Mount Hōdatsu

What it is

• The highest peak on the Noto Peninsula standing at 637.1 meters.
• Named after gold mines that operated during the Edo period.
• A forest recognized as one of the top 100 water sources.
• The source of local specialties including medicinal herbs and Hodatsu Kudzu.

What to see

• A new rest facility at the summit opened in April 2024.
• Rare granite deposits that historically produced natural gold and fluorite.
• Beech forests growing near the mountain summit.
• The Hodatsu River at the base which forms a raised bed river.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.