Tsubata Town

A notice to villagers, preserved on wood.

Kaga-gun Bōjifuda

Photo by Saigen Jiro (Public domain)

01 ／ Kurikara Fudoji Temple

An image of Fudo Myoo, said to have been carved some 1,300 years ago,survived a battle and still watches over the pass.

Kurikara Fudoji (倶利迦羅不動寺), on the Ishikawa side of Kurikara Pass (倶利伽羅峠), holds a statue of Fudo Myoo (不動明王) said to have been carved in 718 at the wish of Empress Genshō. Its halls burned in the 1183 battle and were later rebuilt, tradition says, by Minamoto no Yoritomo. The temple is counted among Japan's three great Fudo temples. Near the foot of the pass, a statue at Kurikara Station recalls the old "fire-ox" tactic.

718: said to have been founded
1183: burned in battle, later rebuilt under Yoritomo
Counted among Japan's three great Fudo temples

02 ／ Ōnosato

He trained as a boy at the town's sumo club —and grew up to become a yokozuna.

Ōnosato Taiki (大の里泰輝), the 75th yokozuna, is from Tsubata, Ishikawa. As a schoolboy he trained at the Tsubata Boys' Sumo Club (津幡町少年相撲教室), founded in 1973. In June 2025, the town held a parade through its streets to celebrate his promotion.

1973: Tsubata Boys' Sumo Club founded
Trained at the club as a schoolboy
June 2025: celebratory parade held in town

03 ／ Tsubata Rowing Course

Along a channel off Kahokugata Lagoon,the town is known as a "town of rowing."

The Ishikawa Prefectural Tsubata Rowing Course (石川県津幡漕艇競技場), on a floodway east of Kahokugata (河北潟), opened in 1973 with a 1,500m, six-lane course. It hosted the national high school championships in 1976 and 1985, and the Ishikawa National Sports Festival in 1991. The town tourism association says Tsubata is known nationwide as a "town of rowing," and the Tsubata Regatta (つばたレガッタ) is held every August.

1973: opened, 1,500m x 6 lanes
1976 & 1985: national high school championship venue
1991: Ishikawa National Sports Festival venue

Living here

Hills to the east, Kahokugata Lagoon to the west.

about 40,000 people
Rural district town

Tsubata prospered as a crossroads linking the old provinces of Kaga, Noto, and Etchū. The town covers 110.59 km². Rice farming remains central, and local produce such as makomotake (まこもたけ) and Oman beans (おまん小豆) are sold under the "Tsubata Brand."

People living here: 36,957people
Area: 110.59km²
Households: 13,399households
Rent (average for rentals): 46,366yen
Healthcare: 2 hospitals ／ 20 clinics

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

Children waiting for childcare: —11 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 6 municipalities across 1 prefectures.

Tsubata Town in Japan36.669°N 136.729°E

Territory of Tsubata Town

Boundaries: National Land Numerical Information (N03)

North to south

17.2km

Ishikawa Prefecture: かほく市, 金沢市, 宝達志水町, 内灘町
Toyama Prefecture: 小矢部市, 高岡市

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

Tsubata Town isthis kind of town.

01The Kaga-gun Bōjifuda (加賀郡牓示札), a Heian-era notice to villagers, was excavated at the Kamo site (加茂遺跡). The original is held by the prefecture's archaeology center; a replica is on view at Tsubata's local history museum, Rekishiru (れきしる).
02On the Ishikawa side of Kurikara Pass stands Kurikara Fudoji (倶利迦羅不動寺), said to date to 718 and counted among Japan's three great Fudo temples. Near the foot of the pass, a statue at Kurikara Station recalls the old fire-ox tactic.
03Ōnosato (大の里), the 75th yokozuna, is from Tsubata and trained at the town's boys' sumo club, founded in 1973. The Tsubata Rowing Course, on a channel off Kahokugata Lagoon, has hosted national competitions and gives the town its nickname, "town of rowing."

See the town as it is now.

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

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