title: Hokuriku Tales vol.3

Summary

A book of five stories about Fukui, Ishikawa and Toyama with useful data vol.3

Experience the fun of geo-tours in Japan’s numberonevalley of dinosaursThis huge presence on the premisesof the Oyadani Hakusan Shrinewas carried here by an avalancheresulting from the collapse of Mt.Kyogatake. The rock is about 25meters high.Hakusan Shirakawa-go White Roadruns through a precipitous mountainareaThe Dinosaur Valley Fukui Katsuyama Geopark covers the entire area ofKatsuyama City and the main concept is built around dinosaurs and dinosaurfossils. About 80% of dinosaur fossils so fardiscovered in Japan are from Katsuyama City,many of which are rare and important from anacademic point of view.You may be thinking you need to have a goodamount of knowledge of geology and topographyif you really want to appreciate natural wonders.Just visit the Oyadani Hakusan Shrine in At the Katsuyama Dinosaur Park, youHeisenjicho, Katsuyama City and take a look at can try dinosaur fossil excavation.The Fukui Prefectural Dinosaurthe huge rock. You will be instantaneouslyMuseum is also located in the Park.drawn into the fascination of geo-tours.Take Hakusan Shirakawa-go White Road, and feel theEarth exhale through the flowing artesian hot spring wellThe Hakusan Tedorigawa GeoPark covers the entire area of Hakusan City andis divided into the three zones of:“Mountain and Snow”,“River and Valley”and“Sea and Alluvial Fan”represented by Mt. Hakusan, the Tedorigawa River andthe Japan Sea, respectively. The main theme of the geopark is the naturalcirculation of water through these zones. A tour of the geopark shows thehistory of the Earth and the involvement of living creatures including us humans.Hakusan Shirakawa-go White Road is a toll highway that connects Ishikawa withGifu Prefecture, passing through the Mountain and Snow zone over a distance ofFlowing artesian wells andnascent wells are visibleright by Ubagataki FallsFootbath at theOyadani-no-Yu hotspa by UbagatakiFalls30 Hokuriku Tales vol.3