Foundry manufacturer established in 1916. Known for its “bendable wares” that make full use of 100% tin product characteristics. At the factory, you can watch how craftsmen make products up close.

At Nousaku, a base for industry tourism, you can try your hand at the process of casting metal.

A long-established sake brewery founded in 1862, making not only Sake but also whiskey and is Hokuriku’s only whiskey distillery. Both of which have won high acclaim in Japan and abroad.

The studio produces “Orin” used in temples. It is said that fewer than 10 craftsmen nationwide have the skill to hammer the metal to make it.

A hot spring ryokan with a superb view of Toyama Bay, offering a panoramic view of the Noto Peninsula, and fresh seafood.

A representative Buddhist temple in Etchu, the land of Shinshu religion, has 12 buildings designated as Important Cultural Properties, undergoing major restoration for 23 years which will be completed in 2021. Otomo no Yakamachi was appointed as a governor here, the historical capital of Etchu Province, during the Nara Period.

Japan’s first research facility for Manyoshu, Japan’s oldest collection of poetry. Besides exhibitions, Four-Season Garden” planted with flowers and trees related to Manyoshu, is a must-see.

You can enjoy authentic Japanese cuisine using local vegetables and fish, in a space where an old folk house was renovated in Kanaya-machi, the birth place of Takaoka metal casting.

A studio that inherited the techniques of Takaoka Lacquerware “Aogai-nuri(Raden)”, a traditional handcraft designated by the Japanese government, for four generations. The delicate technique of cutting mother of pearl from abalone and other shells into shapes, ground to a thickness of about 0.1 mm, only to be found in Takaoka.

A quaint townscape consisting mainly of town houses done in a style called “Dozo-zukuri (Japanese warehouse style)” with solid but delicate design, and traditional buildings such as brick Western-style architecture.