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List of Best Things to do in Itoigawa, Japan
Michi-no-Eki Marine Dream Nou Fossa Magna Museum Itoigawa Geostation Geopal Oyashirazu Pier Park Michi-no-Eki Charmant Hiuchi Snow Resort Tanimura Art Museum Hisui Beach Takanami Pond Mt. Amakazari Hisui Garden
Itoigawa UNESCO Global Geopark and Hong Kong UNESCO Geopark (August 2016)
Annual Exchange between Students from Geoparks of Hong Kong and Japan
On 29 July and 19 August 2016, activities in the 6th Student Exchange Programme, jointly organised by Hong Kong UNESCO Global Geopark (Hong Kong Geopark) and the Japan Global Geoparks Network, were successfully held. Some 80 students and teachers from Unzen Volcanic Area UNESCO Global Geopark, Itoigawa UNESCO Global Geopark and Hong Kong Geopark took part. This year’s exchange was packed with interesting elements. Representatives from Unzen hiked along the High Island Geotrail and took the new boardwalk to explore the sea caves. Representatives from Itoigawa visited Lai Chi Wo, guided by local villagers, to experience the interaction and vigour of Hong Kong Geopark and its local communities. Local and Japanese students also participated in interactive exchange sessions on geology, ecology and cultural heritage.
Itoigawa Global Geopark - Benten Iwa Geosite
About 1 million years ago, submarine volcanic activity formed strangely shaped rock towers such as Benten'iwa and Tottokoiwa as well as a fishing reef, making the area an ideal harbor and a popular stop for the 'Kitamaebune,' cargo ships that sailed the Sea of Japan during the Edo period. In nearby Hakusan Shrine (a nationally designated cultural property), you can view 'Hagase-bune,' wooden votive picture tablets of boats (nationally designated folk culture properties), and the shrine's forest, a nationally designated natural monument. The forest is home to a mix of both warm- and cold-climate flora, making a perfect home for the beautiful Himeharuzemi Cicada. This insect is also a nationally designated natural monument. In spring this shrine holds a beautiful and ancient court dance that has been nationally designated as a folk cultural property. This festival always draws a large crowd of visitors enjoying both the dance and the shrine's cherry blossoms.
A cycling and walking path has been built on the former Hokuriku railway line, showcasing old train tunnels built from brick toward the end of the Meiji period. In 1,963, the Kodomari Landslide struck one of the steam locomotives on this old rail line, pushing it out to sea. As a result, a new line was built inside the mountains so such a disaster would not happen again.