Yunokuni no mori

Overview

Yunokuni no Mori is a traditional crafts theme park near Awazu Onsen in Komatsu City, Ishikawa Prefecture. Spread across a vast forest of about 130,000 tsubo, eleven pavilions are scattered among the trees, where visitors can watch and try more than fifty of the crafts that represent the Hokuriku region, including Wajima lacquerware, Kutani ceramics, gold leaf, Kaga yuzen dyeing, washi paper, glassblowing and Yamanaka woodwork. With live demonstrations, hands-on workshops, confectionery and the tea ceremony, it is a gateway to Kaga's craft culture where families and couples can happily spend a full day.

Highlights

• ●Eleven craft pavilions scattered across a 130,000-tsubo forest
• ●Over fifty crafts such as Wajima lacquer, Kutani ware, gold leaf and Kaga yuzen
• ●Five pavilions in century-old thatched farmhouses
• ●Not just viewing but hands-on workshops, sweets and tea ceremony

History

Yunokuni no Mori was created as a place to experience the living traditional crafts of Hokuriku in a single setting. Five of its eleven pavilions use thatched-roof farmhouses over a century old, preserved in their natural form, so that the skills of lacquer, ceramics and yuzen dyeing are passed on within the atmosphere of old rural life. Set in Komatsu, home to the celebrated Awazu Onsen, it is a distinctive destination where artisan culture and hot-spring culture stand side by side.

Map

36.3244, 136.4370 · Wikidata

Suggested itinerary

1. 1Arrive by car or bus from JR Komatsu or Kaga-Onsen Station
2. 2Wander the forest pavilions and watch craft demonstrations
3. 3Try a workshop such as gold-leaf, yuzen or glassblowing
4. 4Stay at Awazu Onsen to savor Kaga's hot springs and crafts

Did you know?

💡 The grounds cover about 130,000 tsubo and gather more than fifty traditional crafts. Some pavilions use century-old thatched farmhouses as working studios, making the buildings themselves feel like living cultural assets.

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