Nakanoto Town

Legend: a princess taught weaving here.

Noto Jofu linen

Photo by Asturio Cantabrio (CC BY-SA 4.0)

01 ／ The place names Hitoto and Hanamizuki

The place names Hitoto and Hanamizukiare said to be the source of two sisters' surname.

In what is now Nakanoto, the old town of Toriya held the place names Hitoto (一青) and Hanamizuki (花見月). Singer Hitoto Yo (一青窈) and her sister, tourism ambassador Hitoto Tae (一青妙), trace the surname Hitoto to Toriya, as Tae has written on her own blog. In 2015, JR West changed the arrival melody at seven Nanao Line stations to Yo's best-known song, "Hanamizuki."

"Hitotoshō": a place name recorded since the late Heian period
2016: Hitoto Tae appointed Nakanoto tourism ambassador
April 2015: "Hanamizuki" became the arrival melody at 7 Nanao Line stations

02 ／ Fudo Falls

A 20m waterfallopens each July 5.

Fudo Falls (不動滝) is said to have been opened about 1,300 years ago by the monk Taichō, who also opened Mt. Hakusan. A statue of Fudo Myōō beside the pool gave the falls their name; they were once called Kumano Falls. The falls are about 20m high. Every July 5, a falls-opening rite is held, said to help with eye trouble and headaches.

Said to have been opened about 1,300 years ago by the monk Taichō
About 20m high
Falls-opening rite held every July 5

03 ／ Mt. Sekido

Mt. Sekido's mountain-opening riteis held on July 7, said to be Taicho's death anniversary.

Mt. Sekido (石動山) is said to have been opened in the Nara period by the monk Taichō. At its height in the medieval era, it held more than 360 temple halls and about 3,000 monks, tradition says. July 7, believed to be Taichō's death anniversary, brings a memorial rite; in 2025, about 100 parishioners again gathered to pray for the mountain's safety. Many visitors take home water from the pond on the grounds.

Said to have been opened about 1,300 years ago by the monk Taichō
Tradition holds it once had 360-odd temple halls and about 3,000 monks
July 7, 2025: about 100 parishioners took part

Living here

Rice fields spread between Mt. Biju and Mt. Sekido.

about 20,000 people
Rural district town

Nakanoto sits near the center of Ishikawa Prefecture, at the base of the Noto Peninsula. Its area is 89.45 square kilometers. Between Mt. Biju and Mt. Sekido, a plain of rice fields and villages spreads out.

People living here: 16,540people
Area: 89.45km²
Households: 6,103households
Rent (average for rentals): 46,114yen
Healthcare: 0 hospitals ／ 6 clinics

Area and habitable land at the same scalee-Stat B1101 / B1103

Children waiting for childcare: —6 nurseries and similar
Home purchase subsidy: —
Average annual temperature: —

These 3 items are waiting on a nationwide data source. We do not fill them with estimates.

Shape

Borders 4 municipalities across 1 prefectures.

Nakanoto Town in Japan36.989°N 136.901°E

Territory of Nakanoto Town

Boundaries: National Land Numerical Information (N03)

North to south

12.8km

Ishikawa Prefecture: 七尾市, 羽咋市, 志賀町
Toyama Prefecture: 氷見市

Travel times per leg are not published by the municipality, so they are not shown.

Nakanoto Town isthis kind of town.

01Nakanoto was formed in 2005 from the merger of Toriya, Kashima, and Kashi. At the Noto Jofu Kaikan in Notobe-shimo, visitors can still see the weaving techniques of Noto Jofu (能登上布), a craft said to have arrived here some 2,000 years ago.
02The old town of Toriya is said to be the source of the surname shared by singer Hitoto Yo and her sister Hitoto Tae. Since 2015, Yo's song "Hanamizuki" has played as the arrival melody at seven Nanao Line stations.
03Fudo Falls in Ida is said to have been opened by the monk Taichō, and stands about 20m high. At Mt. Sekido's Isurugihiko Shrine, a mountain-opening rite is still held every July 7.

See the town as it is now.

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Source: Wikidata (P2002, P2003, P2013, P2397)

If something caught your eye, ask the town itself.

Nakanoto Town official site ↗Wikipedia ↗