The Noto Pennisula is a stretch of land that encloses the west side of Toyama Bay in the middle northern area of the main island of Japan. The north coast of the pennisula is pretty remote, and traveling there takes about two hours by car from any other notable cities.
Wajima is Noto Pennisula's largest and most notable city, but traveling to the very end of the pennisula is another hour still. Tons of naturally formed islands and cliffs are along the north coast, and at the end is the Blue Cave.
When my friend Zach and his friend came to visit, we decided to travel all the way north to this spot to view the many areas of the Noto Pennisula, and the Blue Cave was first on our list.
Above the cave is an observation deck to get a view of the coastline, and of the ryokan village below. After paying the entrance and putting on a hardhat, you walk down the path heading east to the coastline and into the cave.
The Cave is okay. It's a cave. You go in, take some pictures, and that's pretty much it. People say that the cave holds the core of the energy of Sanctuary Cape which extends to the rest of the Pennisula. People also find "zen" by stacking rocks found in the cave brought from the ocean. But, there's no long tunnels leading to interesting places. There's just the opening to the ocean, and everything else is closed off.
Hiking around and walking along the surrounding beaches, finding more rocks to stack and other ocean debris was more interesting.
Note: This post was made in Feb 2025 and back-dated to the time of the events
