Nanao

By bus

While the bus does go most everywhere around Nanao, it should be avoided if at all possible. It's slow and relatively expensive compared to the train.One out-of-the-way area the train cannot go is the scenic Notojima. You can take a bus 能登島交通 Notojima Kōtsū there from either Nanao or Wakura stations.

By train

Nanao is on the JR Noto Line and has local trains coming north roughly every hour from Kanazawa via Tsubata. Limited express trains from Ueno Tokyo, Osaka and Nagoya stop at Nanao on their way to the JR Noto Line terminus, Wakura Onsen. Nanao is also the terminus of the private Noto Railway to/from Anamizu to the north, and the station shares both lines.

By car

Travelling by car is the easiest way to navigate Nanao and its surrounding areas. Coming by car from major cities via expressway, Tokyo is 5 hours away, Osaka is 4.5 hours, and Nagoya is 4 hours.

Entering via express toll roads:

Get off the Hokuriku expressway at Kanazawa East IC 金沢東IC and take the Noto toll road 能登有料 Noto yūryō.

You can enter Nanao at any one of four toll road exits: Uwadana Yada 上棚矢駄, Nishiyama 西山, Tokuda Otsu 徳田大津, or Yokota 横田.

Entering via local roads:

The #159 and #2 roads head into Nanao from the south.

The #1 heads south-east from the upper Noto into Nanao.

The #160 heads into Nanao from the north-east.

By plane

Noto Airport:Noto Peninsula has its own small airport. Flights to/from Tokyo are offered twice daily.There is a taxi service from the airport to Nanao/Wakura. It takes about 1 hour and costs 1,300 yen, and must be booked in advance. TEL:0767-66-0114 Nakajima Taxi

Komatsu Airport:This is a larger airport than Noto's, and it offers flights to/from a variety of destinations including: Haneda, Narita, Sendai, Fukuoka, Naha, and Seoul. There is an airport bus that goes to Kanazawa station and takes about 1 hour and costs 800 yen. From Kanazawa station it's 1.5 hours and 1,280 yen by local train to Nanao.