is a quasi-national park covering a portion of

Noto Peninsula The Noto Peninsula (, ''Noto-hantō'') is a peninsula that projects north into the Sea of Japan from the coast of Ishikawa Prefecture in central Honshū, the main island of Japan. Before the Meiji era, the peninsula belonged to Noto Province. Th ...

Ishikawa Prefecture is a Prefectures of Japan, prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region of Honshu island. Ishikawa Prefecture has a population of 1,096,721 (1 January 2025) and has a geographic area of 4,186 Square kilometre, km2 (1,616 sq mi). Ishikawa Pr ...

and

Toyama Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region of Honshu. Toyama Prefecture has a population of 993,848 (1 January 2025) and has a geographic area of 4,247.61 km2 (1,640.01 sq mi). Toyama Prefecture borders Ishikawa Prefecture to the ...

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. It is rated a protected landscape (category V) according to the

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. in the northern half of Ishikawa Prefecture, extends about 100 kilometers into the

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. The peninsula is known for its coastal scenery and rural atmosphere. The Quasi-National Park covers much of the coastline, one side of which faces

Toyama Bay is a bay located on the northern shores of the Hokuriku region of Honshu, Japan on the Sea of Japan. The bay borders Toyama and Ishikawa prefectures. The bay is known for the mirages on the horizon during the winter months and for being a spaw ...

and other side of which faces the Sea of Japan. The borders of the park span the

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of Nanao, Suzu, Wajima, Hakui, Anamizu,

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, Shika, Hōdatsushimizu and Nakanoto in Ishikawa Prefecture and

Toyama Toyama may refer to: Places * Toyama Prefecture, a prefecture of Japan located in the Hokuriku region on the main Honshu island * Toyama (city), the capital city of Toyama Prefecture * Toyama Station, the main station of Toyama, Toyama * Toyama Sta ...

and Himi in Toyama Prefecture. Like all Quasi-National Parks of Japan, Noto Hantō Quasi-National Park is managed by the local prefectural governments.

References

*Southerland, Mary and Britton, Dorothy. ''The National Parks of Japan''. Kodansha International (1995).

External links

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Ishikawa Prefectural site
National parks of Japan Protected areas established in 1968 1968 establishments in Japan Parks and gardens in Ishikawa Prefecture Parks and gardens in Toyama Prefecture {{Japan-protected-area-stub

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