Komatsu
Discover Komatsu
Komatsu (小松) is a city in Ishikawa prefecture, Japan. The construction equipment company of the same name was founded here and remains a major employer. Komatsu has developed into the second largest city of Ishikawa but at first glance has little to appeal to a casual tourist, unless you are a big fan of concrete. If you take the time to look deeper, however, you'll find that this little city has a lot to offer. 36.393889136.40751 Komatsu Airport (小松空港, KMQ ). The main airport for Ishikawa. There are international connections from Taipei daily and from Seoul and Shanghai 4 times a week, and domestic services from Tokyo, Sapporo, Sendai, Fukuoka and Naha (Okinawa).
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Essential Information
Getting There
Multiple Options36.393889136.40751 Komatsu Airport (小松空港, KMQ ). The main airport for Ishikawa. There are international connections from Taipei daily and from Seoul and Shanghai 4 times a week, and domestic services from Tokyo, Sapporo, Sendai, Fukuoka and Naha (Okinawa). Hokutetsu Kaga Bus services leave for JR Komatsu station every 20-30 minutes (12 min, ¥260). Hokutetsu also runs direct buses to Kanazawa (40-60 min, ¥1100), Fukui (1 hour) and Kaga (25 min, ¥500). The Hokuriku Shinkansen runs directly from Tokyo via Nagano and Kanazawa to Komatsu in under 3 hours. Komatsu is on the busy JR Hokuriku Main Line from Osaka to Naoetsu via Fukui, Kanazawa and Toyama, with several normal and express trains every hour. Ordinary trains from Kanazawa take 32 minutes and cost ¥480....
Getting Around & Staying
Getting Around
Those looking for souvenirs might find a better selection in Kanazawa, especially in Kanazawa station or near Kenrokuen. The Komatsu Urara Concert Hall (near the station) offers some souvenirs in its gift shop, including items bearing Kabuki, the Komatsu mascot. Komatsu city houses several kutani-yaki studios, including the workshop of one Living National Treasure. You can buy some kutani-yaki pottery in the station and at the Urara, or you can visit some of the art dealerships scattered throughout the city.
Money & Budget
Those looking for souvenirs might find a better selection in Kanazawa, especially in Kanazawa station or near Kenrokuen. The Komatsu Urara Concert Hall (near the station) offers some souvenirs in its gift shop, including items bearing Kabuki, the Komatsu mascot. Komatsu city houses several kutani-yaki studios, including the workshop of one Living National Treasure. You can buy some kutani-yaki pottery in the station and at the Urara, or you can visit some of the art dealerships scattered throughout the city.
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Glimpses of Komatsu
A side profile of a trenching robot. The Exosystem has been added to the back of this Komatsu excavator to add autonomous capabilities.
photographed in a Coal Mine in South Kalimantan - Indonesia
A fully autonomous excavator tracks to the next digging location.
Komatsu PC5500
A fully autonomous excavator tracks down a hill at sunset.
A Komatsu with an Exosystem installed powers down at the end of the day.
Komatsu PC4000
a yellow bulldozer in a dirt field
dozer komatsu d31p yellow color
Composing in Photoshop
A side profile of a trenching robot. The Exosystem has been added to the back of this Komatsu excavator to add autonomous capabilities.
photographed in a Coal Mine in South Kalimantan - Indonesia
A fully autonomous excavator tracks to the next digging location.