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Wajima City
Ishikawa Prefecture · City
Official websiteIshikawa Prefecture page
Wajima City is the center of Oku-Noto, the northern part of the Noto Peninsula, and is known for Wajima lacquerware and its morning market. Shiroyone Senmaida, terraced rice fields facing the Sea of Japan, is famous for its scenery. The city also has Soji-ji So-in Temple, once a head temple of the Soto Zen school. The city was heavily damaged by the Noto Peninsula Earthquake and is working on recovery.
Key facts
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, 2025 Population Census (population, area and density); area from the Geospatial Information Authority of Japan (GSI), Area Statistics of Prefectures and Municipalities (2025). National ranks are among the 1,741 municipalities, ordered by this site from these values.
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Places to visit
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IslandHegurajimaisland
Rice terracesShiroyone Senmaida
Buddhist templeSoji-ji So-in TempleBuddhist temple of the Sōtō sect in Wajima, Japan.jpg?width=240)
Morning marketWajima Asaichimorning market in Wajima, Ishikawa, Japan
Place of scenic beautySosogi Coast
Roadside station (Michi-no-Eki)Michi-no-Eki Wajimaroadside station in Wajima, Ishikawa prefecture, Japan
Shopping centerWai Plaza Wajima
Shinto shrineJuzo ShrineShinto shrine in Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan
Roadside station (Michi-no-Eki)Michi-no-Eki Senmaida pocket parkroadside station in Wajima, Ishikawa prefecture, Japan
Roadside station (Michi-no-Eki)Michi-no-Eki Akakamiroadside station in Wajima, Ishikawa prefecture, Japan
Roadside station (Michi-no-Eki)Michi-no-Eki Noto Satoyama airportroadside station in Wajima, Ishikawa prefecture, Japan
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Neighboring municipalities
Municipalities sharing a boundary (computed from the National Land Numerical Information administrative boundaries, January 2021).
Other municipalities in Ishikawa Prefecture
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