NOVEMBER
--- EVENT GUIDE ---
Date, Location, Description
- 11/3
- Kanazawa Castle Festival
- 金沢城フェスティバル
- Kanazawa City, Kanazawa Castle
Special openning of the Kanazawa Castle Gate with activities on the old castle grounds
- 11/3
- Onigiri Festival
- おにぎりの里フェスティバル
- Rokusei-Machi, Southern Notobe in the Reishikan building
- 鹿西町能都部下、励志館
In this village in the 2000 year old ruin's of Sugimoto Chanobatake have been excavated the oldest onigiri in Japan. The festival celebrates the history and culture of the Noto area.
- 11/3
- Nanao Fall Festival
- 七尾秋の大市
- Nanao Central Dist.
- 七尾市街中心部の通り
A lively open-air gathering of people living in the Nanao area. Sumo and many other events.
- 11/4
- Kaki Hakko Festival
- 柿八講祭
- Noto-machi, Hiyoshi
- 能都町日吉神社
Persimmons are offered at Hiyoshi Shrine to pray for abundant harvest. Participants receive persimmons.
- 11/7
- Idori Festival
- いどり祭
- Noto-Machi, Ukawa Sugahara Shrine
- 能都町鵜川菅原神社
A humourous festival which involves one group of men making the round flat mochi for the town festivalwhile enduring the jeers (idori) of the other men. The gods must then intervene to settle the quarrel.
- 11/4-5
- Tedori Tourism and Product Festival
- 手取観光と物産まつり
- Mikawa-machi
- 美川町
- 11/4-5
- Tedori Sake Festival
- 手取サケ祭り
- Mikawa Culture Hall
- 美川町文化会館
The Tedori River, with its source on Mt. Hakusan, is Ishikawa's biggest river. There will be various events and exhibitions showing the culture, history, and crafts of this area. Also, a sake (that's salmonnot wine) at the Culture Hall.
- Mid-Nov
- The 14th Annual Shishiku Hang/Paragliding Festival
- 第14回獅子吼ハング＆ パラグライダフェスタ
- Shishiku、Tsurugi-machi
- 獅子孔高原、鶴来町
Hang-gliding and Para-gliding contest.
- 11/17-21
- Bokko Matsuri
- (Byoei Matsuri)
- ばっこ祭り
- Rokusei-machi Notobu Shrine
- 鹿西町能登部神社
After a light meal, there is shinto dancing, singing and purification ceremonies. A sacred dragon is then paraded. No talking is allowed.
- Mid November
- Uchihisumi Agriculture Festival
- 内日角農業まつり
- Uchihisumi Public Hall, Unoke-machi
- 宇ノ気町内日角公民館
Many attractions including contest for best farm products, a Janken contest, and rolling a giant nori-maki. Also turkey soup, Ponkashi, & tsukemono.
- November to March
- Bird Migration
- 白鳥等の飛来
- Ochigata and Katasaki-hashi, Hakui-shi
- 邑知潟・潟崎橋、羽咋
Observe swans, herons, ducks, and other birds in their natural habitats.
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