Country Japan Prefecture Ishikawa Prefecture Population 18,952 (1 Apr 2005) | Region Chūbu
Hokuriku District Kashima Local time Monday 2:34 PM | |
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Time zone Japan Standard Time (UTC+9) Website www.town.nakanoto.ishikawa.jp Weather 13°C, Wind E at 11 km/h, 58% Humidity Points of interest 巨大室内遊園地 kid's US, Mt Sekidou, Sekidosan Museum, Rekutopia Park | ||
Nakanoto (中能登町, Nakanoto-machi) is a town located in Kashima District, Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan. It is the only municipality in the district. The town was founded on March 1, 2005 from the merger of three towns in the district: Kashima, Rokusei, and Toriya.
Map of Nakanoto, Kashima District, Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan
It is one and a half hours from Kanazawa by train.
As of April 1, 2005 the town has an estimated population of 18,952 and a density of 212 persons per km². The total area is 89.36 km².
Nakanoto is famous for onigiri.
A famous person from Nakanoto is Haruka Eigen, the professional wrestler.
Natural features of Nakanoto are Mount Sekidou and Fudo falls.
Tourists in Nakanoto can see the Amanomiya ancient tombs and the Notojyoufu museum.
In Nakanoto there is Rokusei High School and Heiwado shopping centre.