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OTANI

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With limited land for cultivation, the Otani area has many reefs eroded by the rough waves of the Japan Sea.

During the winters in Sotoura, when strong sea winds blow, you can see “Nami no Hana,” waves that turn into white foam and dance in the air like snow. Another attraction is “Tarumi no Taki,” a waterfall that rises to the sky defying gravity. Salt manufacturing is one of the distinctive features of the area. There are several salt manufacturers scattered across the coast, including the Kakuhana Household, the only one that has continuously produced salt using the Agehama method for 500 years, and a salt museum at the Endenmura Roadside Station. 


“The Boat Which Carries Time”
　

Chiharu Shiota（Japan）

Former Shimizu Nursery


 “＜To breathe：Suzu＞ 2021”

　

Kimsooja（Korea）

Wanzaki beach



“Think about me”
　

Gupta Subodh（India）

Sasanami beach

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SUZU THEATER MUSEUM
“Ark of Light”

Items tucked away in every Suzu household are filled with old memories. People collected these items that had nowhere else to go. They were reborn as works of art after classifying them into folklore, anthropology, and history genres.
These items will play a leading role in the Suzu Museum Theater, finally opening its doors this fall. 

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hiki

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Located at the tip of the Noto Peninsula, the Hiki area is home to the white Rokkosaki Lighthouse, famous for its view of the sunrise and sunset.

At Noroshi Roadside Station, located at the foot of the lighthouse, specialty products using heirloom Ohama soybeans revived by residents are sold. From the 10 km long cape trail that leads from the lighthouse across most of Hiki to the Camellia Observatory in Otani, one can see stunning scenery of the “furthest edge of the world.” In the mountains, Satoyama management is being promoted with charcoal making at its core.


“Kinoura, Kinora”
　

Masahiro Hasunuma（Japan）

Kinoura village


“ornaments house”
　

Maki Kijima(Japan)

Boat shed in Noroshi


“Identification”
　

Hiroshi Hara（Japan）

Kinoura beach

“Whale Legendary Remains”
　

Tu Wei Cheng（Taiwan）

Ground at Hiki Primary and Junior High School


“Genso-ko”
　

Hiraki Sawa（Japan / UK）

Former Hiki community center

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misaki

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The Misaki area is home to Suzu Jinja (Shrine), where the guardian deity of the Japan Sea is enshrined.

In the Misaki area, where fishermen and sailors are worshipped, precious groups of boat huts remain. During the Jike Fall festival, a Suzu Jinja ritual, large kiriko 16.5 meters tall, make their way around the town throughout the night. On the Misaki coast, you can find many roofing tile fragments with rounded corners smoothed by the waves, remnants of the tile industry that once flourished in the area.


“Autonomo”
　

Carsten Nicolai(Germany)

Former Awazu nursery

“Sawmill Overlooking the Ocean”
　

Noto Aemono Project(Japan)

Shinde sawmill


“A Path of Memories”
　

Motoi Yamamoto (Japan)

Former Kodomari Nursery

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takojima

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Takojima is a fishing village with one of the best fishing ports in Ishikawa Prefecture.

In 1966, Shirokabe and Shitamibari in Takojima won the Ishikawa Landscape Award. The Takojima Festival, a Takakurahiko Shrine ritual, features a spectacular parade of fully lacquered kiriko and a “Hayabune Kyogen” performance, a prefecture-designated intangible folk cultural asset. There are many facilities related to Suzu-yaki in the Hachigasaki area. Hachigasaki Beach, which has some of the most transparent shallow waters in the prefecture, was selected as one of the top 100 beaches in Japan.

“The Vessel We Step On
(Earth Stamping Machines)”
　

Fernando Foglino (Uruguay)

Hachigasaki beach


“Continuous Life”
　

Nobuyuki Tanaka(Japan)

Former Shimazaki house


“Suzu (16mm) ”
“ Suzu (Digital)”
　

Can Tamura (USA/Japan)

Suzu Ware Museum


“Something Else is Possible”
　

Tobias Rehberger (Germany)

Around former Takojima station



“Drifting Landscape”
　

Liu Jianhua (China)

Suzu Ware Museum



“mesocyclone / Takojima”
　

Noe Aoki (Japan)

Former Takasago public bath

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shouin

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The Shoin area used to be the center of ancient Suzu.

In winter, swans fly to the area. You can see the “Hiratokogai” stratum that used to be at the bottom of the sea, and the Kawashiri Castle, where Kenshin Uesugi kept his vassals. Hachimangu Shrine has a Noh stage and 28 Noh masks. At the Shoin Fall festival, young people wearing floral patterned dotera and kesho mawashi (ceremonial aprons) with bells attached perform the “Yakkofuri” parading through the town waving shanga (spears with feather decorations) accompanied by energetic kakegoe. 


“First wave”
　

David Spriggs (Canada / Canada)

Former fishing gear warehouse


“Reunion”
　

Moon Kyungwon & Jeon Joonho (Korea)

Former clay roof tiles factory


“Flower Pot”
　

Oscar Oiwa (Brazil / USA)

Former Shoin station


“SUZUZUKA Come and Go”
　

Kodue Hibino (Japan)

SUZUZUKA(Former Iizuka nursery)

“Gomen ne Sunao ja nakute”
　

Claire Healy & Sean Cordeiro (Australia)

Former cafe An An


“Bright house”
　

Kayako Nakashima (Japan)

Former the office in Iizuka


“Nautical Chart”
　

Keita Mori (Japan / France)

Former carpenter workshop

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tada

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The Tada area is Suzu’s educational district.

Suzunari Roadside Station, which houses a tourist information center, also serves many people as the Suzu Express Bus terminal. In 2019, the Suzu Municipal Library with adjacent “Suzu Kids Land” children’s center opened. Suzu General Hospital stands across from the library and Iida High School is in the vicinity. In 2023, five of the city’s daycare centers will merge to establish a new daycare center in the district.


“Namiko on the Horizon”
　

Ken - ichi Obana (Japan)

Warehouse in Bonkoji

“Living Migratory Crosspoint”
　

Satoshi Murakami (Japan)

Former Suzu station (Michinoeki Suzunari)

“Westerlies” “Tsushima Current, Liman Current”
　

Yukihisa Isobe (Japan)

Suzu city library

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iida

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The Iida area is at the junction connecting the road to the sea and the mountain.

Iida Port once thrived on the transportation of merchandise, and the town of Iida was bustling with business. A holdover from then is the many bars in Iida. The Iida Toroyama Festival, a Kasuga Shrine ritual held in July, dates back to the Edo period. It is one of the unique festivals held in Suzu, with one attraction being a giant float called Toroyama.

“work with #8
(Air conditioning facility at the former Suzu-City central Library)”
　

Takuma Imao(Japan)

Former central Library


“Stone Table Tennis No.3”
　

Katsumi Asaba (Japan)

Cabaret at the world's end




“Rowing as Praying”
　

Suzupro at Kanazawa College of Art (Japan)

Former Yagi House

“Small lost article museum”
　

Tatsuo Kawaguchi (Japan)

Former Iida station




“Sukuu, Sukuu, Sukuu”
　

Michiko Nakatani (Japan)

The 2nd floor on Waiting room of Suzu Transportation Company




“Castaway Story”
　

RIKIGOSAN (Japan)

La Porte Suzu

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ueｄo

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The Uedo area was once home to salt fields.

There is a monument to the restoration of Noto Enden in honor of Dr. Kozo Moyori, who worked to save needy salt manufacturers in Noto. A 900-year-old cedar tree at Koshoji Temple, an ancient temple of the Shingon sect, is designated a natural monument of ishikawa Prefecture. It is called “Fallen Cedar” (also known as Noto no Ipponsugi) because the branches hang upside down like they are crawling on the ground.


“Oku-Noto Peninsula / Suzu Panorama”
　

Naoki Ishikawa (Japan)

Warehouse in Kitagata



“Token”
　

Raqs Media Collective (India)

Former Uedo Station


“Moon Rabbit ：The Lunar Cruiser”
　

Simon Vega (El Salvador)

Yanagida Kids Park

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houryu

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Horyu is the area with a Kukai legend.

Legend has it that the name “Mitsuke” Island derives from Kobo Daishi finding the island when he traveled from Sado to Noto to spread his teachings. It is also called “Gunkanjima” and is illuminated at night. In August, during the Horyu Tanabata Kiriko Festival, about 100 people carry a 14-meter kiriko, the tallest Kiriko without wheels. Kiriko dancing wildly into the sea with fireworks behind them make this festival a powerful attraction.


“Rope Shed”
　

Mitsugu Sato (Japan)

Storage at Kasugano


“😂”
　

Dylan Kwok (Hong Kong)

Former Ukai Station

“The Dream Kindergarten of Suzu”
　

Chen Si（ China）

Former Kashihara Nursery


“Timeline”
　

Simon Starling (England / Denmark)

Former Minami-Kuromaru staion

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wakayama

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The Wakayama area is the only landlocked region in Suzu.

Two rituals remaining from ancient times still take place in Wakayama: the “Mushiokuri” ceremony, in which rice pests and disease are driven away with a flaming torch and prayers for a good harvest are offered, and the “Aenokoto” agricultural ceremony, in which families host the rice paddy deities to thank them for the year’s harvest and pray for a good harvest the following year. The area is also known as a habitat for Genji fireflies, where countless fireflies dancing in the beautiful countryside attract numerous visitors every year.


“Gravity: gazing at this place”
　

Kenichi Shikata (Japan)

Ground at Former Daibo Primary School

　

Team KAMIKURO (Japan)

Former Kamikuromaru Primary and Junior High School


“Black Cloud House”
　

Carlos Amorrares (Mexico)

House at Yoshigaike

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“tower(SUZU)”
　

Teppei Kaneuji(Japan)

Across the region


“53 Bus Station of Suzu”
　

Aleksander Konstantinov (Russia)

Bus stops