Noto Hantō Quasi-National Park ( 能登半島国定公園 , Noto-hantō Kokutei Kōen ) is a quasi-national park covering a portion of Noto Peninsula of Ishikawa Prefecture and Toyama Prefecture in Japan . It is rated a protected landscape (category V) according to the IUCN .
5-879: Noto Peninsula ( 能登半島 , Noto Hantō ) in the northern half of Ishikawa Prefecture, extends about 100 kilometers into the Sea of Japan . 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 and other side of which faces the Sea of Japan. The borders of the park span the municipalities of Nanao , Suzu , Wajima , Hakui , Anamizu , Noto , Shika , Hōdatsushimizu and Nakanoto in Ishikawa Prefecture and Toyama and Himi in Toyama Prefecture. Like all Quasi-National Parks of Japan, Noto Hantō Quasi-National Park
10-454: 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 . The main industries of the peninsula are agriculture, fisheries, and tourism. According to Alexander Vovin , the name is derived from Ainu not 'cape' or noto 'big cape'. It
15-514: Is managed by the local prefectural governments. This Ishikawa Prefecture location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This Toyama location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This article about a national/quasi-national park or protected area in Japan, or related topic is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Noto Peninsula The Noto Peninsula (能登半島, Noto-hantō )
20-551: Is written with two ateji ( ad hoc kanji used for an unrelated word): 能 nō 'ability' and 登 tō/to 'ascend'. The area of the Noto Peninsula is divided into three regions. The Noto Peninsula features prominently in the Japanese film noir Zero Focus ( Zero no Shoten , 1961), directed by Yoshitaro Nomura . The film features breathtaking footage of the peninsula's coast, along with an interesting dissection of
25-484: The area's social distinctions. Noto Peninsula is also the setting of Hirokazu Koreeda 's second film Maborosi (1995) and Shōhei Imamura 's final film Warm Water Under a Red Bridge ( Akai Hashi no Shita no Nurui Mizu , 2001). Suzu, the city located at the tip of the Noto Peninsula is the setting for the 2014 film Saihate Nite. The 2007 Noto earthquake on March 25, 2007 shook the peninsula, causing one death and at least 170 injuries. Between May 2018 and June 2022
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