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Shiroyone Senmaida
白米千枚田Ishikawa · Chubu
A hillside of over a thousand hand-farmed rice paddies stepping down to the Sea of Japan near Wajima, among Japan's most celebrated terraced landscapes and a World Agricultural Heritage site. The January 2024 earthquake damaged the terraces and the slope below them; restoration has been partial and a reduced number of paddies has been planted in the seasons since.
- Best season
- Spring · Autumn
- Crowd level
- Popular
- Rating
- 4.2· 6,319 reviews
- Opening hours
- Seasonal — see below
- Admission
- Free to view from the roadside deck.
- Website
- wajima-senmaida.jp
Usual hours — confirm with the official site for holidays + seasonal closures.
Today
FreeSeasonal hours
- The Aze no Kirameki winter illumination has NOT been held since the earthquake, including the 2025-26 season — do not plan a trip around it without checking wajima-senmaida.jp first.
Note
- The roadside observation deck and car park are open at any hour and were among the first Noto facilities to reopen.
How to get there
From Nagoya Station · ~4h 58m by car
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