Location Noto Satoyama Satoumi Museum
Wooden denma boat (gomai (five-sheet) boat)
- Display status
- On display
- Period
- Manufactured in 1999
- Form/Type
- Folk material
- Location
- Notojima-nozaki-machi (Nanao City, Ishikawa Pref.)
In the coastal area of Nanao City, people lived on farming and fishing; they used small wooden boats to catch fish and also to carry harvested rice and manure. These boats were called sanmai (three-sheet) boats or gomai (five-sheet) boats, depending on the total number of bottom and side planks. The boats used to be made in Nakajima-machi Searashi, Notojima-nozaki-machi and Mimuro-machi; however, the manufacturing ended due to the appearance of plastic boats in 1960-1965. This gomai boat (also called a denma boat) was manufactured by local shipbuilder CHIKAHATA Seiji using the shipbuilding skills employed in 1955.
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The rich nature of Noto, where the sea and mountains meet, and the lives of the people who have lived there in harmony with nature were recognized as a Globally Important Agricultural Heritage System in 2011.
The museum opened in October 2018, marking 1,300 years since the establishment of Noto Province in 718. It promotes the charm of the Noto Peninsula and introduces the nature, history, and culture of Nanao, which was once the center of Noto Province.
In addition to hands-on exhibits, quiz-style explanations and touch panel searching, there is a Satoyama Satoumi theater where visitors can enjoy beautiful seasonal images and dynamic festival videos of Noto and Nanao on two large screens, making it an educational experience for all ages.
The outdoor observation deck offers a panoramic view of the adjacent national historic site, the ruins of Noto Kokubun-ji Temple.
Noto History Park (Kokubun-ji area), I-bu-1, Kokubu-machi, Nanao City, Ishikawa Pref. 926-0821 Google Maps
TEL 0767-57-5100
