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Hakui City
Ishikawa Prefecture · City
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Hakui City is at the western base of the Noto Peninsula and is known for Chirihama, a sandy beach you can drive on. It has Keta Shrine, the most important shrine (ichinomiya) of Noto Province, and Myojo-ji Temple with its five-story pagoda. Calling itself a "UFO town," it has Cosmo Isle Hakui, a space science museum. Swans fly to Ochigata lagoon.
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
Shinto shrineKeta ShrineShinto shrine in Hakui, Ishikawa prefecture, Japan
MuseumCosmo Isle Hakui
LakeOchigata (Lake)lake in Japan
Buddhist templeMyojo-ji TempleBuddhist temple in Hakui, Ishikawa prefecture, Japan
Buddhist templeEiko-ji Templebuilding in Hakui, Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan
Shinto shrineHakui ShrineShinto shrine in Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan
Historic siteJike SiteArchaeological site in Hakui, Hokuriku, Japan
Roadside station (Michi-no-Eki)Michi-no-Eki Noto-Chirihamaroadside station in Hakui, 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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