Shiroyone Senmaida Rice Terraces
In Japanese: 白米千枚田
1,004 tiny hand-worked paddies step down a steep slope to the Sea of Japan; the symbol of Noto's World Agricultural Heritage landscape.
Place of Scenic Beauty; GIAHS Noto's Satoyama and Satoumi
Nearby
- Mitsukejima Island ≈ 55 min by car
- Notojima Aquarium ≈ 1 h 10 min by car
- Rokkosaki Lighthouse ≈ 1 h 10 min by car
- Wakura Onsen ≈ 1 h 25 min by car
- World's Longest Bench (Masuhoura) ≈ 1 h 25 min by car
Travel times are rough estimates by car.
- Getting there
- Wajima Limited Express bus from Kanazawa Station (about 2 h 50 min), change at Wajima-ekimae to the Machino Line bus to Shiroyone Senmaida (about 20 min; 3 buses on weekdays, none on Sundays/holidays)
Few buses — check times or join a tour - Fee
- Free (free parking)
- Good to know
- Recovering from the 2024 Noto earthquake; the prefecture lists it as a place to visit (Dec 2025). The Aze-no-Kirameki illumination was not held in FY2025
- Time needed
- 40 min
Checked against the official Japanese website on 2026-10-12. Report outdated info