Nanpu serves delicious home-cooked meals, and is one of Japan’s few Malaysian-Chinese restaurants. They pride themselves on using no added sugar or artificial seasonings, preferring to use natural herbs, spices, and fermented foods, with recipes inherited from the chef’s late grandmother. Nanpu also uses non-plastic take-away containers, bags, and utensils in their aim to reduce plastic waste and practically contribute to Hakusan City’s SDGs goals. Together they’re promoting a healthy lifestyle for the body and the environment.

They are also highly active in promoting traditional crafts, protecting the environment, and creating an inclusive multicultural community, by organizing numerous events and activities that anyone can participate in.

Located right next to the Mikawa Port, Sushi Mihama is a place you can always enjoy fresh fish. We're so famous our annual summer white-bait rice bowl draws a line at the door. We use our own private spring water to cook all our rice and dishes, making use of this bountiful natural resource for a truly local flavour. The owner is a cheeky and good-humoured guy always up for a laugh. We're always told the shop door is difficult to find so we recommend coming with someone who's been here before. But if you keep searching you'll find the door eventually!

Niwaka Koubou is a farming facility where you can experience making your own hand-made soba noodles. The facility includes the Processing Plant where mochi, pickles, and soba are made, and the Soba Workshop where you can make your own soba noodles. The gentle instruction from Aunty makes for a popular experience with children. At the Soba Restaurant you can eat professionally hand-made, fresh soba noodles. Enjoy the fragrance of the buckwheat flour, which is grown locally in Mitsuyano, and milled in the Processing Plant.

Ikki Soba Chousuke first opened in the Kamashimizu Station Cafeteria, when the Kinmei-sen Line train was still running. Though the train line no longer exists, the rich menu remains popular with families. Locally grown ingredients such as buckwheat, vegetables, and wild plants are used in signature dishes such as "Ikki Soba" - which contains freshly made mugwort mochi tempura, and wild plants which change by the season. The bowls used in the store are designed after a mortar excavated from the nearby Torigoe Castle ruins - the place of the last battle of the Kaga Rebellion. Furthermore, the interior has a homey, countryside atmosphere, and is a place where you can relax in peace.

Roadside Station Sena is located on National Road #360, just inside the Mountain and Snow Area when heading from the River and Gorge Area. It has a large collection of souvenirs such as the "Hakusan Hyakusen" (100 select items of Hakusan), and local products made in the foothills of Mt. Hakusan.
Popular horse chestnut mochi from Shiramine is also sold here, and freshly baked bread is sold at the bakery inside. There's also a cafe corner with freshly made coffee, which goes perfectly with homemade anpan (sweet bread with red bead paste), or the "Geo Cube" designed after the Hakusan Tedorigawa Geopark. Outside there's a free dog run, making it a popular place for travelling pets. Drop by when you're driving past, and enjoy the fresh air of the mountains, take a moment to have a rest, and buy souvenirs.

Located in Hakusan Ichirino Onsen and the Mount Hakusan Biosphere Reserve, this hotel is surrounded by nature. It has a natural hot spring, and all dishes contain carefully chosen ingredients such as naturally farmed goods, local beekeeper honey, local organic vegetables, etc. Enjoy these unique dishes while gazing at the rich natural scenery.
The hotel is also heavily committed to the SDGs, and is working to build a model that coexists with nature. The hotel values local resources, uses hand-collected firewood in stoves, and aims for the reduction of food loss.

The Yokomachi Urarakan is free to enter, making it a great place for resting while walking around Tsurugi. Inside free Wi-Fi is available, as well as tourist information. The building is over 180 years old, making it a unique building offering a look back into the Edo Period.
Traditional crafts and local arts such as Hinoki-zaiku Cypress Weaving can be experienced here. Reservations can be made any time throughout the year (except for new year) up to two weeks in advance. See the website below for more information.

At the Chugu Museum you can see fossils found near Mt. Hakusan, examples of the birds and mammals found on the mountain, replications of Hakusan’s unique alpine plants and trees, as well as experience-based exhibitions incorporating the culture and lives of the local people living at the foot of the mountain, and the surrounding nature. Several documentaries are also available to watch at your leisure.
Outside the museum there is also the ‘Jadani Nature Observation Garden’, ‘Wild Monkey Grounds’, and the ‘River Ecology Observation Garden’. On a clear day you can venture out to the riverside of Jadani Valley and play in the cool, refreshing water. The riverside is made up of many volcanic rocks, formed by Mt. Hakusan approximately 60 million years ago. Here you can see many unique species of fish and insects.

The Bunao Mountain Observation Building is the only facility in the country equipped to let visitors watch wildlife in nature. The building, located across the river from Mt. Bunao, provides the perfect spot to view animals naturally existing on the mountain. Japanese Macaque, serow deer, golden eagles and bears are just some of the animals that can be seen with the telescopes and binoculars set up in the facility. You may even see an avalanche. Try searching for animals yourself, or ask the trained staff to point some out - they’re always keeping a close watch!

Inside the Ichinose Visitor Center you'll find exhibitions on the surrounding nature, and information about hiking. An aerial photo on the floor, and a 360 degree photo from the summit show the scenery of the area. Nearby nature observation paths have been set up. At the Iwaya Matadani Garden you can enjoy a view of Mt. Hakusan in the distance, and observe the nature of the beech forest. At the Ichinose Garden you can see the vegetation of the riverside forest, and see traces of an old debris flow.

This soft toy was made in commemoration of being designated as a UNESCO Global Geopark.
Yuki Mama is soft like fluffy snow, for a cute and cuddly companion!

Price: 2,300 yen
Size: Approx. 15cm high

These wooden chopsticks are made from compressed cedar grown within the Hakusan Tedorigawa Geopark area, used from "waste" trees cut to maintain the local forest. They are non-slip, durable, and dry easily. They come in two designs, in either long or short sizes.

Price: 800 yen
Size: 23cm (L), 18cm (S)

A birds-eye view overlooking the Hakusan Tedorigawa Geopark. Both summer and winter scenery are pictured, on either side of this double-sided poster. A0 size.

Price: 1,100 yen

Sold in sets with either one large sticky note block, or four small thin sticky note blocks. The thin type also has a fun design on the base to look forward to.

Price:
Large Sticky Note: 350 yen
Thin Sticky Notes: 450 yen

Two designs to choose from: scenery from within the Hakusan Tedorigawa Geopark, or a Yuki Mama and Shizuku-chan design. Both designs have a birds-eye scenery of the geopark on the back.

Price: 300 to 350 yen (price depends on the store)

Yuki Mama and Shizuku-chan badges in various colours. There are six varieties to collect!

Price: 200 yen

Two types to choose from: Large stickers of Yuki Mama and Shizuku-chan in 13 different poses, or 28 small round stickers with various poses and phrases. Sold separately, or in a set together.

Price:
Set: 350 yen
Single: 200 yen

There are 40 stickers in the set. Search "Yuki Mama and Shizuku-chan" in the Sticker Shop, and choose the "Yuki Mama and Shizuku-chan" set from the Hakusan Tedorigawa Geopark Council in the Creators tab.

Price: 120 yen (50 LINE coins)

Bread made in the image of the Hakusan Tedorigawa Geopark. Three flavours (mugwort, plain, and horse chestnut) are layered on top of each other to imitate geological layers, with small beans representing fossils.

Price: 250 yen

A decorative brush adorned with dried lavender, and local tree nuts such as beech, and cypress. Sold with bottle of lavender essential oil.

Price: 3,300 yen

Glass pendants and chopstick holders made in the Glass Studio Tsubomi, in Yoshino. Pendants are shaped like water droplets - like Shizuku-chan, and inside are glass snowflakes, decorated with gold and silver leaf made in Ishikawa.

Price:
Pendant: 2,750 yen, 3,850 yen (price differs by design)
Chopstick holder: 1,320 yen

A baumkuchen cake representing the Hakusan Tedorigawa Geopark as Mt. Hakusan, geological layers, and fossils.

Price: 240 yen

Rice has been grown throughout the Tedori River Basin for thousands of years. This shortbread cookie is made using ancient wild black rice, representing the history of local rice culture. It's in the shape of a rice ball.

Price: 110 yen

A set of 12 postcards each with unique and beautiful photos from within the Hakusan Tedorigawa Geopark.

Price: 620 - 638 yen (price depends on the store)

A cap with a flat rim, representing the rocks of the Hakusan Tedorigawa Geopark.

Price: 5,280 yen

A tote bag decorated with a cute design showing the features of the Shiramine area.

Price:
Small: 850 yen
Large: 1,200 yen

Dry-material T-shirts designed with features of the Hakusan Tedorigawa Geopark, such as Mt. Hakusan, and Fossils. Four types to choose from.

Price: 2,200 yen each

A foot relaxing bar made from locally procured timber, and adorned with Yuki Mama and Shizuku-chan.
A part of the sale profits will be donated to the Hakusan Tedorigawa Geopark Promotion Council!
See the below page for details (Japanese only).
Foot Luck

Price: 4,980 yen

A shoulder bag with an original design representing the Hakusan Tedorigawa Geopark.

Price: 1,980 yen each

A bucket hat for outdoor use, utilizing Yuki Mama and Shizuku-chan and dinosaurs as design points. There are four varieties in total.
See the Shinso Kogei site for details (Japanese only).
• Shinso Kogei (and HAKU)

Price: 3,300 yen each