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Historical Tour From Kanazawa: Beaches, Temples & Aliens in Hakui

Location Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan
$149.63
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Overview

The Historical Tour From Kanazawa to Hakui offers a captivating blend of beautiful beaches, ancient temples, and a unique astronautical museum. Located less than an hour north of Kanazawa on the Noto peninsula, this city is a rural paradise waiting to be explored.

  • 🏖️ Start your adventure at Kanazawa Station, where your English-speaking guide will greet you before heading to Hakui City.
  • 🌊 Arrive at Hakui Station and make your way to Chrihama Beach, perfect for swimming, sand art sculptures, and relaxation.
  • 🍱 Enjoy a leisurely lunch at your own pace, with recommendations from your guide for local food vendors or the option to bring your own bento.
  • ⛩️ Visit Myojoji Temple, a National Heritage Site, built in the early 1600s, where you can enjoy scenic views of the Sea of Japan during your ride.
  • 🚀 Explore the Hakui Cosmo Isle Museum, featuring fascinating stories of local UFO sightings and real spacecraft on loan from prominent museums worldwide.
  • 🌌 Discover the unique history of UFO claims in Hakui, making this museum a quirky highlight of modern Japanese culture.
  • 🚌 Transportation included for a seamless journey to and from Myojoji Temple and Hakui, ensuring a comfortable experience.
  • 🎟️ Entry fees for Myojoji Temple and guided tours at Chirihama Beach, Myojoji Temple, and Hakui Cosmo Isle Museum are all included.
  • 🕒 After a full day of exploration, return to Kanazawa Station with an estimated arrival time of 18:00.

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Historical Tour From Kanazawa: Beaches, Temples & Aliens in Hakui
Tour guide
Language: English
Human tour guide

  • Transportation to and from Myojoji Temple
  • Guided Tour at Chirihama Beach, Myojoji Temple and Hakui Cosmo Isle Museum
  • Transportation to and from Hakui
  • Free time at Chirihama Beach to enjoy swimming, the beach, etc.
  • English speaking guide
  • Entry fee at Myojoji Temple
  • Lunch

Meeting point
The meetup point is outside of the Shinkansen ticket gates, in front of the information center. If you are heading out from the gates, look forward and to the right and you will see sumo wrestler cutouts lined up. This is where we will be meeting.
Return details
The meetup point is outside of the Shinkansen ticket gates, in front of the information center. If you are heading out from the gates, look forward and to the right and you will see sumo wrestler cutouts lined up. This is where we will be meeting.

  • Start your tour at Kanazawa Station, where your guide will greet you begin the tour and head straight to Hakui City. Arrive at Hakui Station and head out to the beach. Reach Chrihama Beach and enjoy the sea! Go swimming, see the sand art sculptures, eat or even relax. You have time to eat lunch at your own pace too. Ask you guide for recommendations for food.
  • Myojo-ji Temple
    After getting a feel for the area you have free time to enjoy the beach in the morning. Next it’s time for lunch. You can eat at the Rest House, eat at any of the vendors in the area or bring your own bento from a convenience store. We will all meet up at 12:30 in front of the Rest House to start the next part of the trip. Once lunch is finished and the group is back together, we will head towards Myojoji Temple. The ride there is quite scenic with excellent views of the Sea of Japan as we make our way to the temple. The Myojoji Temple that you can see now was built in the early 1600s and almost all of the buildings are registered as a National Heritage Sites.
  • Cosmo Isle Hakui
    After taking a bus back to the station and a short walk, we will arrive at the Hakui Cosmo Isle Museum. This place houses not only interesting stories of local UFO sightings, but real spacecraft on loan from various museums and space centers around the world. The museum has relationships with many other museums, such as the Smithsonian, so they can have such rare and unusual exhibits. It also shows the local history of UFO sightings. This city is famous for the unusually large number of claimed alien sightings over the centuries. This is definitely a museum that is unique, weird and very Japanese, in a modern sense. At around 17:00 start the journey back to Kanazawa Station with the estimated arrival time to be 18:00

  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • The remaining 30 minutes is for the travel time.
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    Historical Tour From Kanazawa: Beaches, Temples & Aliens in Hakui

    Location Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan
    $149.63
    This is an experience gift voucher. The recipient will book the experience after they redeem the gift voucher.
    How it works?
    01 You choose from 10,000+ experience gifts
    02 We deliver the eVoucher or the Physical box to the recipient
    03 Recipient books the experience and creates unforgettable memories!

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