Meet Kanazawa Station at 8:35am for 8:50am JR Ishikawa Railway Line train to Takaoka
Change to JR Himi Line to Himi, arr.10:11am.

Himi is a port city at the base of Noto Peninsula. Near the port, the Himi Banya-gai area houses a fish market, a hot spring and an observation deck with views of Karashima Island and the Tateyama mountains on a clear day. After lunch we travel to Toyama via Takaoka.

Tateyama Mountain Range from Himi



Toyama (富山) is a former castle town and is historically a centre of medicine. Due to its position on the Hokuriku Shinkansen, Toyama is a popular stop for tourists on the way to other attractions in the area such as the Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route. We plan to visit a traditional medicine shop (Ikedaya Yasubei Shoten), the Glass Art Museum and Toyama City Hall Observation Tower.

Statues of medicine sellers opposite Toyama Station



Ikedaya Yasubei Medicine Shop


We return to Kanazawa by Hokuriku Shinkansen taking 20-22 minutes!

Estimated cost (with a JR Hokuriku Arch Pass or a Hokuriku Area Pass. See post #4)
Tram fare c. ¥630 (IC cards such as Suica, Pasmo, may be used)
Lunch ¥1,500 - ¥2,000