Is the Noto Peninsula open to tourists in 2026?

Yes. Trains run to Wakura Onsen and along the Noto Railway, Noto Airport is open, and main roads are passable. The far north around Wajima and Suzu is still rebuilding, with limited lodging.

Is Wakura Onsen open?

Partly. By 16 July 2026, 11 of its 19 inns had reopened, some in temporary quarters, and the public Sōyu bath has been open since March 2024. Check the individual inn before booking.

How do I get from Kanazawa to Wakura Onsen?

By the limited express Noto Kagaribi on the JR Nanao Line, about one hour, then five minutes by bus or taxi to the hot-spring town.

Is Kagaya ryokan open?

Kagaya is still closed. The group is rebuilding as a smaller inn, with reopening expected for the end of fiscal 2028 (March 2029). Its sister inns Niji to Umi and Aenokaze are planned to reopen sooner. Check kagaya.co.jp for dates.

Should I visit Noto so soon after the earthquake?

Local businesses are asking visitors to come. Stay overnight, eat and shop locally, book ahead, and be patient with building work.

Noto & Wakura Onsen 2026: What Is Open After the Quake

Noto and Wakura Onsen: what is open能登・和倉温泉

The peninsula north of Kanazawa was hit by a magnitude 7.6 earthquake on 1 January 2024. Two and a half years on, the trains run, the bay-side hot spring is reopening inn by inn, and visitors are wanted.

Kanazawa → Wakura Onsen about 1h11 of 19 Wakura inns open (16 Jul 2026)Status checked 7 Oct 2026

How to think about a Noto trip now

There are two Notos for a visitor this year. The first is Nanao Bay: Wakura Onsen, Nanao's old merchant street and Notojima island, reached by train, with hotels operating normally. The second is Oku-Noto, the far north: Wajima's lacquer workshops and morning market, the Senmaida rice terraces, the coast road to Suzu. Roads are open, people are trading from temporary premises, and the floods of September 2024 hit Wajima and Suzu while they were still recovering from the quake, but lodging is scarce, building sites are everywhere and things change month to month. Do the first by train with confidence. Do the second if you are happy to phone ahead.

Place	Status	Notes
Trains to Wakura Onsen	Running	Limited express Noto Kagaribi from Kanazawa, about 1h. The Hanayome Noren sightseeing train also runs.
Noto Railway (Nanao–Anamizu)	Running	Full line since April 2024. Staff who lived through the quake guide the “storyteller” trains.
Wakura Onsen inns	11 of 19 open (16 Jul 2026)	Every association inn closed after the quake. Hanagoyomi was first back (May 2024), TAOYA Wakura followed in April 2025, and Shirasagi-no-Yu Noto Kaishu (98 rooms) reopened on 16 July 2026. Kagaya, the best known, is still closed: the group is building a smaller new inn, with reopening expected for the end of fiscal 2028 (March 2029). Check kagaya.co.jp.
Wakura Onsen Sōyu public bath	Open	Reopened in March 2024, three months after the quake. Adults ¥500 (children ¥150, under-school-age ¥50), 7:00–21:00, last entry 20:30; closed on the 25th of each month (the following Monday if that is a weekend). Indoor and open-air baths and a sauna. The foot bath outside is out of use for now. 0767-62-1555.
Wakura seawall	Under repair	The national rebuild is due to finish within fiscal 2026 (by March 2027). Expect works on the waterfront.
Wajima morning market	Temporary form	The old market street burned down in the 2024 fire. Stallholders trade as the “Shuccho Wajima Asaichi” inside Power City Wajima Y Plaza, 9:00–13:00, closed Wednesdays (irregular). Phone the market union on 0768-22-7653 to confirm.
Shiroyone Senmaida terraces	Open to visit; winter LED lights back, mid-Oct to mid-Mar	About 20 min by car east of Wajima on the coast road. The Aze no Kirameki lights (あぜのきらめき, 25,000 LEDs along the paddy ridges) are back for winter 2026–27, running mid-October to mid-March after a break following the quake. Check wajima-senmaida.jp or Wajima City (0768-23-1146) for nightly hours.
Notojima Aquarium and Glass Art Museum	Open	Both reopened after quake damage. The glass museum was closed for over a year and its exhibitions are still being rebuilt.
Noto Airport	Open	Shared Furusato Taxi to Wajima ¥1,300, Suzu ¥1,800, Nanao ¥2,200; book by 15:00 the day before.

Place

Status

Notes

Trains to Wakura Onsen

Running

Limited express Noto Kagaribi from Kanazawa, about 1h. The Hanayome Noren sightseeing train also runs.

Noto Railway (Nanao–Anamizu)

Running

Full line since April 2024. Staff who lived through the quake guide the “storyteller” trains.

Wakura Onsen inns

11 of 19 open (16 Jul 2026)

Every association inn closed after the quake. Hanagoyomi was first back (May 2024), TAOYA Wakura followed in April 2025, and Shirasagi-no-Yu Noto Kaishu (98 rooms) reopened on 16 July 2026. Kagaya, the best known, is still closed: the group is building a smaller new inn, with reopening expected for the end of fiscal 2028 (March 2029). Check kagaya.co.jp.

Wakura Onsen Sōyu public bath

Open

Reopened in March 2024, three months after the quake. Adults ¥500 (children ¥150, under-school-age ¥50), 7:00–21:00, last entry 20:30; closed on the 25th of each month (the following Monday if that is a weekend). Indoor and open-air baths and a sauna. The foot bath outside is out of use for now. 0767-62-1555.

Wakura seawall

Under repair

The national rebuild is due to finish within fiscal 2026 (by March 2027). Expect works on the waterfront.

Wajima morning market

Temporary form

The old market street burned down in the 2024 fire. Stallholders trade as the “Shuccho Wajima Asaichi” inside Power City Wajima Y Plaza, 9:00–13:00, closed Wednesdays (irregular). Phone the market union on 0768-22-7653 to confirm.

Shiroyone Senmaida terraces

Open to visit; winter LED lights back, mid-Oct to mid-Mar

About 20 min by car east of Wajima on the coast road. The Aze no Kirameki lights (あぜのきらめき, 25,000 LEDs along the paddy ridges) are back for winter 2026–27, running mid-October to mid-March after a break following the quake. Check wajima-senmaida.jp or Wajima City (0768-23-1146) for nightly hours.

Notojima Aquarium and Glass Art Museum

Open

Both reopened after quake damage. The glass museum was closed for over a year and its exhibitions are still being rebuilt.

Noto Airport

Open

Shared Furusato Taxi to Wajima ¥1,300, Suzu ¥1,800, Nanao ¥2,200; book by 15:00 the day before.

Wakura Onsen和倉温泉

Wakura-Onsen Station, then 5 min by bus or taxi

A 1,200-year-old spring that rises at the edge of the sea, so the water is hot and salty. Soak at your inn, then again at the public Sōyu (¥500, from 7:00). Boil an egg in the spring at Yumoto Square.

Water

chloride, very hot

Nanao and Ipponsugi street七尾・一本杉通り

Nanao Station, one stop back

A merchant street of candle, kelp and soy-sauce shops where the shopkeepers hang hanayome noren, the bridal door curtains of Noto. Several buildings were damaged; the ones that are open are worth your custom.

Time

2 hours

Notojima能登島

Bus from Wakura Onsen across the bridge

The island in the bay: Notojima Aquarium (open daily, 9:00–17:00 until 30 Nov, last entry 16:30; 9:00–16:30 from 1 Dec; closed 29–31 Dec), whale sharks included, the Ishikawa Noto Island Glass Art Museum (closed the third Tuesday of each month) and quiet beaches.

Time

half a day

Noto Railway to Anamizuのと鉄道

From Wakura-Onsen or Nanao

Forty minutes along the bay on a one-car diesel. Ride it out and back for the view and to put a fare in the till.

Ride

about 40 min

Festival	Where	Rule	2026	What happens
Abare Matsuri あばれ祭	Ushitsu, Noto town	First Friday and Saturday of July	3–4 July	About 40 kiriko swirl round a giant torch on the first night; on day 2 the mikoshi is thrown into the river and fire. 2026 had a temporary car park at Ushitsu new port (about 700 cars, no shuttle, 20–30 min walk). Noto town 0768-62-8526.
Iida-machi Tōroyama 飯田町燈籠山祭り	Iida, Suzu	20–21 July	20–21 July	A 16 m lantern float drawn through the town; Hokkoku fireworks at 20:30 on 20 July. Preservation society 0768-82-7890.
Nafune Taisai 名舟大祭	Nafune, Wajima	Evening of 31 July; main day 1 August	31 July–1 August	The mikoshi goes out by boat to a torii standing in the sea, with Gojinjō-daiko drumming (performed only by people born in Nafune). Times are approximate; Wajima tourism 0768-23-1146.
Ishizaki Hōtō-sai 石崎奉燈祭	Ishizaki, Nanao	First Saturday of August	1 August	Men carry huge hōtō lanterns through the streets of the fishing town and dance them together at Dōmae Plaza. Support association 0767-62-2835.
Okinami Tairyō Matsuri 沖波大漁祭り	Okinami, Anamizu	14–15 August	14–15 August	Five kiriko; on day 2 they are carried into the sea in daylight, unusual for a Noto festival. Anamizu town tourism division.
Wajima Taisai 輪島大祭	Central Wajima	22–25 August	22–25 August	Four shrines (Okutsuhime, Jūzō, Sumiyoshi and Wajimamae) take one day each, with lacquered kiriko. Smaller than before the quake. Wajima City tourism 0768-23-1146.
Niwaka Matsuri にわか祭	Ukawa, Noto town	Fourth Saturday of August	22 August	Nine 7 m lanterns leave around 21:00, reach Umise Shrine near midnight and dance until dawn. The date can move; Noto town 0768-62-8526.

Festival

Where

Rule

2026

What happens

Abare Matsuri
あばれ祭

Ushitsu, Noto town

First Friday and Saturday of July

3–4 July

About 40 kiriko swirl round a giant torch on the first night; on day 2 the mikoshi is thrown into the river and fire. 2026 had a temporary car park at Ushitsu new port (about 700 cars, no shuttle, 20–30 min walk). Noto town 0768-62-8526.

Iida-machi Tōroyama
飯田町燈籠山祭り

Iida, Suzu

20–21 July

20–21 July

A 16 m lantern float drawn through the town; Hokkoku fireworks at 20:30 on 20 July. Preservation society 0768-82-7890.

Nafune Taisai
名舟大祭

Nafune, Wajima

Evening of 31 July; main day 1 August

31 July–1 August

The mikoshi goes out by boat to a torii standing in the sea, with Gojinjō-daiko drumming (performed only by people born in Nafune). Times are approximate; Wajima tourism 0768-23-1146.

Ishizaki Hōtō-sai
石崎奉燈祭

Ishizaki, Nanao

First Saturday of August

1 August

Men carry huge hōtō lanterns through the streets of the fishing town and dance them together at Dōmae Plaza. Support association 0767-62-2835.

Okinami Tairyō Matsuri
沖波大漁祭り

Okinami, Anamizu

14–15 August

14–15 August

Five kiriko; on day 2 they are carried into the sea in daylight, unusual for a Noto festival. Anamizu town tourism division.

Wajima Taisai
輪島大祭

Central Wajima

22–25 August

22–25 August

Four shrines (Okutsuhime, Jūzō, Sumiyoshi and Wajimamae) take one day each, with lacquered kiriko. Smaller than before the quake. Wajima City tourism 0768-23-1146.

Niwaka Matsuri
にわか祭

Ukawa, Noto town

Fourth Saturday of August

22 August

Nine 7 m lanterns leave around 21:00, reach Umise Shrine near midnight and dance until dawn. The date can move; Noto town 0768-62-8526.

Noto and Wakura Onsen: what is open能登・和倉温泉

How to think about a Noto trip now

What is open

Wakura Onsen inns taking bookings

TAOYA Wakura

Nihon-no-yado Notoraku

Wakura Onsen Yunohana

Wakura Onsen Hamazuru

Hanagoyomi

A night and a day, by train

Wakura Onsen和倉温泉

Nanao and Ipponsugi street七尾・一本杉通り

Notojima能登島

Noto Railway to Anamizuのと鉄道

Noto’s kiriko festivals

Train, car and passes

Car hire

Hokuriku Arch Pass

Hokuriku Area Pass

Visiting Noto in 2026, answered

From Kanazawa

Noto and Wakura Onsen: what is open能登・和倉温泉

How to think about a Noto trip now

What is open

Wakura Onsen inns taking bookings

TAOYA Wakura

Nihon-no-yado Notoraku

Wakura Onsen Yunohana

Wakura Onsen Hamazuru

Hanagoyomi

A night and a day, by train

Wakura Onsen和倉温泉

Nanao and Ipponsugi street七尾・一本杉通り

Notojima能登島

Noto Railway to Anamizuのと鉄道

Light-up at the world’s longest bench

光の絆 増穂浦のきらめき2026

Getting there, and checking first

Wajima and Suzu: go prepared

Come up the beach

Book the bed first

Buy lacquer

Allow double the driving time

Ask before photographing damage

Check the week you go

Noto’s kiriko festivals

Train, car and passes

Car hire

Hokuriku Arch Pass

Hokuriku Area Pass

Visiting Noto in 2026, answered

From Kanazawa

光の絆増穂浦のきらめき2026