Cycling the Tedori River Gorge in Hakusan, Ishikawa Prefecture 手取川 – POV Biking in Japan

Cycling the Tedori River Gorge in Hakusan, Ishikawa Prefecture 手取川 – POV Biking in Japan

I’m so glad the weather is like this today it’s so nice today we’re riding along the tadori canyon gorge in hakusan Ishikawa prefecture the plan today is to go from uchata along the Sea of Japan coast past nonoichi to the mouth of the tdori river then we’ll return back

Through the prefecture capital of kazawa we’ll see a 32 M Water fall a nearly 700-year-old Cedar and ride on an awesome bike path along the river as usual my route and ride info is linked below this port town is Ono known mostly for its soy sauce manufacturing fortunately this part of

Isawa wasn’t heavily affected by the New Year’s Day earthquake but there are some places like this road that are reminders of that event the roads along the coast here aren’t too crowded probably because they parallel one of the main toll roads but I was trying to get on to the coastal

Bike path at m seide park so this is the start of the hakkasan tadori river Route unfort this bike path along the beach was still being repaired and cleared of sand so I couldn’t ride on it today so maybe it’s seasonal but I ran into a bunch of sand so I can’t ride on this part of the river route but I’m

Going to get back on the road and see if I can connect to it later on down the coast the larger Road had a wide shoulder though so it wasn’t a bad alternative and probably even faster since it was easier to maintain speed on a road like that compared to a bike path

You might not know but hakusan is one of the three holy mountains in Japan the other two are Mount Fuji probably Japan’s most popular mountain and mount Tama in nearby Toyama prefecture Mount Haku means White Mountain and it’s known for its water quality and snow which is covered with for half the

Year so I finally connected to the tadori river so we’re leaving the coast this is a little Port Town right on the mouth of the tdori river and the Sea of Japan and we’re going to follow this River Inland once I reached mikawa I was at

The mouth of the tdori river and could get on the really wide path that borders the river toward surui actually if you just wanted to start this ride in sui the Ishikawa line of the Hoku Riku railroad will take you there from near kazawa and they allow

Bikes in the back train car I linked details about this train below There was some brutal headwind and crosswind in this section along the river but I ran into a nice surprise Zeb had left for his ride a little after me and our routes happened to overlap here at the same time hello it’s you it’s really windy look who it is oh

Hi okay bye wait to go to McDonald’s again okay bye bye he was actually headed further south to kaga an area of Ishikawa known for the kutaki pottery and onen hot springs luckily I didn’t have too much longer in the wind as I turned in denomi city in the direction of

Katsu I was out in the countryside a bit more here and it was nice to have some trees to block the Wind I rode right by a sign for the Honey Bay caves but when I saw a 15 M tall Buddha head I had to stop and see what that was about the caves are now a sculpture Gallery but used to be a quarry the artist made this Giant Buddha head

Himself as an expression for his desire for peace a pretty Monumental personal project inside the caves are more statues and supposed to be a parody of Hell to enter an adult ticket is 800 Yen as I climbed out of kumatu I reached the border of hakusan City the entirety

Of hakusan city is designated as the hakusan torwa UNESCO Global geop Park a geop park to quit the hakaan website includes and highlights sites of natural and ecological as well as archaological and cultural value the mascot of the hakaan torwa geop park is Yuki mama and

Shizuku Chan a snow mother with her drop of melted snow baby she’s a pink morning glory flower on her snowcapped hat they’re arguably cuter than the hakusan Chamber of Commerce mascot Asaka oan who has a morning glory flower face and loves booze though he’s pretty unique

Here I was passing the tooy castle ruins but unfortunately I’ll have to come back to see them when there aren’t bear warnings they’ve closed the castle ruins I guess because of bear sightings so that’s fair I don’t really want to get eaten by a bear but if you go up there

Another day it’s near Zi the castle was abandoned after the 1583 Battle of shizugatake in kaga Province as it was known then came under the rule of the maatic CL he didn’t refortify this Castle but you can still see the remains and the foundation if you visit here I reached the tadori Canyon

Road we were on this previously when we biked to fukui prefecture last year and you might remember that we accidentally rode right by the watak gataki waterfall oh my goodness B blew right by that thing oh my God we did sorry this time I was determined to finally see it this is a

Nice bike path the tadori Canyon Road is a nearly 20 km long cycle path built over an Old Railway I couldn’t believe how vibrant and teal the river water was that’s so pretty after admiring the River from the bridge I rode over to the waterfall observation deck there it

Is it’s hard to see but it’s over there so this is the viewpoint but we can actually go over there and walk up right to the waterfall so that’s what I’m going to go try to do now at the top of the waterfall is a free parking lot and

Bathrooms there’s not a ton of signage out here but the waterfall is on Google Maps and there’s a huge parking lot here so if you’re looking for it you shouldn’t miss it I’m excited wow those steps look a little treacherous AR they the wat kataki waterfall is named because the plumes of

Mist at the base of the falls resemble cotton and wat is is the word forgotten in Japanese it is just as cool maybe cooler than I expected I just have to get back up back on the bike path now if you’re here in the summer months this is the

Cycling station and bike rental shop I crossed to the other side of the River Gorge and started heading back towards kazawa on my way I wanted to stop by a really old tree that i’ had seen on the map this impressive cedar tree was designated one of the 100 best trees in

The country so this looks like a Grove of trees but actually it’s one of Japan’s oldest cedar trees isn’t that so cool it looks like a cluster because it’s so old they have all these supports around the tree to help keep its branches up and keep it going strong

It’s almost 700 years old and it’s called obok Sugi because the rounded shape of its branches looked like a Buddhist alter offering bowl of rice called an oboke it was really cool the way they built a walkway around the tree under its branches the area the tree is in is

Called Yosh sat it’s home to some art museums and workshops cafes and free bathrooms that’s cool I mentioned sui earlier as the Terminus for one of the hooker Ru railway lines but one of the things this town is most known for is the shirama Heime Ginga this is the head Shrine of

The hakan faith and is the grand Shrine that protects the hokua region it was established here over 2100 years ago and people will often visit before making a pilgrimage of hakusan there’s also the shiku highlands here a mountain Viewpoint Park that you can reach by Gondola known for paragliding sledding and loop hiking

Trails on my left is looking down in danawa City the capital of Ishikawa the roads around the main part of the city aren’t my favorite to ride on since they can be a little busy but they’re not bad the good thing is that this city has

A river on each side the Sawa and the Asawa which both have great bike paths this time of day is my favorite when the sun makes everything start to look golden but I timed it well getting back home before the sun got too low in the sky

So thanks for riding with me again and I’ll see you in the next Ride

Today we’re riding along the Tedori Canyon Gorge 手取峡谷, in Hakusan, Ishikawa Prefecture!
The plan is to go from Uchinada along the Sea of Japan coast in Ishikawa (石川県), to the mouth of the Tedori River. We’ll take that through Nomi city towards Komatsu, and enter the Tedori River Canyon in Hakusan City. That’s where we’ll see the Watagataki Waterfall (綿ヶ滝) and Hakusan (白山) which is one of Japan’s three holy mountains! We’ll also see Oboke-sugi (御仏供杉), a nearly 700 year old cedar tree, before turning to Tsurugi and returning back through the prefecture capital of Kanazawa.

🚲 Today’s Route & Ride Details: https://www.strava.com/activities/10824535947

🎙️ Want to keep up with the rest of our adventures? We have a podcast! : https://www.ramblingramsbothams.com

Jump to:
0:19 – Today’s Bike Route
1:55 – Hakusan
2:36 – start of the Tedori River
4:29 – Hakusan Tedorigawa Geopark
5:10 – Torigoe Castle Ruins
5:48 – Tedori Canyon Road Cycle Path
7:23 – Watagataki Waterfall
8:04 – Oboke-sugi Cedar Tree
9:02 – Tsurugi Area
9:29 – Kanazawa

Links for more info:
Tedori Canyon Road Map: http://hakusan-geo.jp/wp/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Tedori-Canyon-Road.pdf
Mt. Haku (Hakusan): https://hakusan-guide.or.jp/
Watagataki Waterfall: https://hakusan-geo.jp/en/area/244/
Oboke-sugi Cedar tree: http://hakusan-geo.jp/en/area/242/
Biking in the Tedori River/Hakusan area: https://visitkanazawa.jp/en/itineraries/detail_100.html
Hokuriku Train Details: http://www.hokutetsu.co.jp/media/en/EN_Railroad_Guide_Book.pdf?20190401
Shirayama Hime Shrine in Hakusan: http://www.shirayama.or.jp/en/index.html
Shishiku Highlands: https://city-hakusan.com/shishiku/

🇯🇵 More videos about Japan here:
Bike Tour to Fukui: https://youtu.be/zZJ0jJLVePY
Week-long Bike Tour Kanazawa to Matsumoto: https://youtu.be/OOgtL6N20mY
Noto Peninsula Cycling Tour: https://youtu.be/AtgQuM1PLaI
Watching the F1 Race: https://youtu.be/y6IfZwFB63s

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