Wajima

Wajima is a small town in , on the , north of . The Wajima morning market, which was one of the town's most famous attractions, was destroyed by fires in the 2024 Noto earthquake.
city.wajima.ishikawa.jp
Wikivoyage
Wikipedia
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
  • Type: City with 27,500 residents
  • Description: city in Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan
  • Also known as: “Wadyima”, “Wajima Shi”, “Wajima, Ishikawa”, “Wajimazakimachi”, and “Wazima”

Places of Interest

Highlights: Wajima Museum of Urushi Art and Wajima Kiriko Art Museum.

Museum
Photo: 石川県輪島漆芸美術館, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The is a museum located in Wajima, Japan.

Museum
Photo: Asturio Cantabrio, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Town hall
Photo: Yasu, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a town hall.

Wajima

Latitude
37.3909° or 37° 23′ 27″ north
Longitude
136.8996° or 136° 53′ 59″ east
Population
27,500
Elevation
15 metres (49 feet)
IATA airport code
NTQ
UN/LOCODE
JP WJM
Open location code
8Q9R9VRX+9R
Open­Street­Map ID
node 762305950
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­city
Geo­Names ID
1848976
Wiki­data ID
Q823896
This page is based on OpenStreetMap, GeoNames, Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons, and Wikivoyage.
We’d love your help improving our open data sources. Thank you for contributing.

Satellite Map

Discover this place from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
© Stadia Maps, Airbus DS, CNES, PlanetObserver, and Copernicus

In Other Languages

From Arabic to Yue Chinese—“Wajima” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “واجيما، إيشيكاوا”
  • Arabic: “واجيما”
  • Asturian: “Wajima”
  • Basque: “Wajima”
  • Bengali: “ওয়াজিমা”
  • Catalan: “Wajima”
  • Cebuano: “Wajima”
  • Chechen: “Вадзима”
  • Chinese: “輪島市”
  • Chinese: “轮岛市”
  • Czech: “Wadžima”
  • Danish: “Wajima”
  • Dutch: “Wajima”
  • Estonian: “Wajima”
  • Finnish: “Wajima”
  • French: “Wajima”
  • Galician: “Wajima”
  • German: “Wajima”
  • Greek: “Γουατζίμα”
  • Gujarati: “વાજિમા”
  • Hebrew: “ואג’ימה”
  • Hindi: “वाजिमा”
  • Hungarian: “Vadzsima”
  • Indonesian: “Wajima, Ishikawa”
  • Indonesian: “Wajima”
  • Irish: “Wajima”
  • Italian: “Wajima”
  • Japanese: “Wajima-shi”
  • Japanese: “わじまし”
  • Japanese: “輪島”
  • Japanese: “輪島崎町”
  • Japanese: “輪島市”
  • Kannada: “ವಾಜಿಮಾ”
  • Korean: “와지마 시”
  • Korean: “와지마시”
  • Latvian: “Vadžima”
  • Literary Chinese: “輪島市”
  • Lithuanian: “Vadžima”
  • Luxembourgish: “Wajima”
  • Macedonian: “Ваџима”
  • Malay: “Wajima, Ishikawa”
  • Malay: “Wajima”
  • Marathi: “वाजिमा”
  • Mazanderani: “واجیما، ایشیکاوا”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Wazima-chhī”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Wajima”
  • Persian: “واجیما، ایشیکاوا”
  • Persian: “واجیما”
  • Polish: “Wajima”
  • Portuguese: “Wajima”
  • Romanian: “Wajima”
  • Russian: “Вадзима”
  • Serbian: “Вађима”
  • Silesian: “Wajima”
  • Sinhala: “වජිමා”
  • Slovenian: “Vadžima”
  • South Azerbaijani: “واجیما، ایشیکاوا”
  • Spanish: “Wajima”
  • Swedish: “Wajima”
  • Tagalog: “Wajima, Ishikawa”
  • Tagalog: “Wajima”
  • Tajik: “Vaçima”
  • Tajik: “Ваҷима”
  • Tamil: “வாஜிமா”
  • Tatar: “Вадзима”
  • Telugu: “వజిమ”
  • Thai: “วาจิมะ”
  • Turkish: “Wajima”
  • Ukrainian: “Ваджіма”
  • Ukrainian: “Вадзіма”
  • Urdu: “واجیما، اشیکاوا”
  • Urdu: “واجیما”
  • Vietnamese: “Wajima, Ishikawa”
  • Vietnamese: “Wajima”
  • Waray (Philippines): “Wajima, Ishikawa”
  • Waray (Philippines): “Wajima”
  • Welsh: “Wajima-shi”
  • Yue Chinese: “輪島”

Places with the Same Name

Discover other places named “Wajima”.

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Futatsuyamachi and Shinbashidori.

Noto Peninsula: Must-Visit Destinations

Worth a closer look: Nanao and Wakura Onsen.

Explore These Curated Destinations

Discover places selected for their distinct character and enduring appeal.