【石川】里山里海に包まれる夏の島時間｜能登島一周自転車旅

【石川】里山里海に包まれる夏の島時間｜能登島一周自転車旅

This ride take us to We’ll be riding a full loop around Noto Island (Notojima) The ride begins at Just an hour’s train ride from Kanazawa There are 2 bridges connecting the island This time, we’ll cross over the Notojima Bridge Now, let’s explore the highlights of Notojima It’s around 46.78㎢ in size, and about 71.9km around The population is 2,375 A local specialty here is Noto Oysters (Pacific Oyster), best in season from Feb -Apr They’re especially plump in Mar-Apr They’re known as spring oysters The way of life here, Satoyama-Satoumi come together , has been recognised In 2011, it was designated as a Globally Important Agricultural Heritage System What’s the GIAHS? A designation by the FAO, the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organisation Traditional farming, forestry and fishing, rooted in the community and still alive today It’s valued and preserved as a living heritage Japan now has 17 recognised sites (2025) We’ve got 5 stops to check out on this trip and one extra stop as a little bonus 6 stops in total, a cycling loop around Notojima Now, let’s dive into the ride This is Wakura Onsen Station The gateway to Nanao Bay, where stream from the hot springs drifts with the sea breeze From here, the cycling journey begins We’ve arrived at Noto Milk If you’re cycling Notojima, start with Noto Milk This gelato shop uses milk nurtured by Noto’s Satoyama and Satoumi Leading the gelato making is Horikawa, born and raised in Nanao Trained at da Luciano in Tokyo, then went on to Italy become Japan’s youngest Gelato Maestro Since opening in 2018, it’s been delighting people with the pure taste of local milk Flavours include natural sea salt, Noto blueberries, sesame, Uji matcha, and cacao The flavour that caught my eye was called “Sora” It’s said the flavour was named after Maestro Horikawa 3 in 1 , almond jelly, mango, and blood orange Toasty Kaga bocha paired with creamy Noto milk no too sweet, crisp and refreshing No worries about sticky hands once you’re done Over a decade in the making, soap infused with Noto Milk This ride isn’t complete without washing up with this soap you can pick up this soap in store or order it online Riding through Wakura Onsen town, we’re heading to Notojima Both bridge to Notojima are open to traffic now It’s centre rises up, shaped like a seagull spreading its wings off we go across the bridge 1,050m from end to end It first opened in 1982 as a toll bridge, and free since 1998, it’s the longest bridge in Ishikawa Prefecture As you can see on the right side, you can also cross on foot using the walkway It’s lovely to cross while taking in the views of Nanao Bay Landed on Notojima!! From here, we’ll loop the island clockwise Right after crossing the bridge, as it’s the gateway to the island with the traffic here, it’s best to stay alert The road’s narrow, with signs posted here and there, so need to take care We’ve arrived at The “Komorebi” feels so nice “Komorebi” is the gentle sunlight through the trees The tomb of a chieftain, dating back 1,300 years 2 stone chambers here, the eastern one T-shaped, the western one L-shaped Please don’t climb on the “Kofun” The feature of this Kofun is A Goguryeo-style structure, rare to find in Japan L-shaped one here In the “walking Dead” this is exactly when a walker shows up and then, T-shaped Forget Zombie, it’s now just prime real estate for bees It’s time to drink Water in the bottle heats up in no time, the plan was grab cold drink every chance I get No point carrying a bottle then, is there? Got a tip for a good insulated bottle? Didn’t expect to see a FamilyMart here Turns out, that FM was the only convenience store on the Island Octopus? …Why though? Apparently, the island has a legend about an Octopus God 〜♪ This isn’t really how I pictured it Nope.. still not the vibe Uh…that looks like quite a climb 350m up So we turn left here, huh? wait, is this even a road? There it is Whoa, there’s heaps of them Signs on Notojima were impressively detailed there are heaps of spots like this Here is a Pheasant We’ve arrived at Check Point2 Wow, feels so cooool Octopus again This sprite really hit the spot The butterflies look tipsy from the heat Fishing spot There were a few people fishing that day too With calm waves and clear waters, Notojima is perfect for SUP We’ve arrived at Check Point3 We’ve arrived at Check Point4 Especially, here was so clam and clear We’ve arrived at Check Point5 Mate, can’t be droppin’ this peach As you can see, stacked with peaches like a Tokyo train at rush hour! Amazingly, it’s packed with 2 whole peaches from Nagano The parfaits here are all about going overboard Fair enough, that’s a seriously loaded parfait Didn’t notice till later, but wow, those peaches went quick that’s how fresh and juicy it is one after another, quenching dry throats and peeking out from beneath the peaches were Cheese Cake whipped cream vanilla ice cream their rice -flour chiffon cake already smashed it, but there was a canele on top I always thought caneles were a bit on the dry side but the canele here was moist and really tasty this peach parfait only around from summer into early autumn but in 2025, they’ll stop serving peaches by early Sep after that, they switch over to the fig parfait from Hodatsushimizu might even film a vid of me coming back for that fig yes, it’s super tasty they stacked a massive peach on there no peaches left, eh It was loaded up this much all that left now is the wreckage, haha Reckon I should’ve kept a slice of peach Looks like the customer earlier was torn between the peach and blueberry Just finished it off I’ve better get going or I won’t make it home in time, so, you can grab this seats Alright then, heading home with a full belly Cheers for sticking around right to the end

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七尾湾のど真ん中、里山里海が出会う「能登島」を真夏に一周自転車旅。
海沿いの静かな道と田んぼの間の小路をつなぎ、古墳・美術館・水族館・島カフェを巡りました。島時間でのんびり走る、夏のローカル・サイクリングです。

走行ルート（立ち寄り順）👇
• 能登ミルクのソフト　https://maps.app.goo.gl/2Czr17yHvpTrLJGz5?g_st=ipc
• 須曽蝦夷穴古墳 — Googleマップ
• のとじまガラス美術館 — Googleマップ
• のとじま水族館 — Googleマップ
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撮影日：2025年8月31日

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