Cycling Japan – day 24 – Wajima to near Cape Rokko

Day 24 – Wajima to near Cape Rokko
Distance: 44.1km
Ascent / descent: 463m / 406m
Weather: sunny and warm
Accommodation: camped near Cape Rokko

I slept well last night and packed everything away to be at the Wajima Asaichi morning market when it opened at 8am. I spent an hour wandering around the market, talking to the old women who were selling their wares, and I also met one of the Japanese couples who I’d met the other night camping (when I sat at their fire and drank whisky with them).

A lady selling her wares at the Wajima asaichi morning market

Wajima asaichi morning market

A large Tanuki at a nearby shrine

I was slow to get started after the market and there was so much to see on the route today – Senmaida rice paddies, salt farms, Michi-no-eki’s, rock formations (Godzilla), a kissing tunnel, and incredible coastal landscapes.

Onigiri rice balls at Senmaida

Senmaida rice terraces, Noto Peninsula

Selfie at Senmaida rice paddies

Motorbikes and my bike

A lady moving sand to be turned into salt, Noto Peninsula

The kissing tunnel!

A family working on a salt farm, Noto Peninsula

It looks like the grandfather is in charge of the important water spreading

There were hundreds of carp kites here which are displayed for Children’s Day on May 5

Carp kites are hung up to celebrate Children’s Day on May 5

A farmer in his salt field

Godzilla rock – can you see it?

Local farming houses along the Noto Peninsula

It was a tough last climb up to a sunset viewpoint and I camped near here. I met a motorbike rider called Kawasaki and we had dinner together while sitting around his fire. It was a freezing night but there were plenty of stars and I saw three satellites while we were having dinner.