small vegetable gardens will follow one another, do not hesitate to stop and take a few steps there, you may come across some nice surprises such as a small grocery store or a beautiful playground for children . Some villages are also unfortunately almost empty. The houses are gradually being nibbled by the vegetation, without however counting any trace of break-in.

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FISHING PORTS AND SMALL COVES

You will also discover a few small fishing ports where heaps of nets are piled up and where the bright yellow buoys are taken over by seagulls waiting for the trawls to return from the sea.

Then, some portions of the road will only cross nature. Small creeks where it is good to settle down for a picnic, small forests where the vegetation seems to have all the rights, and where the green degrades into multiple tones. Before giving way to the plain and its crop fields, where scarecrows watch over the grain, while a few inhabitants calmly water their fruits and vegetables. Before finally reaching the very lively Anamizu leisure center , where the smell of the barbecue and the creaking of swings coexist with the sound of water and the cries of children.

This coastal journey is part of why we love this country so much, where large and densely populated cities coexist with small rural villages.

Read: Anamizu and Nakai Bay

THE POETRY OF THE BANAL

It often happens that locals are surprised to see travelers pass by their homes , noses in the air and smiles on their faces, delighted to taste these moments of Japan stolen from more classic routes. Sometimes even going so far as to ask what we can find in their village which seems to them the most banal in the world. However, it must be admitted, banality often reserves many more surprises than it seems.