The Rough Waves of the Sea of Japan
Noto Kongo is a 30-kilometer coastline located in Shiga Town, Hasaki District, Ishikawa Prefecture, stretching from Fukuura Bay to Sekinonose. It is a place of rocks, wonders, and cliffs formed by the crashing waves of the Sea of Japan, and it is also one of the representative scenic spots of Noto Peninsula National Park.
Utagawa Hioshige, a ukiyo-e painter of the Edo period (1603~1868), selected only one place from each region as a representative when depicting local scenery. In his masterpiece "More than 60 Prefecture Famous Sho Picture Society", Utagawa Hiroshige specially named the superb scenery of "Noto Kongo" as "Noto Taki no ura", and depicted sights such as the Rock Gate, Eagle's Nest Rock, and Fudo Falls on paper. In addition, Noto Kongo is also the stage setting for Matsumoto Kiyobari's novel, "Focus of Zero".