Discover Wajima: rice terraces, shrine, and lacquer art

Wajima can be explored through a variety of interests: Shiroyone Senmaida represents a landscape of rice terraces along the Sea of Japan, Juzo Shrine is a point of reference in the urban area, and lacquer art can be experienced both at the museum and through an activity making your own chopsticks. If you are looking for a vacation rental, you can start by asking which of these themes you want to shape your stay.

Rice terrace landscape in Shiroyone

Shiroyone Senmaida is in the town of Shiroyone, within the municipality of Wajima City, along the Sea of Japan. The rice terrace landscape is designated a national scenic spot and a Tsunagu Tanada Heritage site. This landscape is therefore a reason in its own right to include Wajima in your plans: if these terraces are among your plans, factor Shiroyone into your accommodation-location and daily itinerary considerations. This way, you can choose a vacation rental based on a specific destination rather than using only the general place name as your guide.

A point of reference in the city

Juzo Shrine is located roughly in the center of Wajima's urban area, in Kawai-chō, which borders the Sea of Japan. This adds an urban point of reference to Shiroyone as a landscape destination. Consider the individual places that matter to your trip rather than using only the place name Wajima as your guide.

See and understand lacquer art

The Ishikawa Wajima Urushi Art Museum specializes in lacquer art and has a permanent collection of lacquer artworks. The permanent exhibition explains Wajima-nuri techniques and history in an accessible way, using production tools and videos. Those interested in crafts can take in both the works and the technical and historical background presented there. This gives your stay a different focus from the rice terrace landscape or the urban setting of Juzo Shrine.

Experience Wajima-nuri for yourself

At Wajima Kobo Nagaya, you can take part in an activity to make your own chopsticks. It uses the characteristic Wajima-nuri techniques of Chinkin and Maki-e. This is a different way to engage with the subject than visiting an exhibition: here, making something yourself is the focus, while the museum presents artworks as well as techniques and history. If you plan to take part in this activity, check the booking details before your trip. That way, you can deliberately include this hands-on activity in your travel plans.

Find the right vacation rental for your plans

You can choose a vacation rental based on the destinations you want to shape your stay around: would you like to include Shiroyone as a landscape destination, add Juzo Shrine's urban setting to your plans, or explore lacquer art in greater depth? This lets you tailor your search to your itinerary and consciously weigh Wajima's different attractions against one another.

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