If you’re coming from Tokyo, the fastest and most convenient way to get to Noto is to fly from Tokyo’s Haneda Airport to the Noto Satoyama Airport, which is located in the middle of Noto. Ganmon Rock on the west coast of Noto: rayints / Getting to Noto Summer is okay, too, and the coastal breezes will make it more comfortable than the cities of Honshu, but it will still be pretty hot and humid.
You can travel in winter, but the cold temps and raw wind might put a damper on your fun. Like the rest of lowland central Honshu, you can visit Noto at any time of year, but the best times are the mild seasons of spring (mid-March to the end of May) and fall (mid-September to late November). Note that all of the places mentioned in this article are shown on our Noto-hanto Peninsula map at the end of this article. Yes, you could get a good taste of the place with just one night there, but the whole point of coming to Noto is to relax, so why not take it slowly? There are several good ryokan scattered along the coast, and you’ll find hotels in Noto’s two main towns: Wajima and Wakura Onsen. The best way to enjoy Noto is to rent a car and drive around the peninsula, stopping for two nights en route. It’s the perfect antidote to the crowds of Kyoto and the frantic pace of Tokyo. Noto is a great place for those who want to enjoy beautiful natural scenery and a taste of Japan’s traditional culture. For the most part, the only foreign tourists who make it up here are groups of wealthy Westerners on bicycle tours. Noto is one of the last areas in central Honshu to escape the ravages of mass tourism.
That’s Noto-hanto Peninsula (“hanto” is the Japanese word for peninsula). If you look at a map of Japan, you can’t miss the narrow peninsula that juts out from the middle of Honshu, pointing like an accusing finger at Sado-ga-shima and Niigata. Senmaida rice terraces near Wajima PADA NETWORK / Noto-hanto Peninsula Introduction But, there’s a catch: you’ll need a rental car to explore it. Best of all, few foreign tourists know about it. The Noto-hanto Peninsula offers stunning coastal scenery, small traditional villages, great onsen and some wonderful accommodations.
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