Best Beautiful Townscape In Kanazawa

Kanazawa's Great Spot For Photos! Higashi Chayagai Looks Excellent With KimonoHigashi Chaya District

Higashi Chayagai District is the largest one of the three Chayagai Districts in Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture. There're beautiful houses with traditional wooden fences and red walls. And they're very photogenic with Japanese Kimono! You can also enjoy lunch and cafe at Higashi Chayagai.◎I recommend to use rental kimono shop and walk in Higashi Chayagai in Kimono. I rented kimono at 'Kokoyui' this time.

Beautiful Harmony Of Proudly Blooming Cherries & Tasteful Traditional TownscapeKazue-machi Chaya District

One of the three chaya towns in Kanazawa, Kazue-machi chaya town has tasteful stone pavements and Sembon-koushi (wooden lattice windows). As soon as you enter the narrow alley, you can feel like a time travel to Edo Period. It becomes more tasteful in the season of cherry blossoms. You all shouldn't miss the scenery of both together in only spring.

Time Travel To Edo Period! Outdoor Museum Fill Of Old Time Mood Of Kanazawa Castle TownKanazawa Yuwaku Edo Mura

In the large sight, you can see nine buildings such as samurai residences, old stores and farm houses including the important cultural assets that were used in the domain of Kaga in Edo period. This is a valuable cultural facility shows a part of the culture of forceful domain of Kaga and life of ordinary people.

Small, But You Must Not Miss! A Fashionable And Calm Chaya-gai DistrictNishi Chaya District

Nishi chaya-gai is one of the three chaya-gai districts in Kanazawa. It's smaller than others, there are the biggest number of geiko (young geisha) in fact. Some fashionable shops that you can meet only here. You may want to overreach yourself and walk in the district.

Soy Sauce Town' You Can Enjoy Taste, Fragrance And Looking AroundOno-machi

Ono town is a soy sauce-producing center since Edo era (around 1600-1800) where tasteful houses stand in a line. Ono soy sauce is characterized by its taste of sweetness and good flavor. You can enjoy visiting factories, soy sauce sweets and shopping omiyage in this town like a theme park of soy sauce.

A Museum Like A Park You Can Enjoy All Of Your Families21st Century Museum Of Contemporary Art Kanazawa

Its circle shape is characteristic for the museum. It's a museum though like a park, you can enjoy leisurely. Of course, the pay exhibitions, even free zone you can touch the arts with people of all ages.◎Pay exhibition zone: 10:00-18:00 (Fridays & Saturdays -20:00) Close: Sundays & Mondays Free zone: 9:00-22:00 Close: new year holidays

Kanazawa's Symbol! A Great Tuzumi-mon Gate Born From A Traditional Performing Arts Of JapanKanazawa Station

A beautiful architecture in front of Kanazawa station, it's called Tuzumi-mon borrowing its motif from tuzumi, a kind of drums used in a traditional performing arts 'Nogaku'. With a Motemashi Dome in it, they emanate great presences.

Fascinating Harmony Between Picturesque Kanazawa Castle & Cherry BlossomKanazawa Castle Park

Kanazawa Castle Park adjoining Kenroku-en Garden, a well-known place for cherry blossom. On Ohori-dori Street (between Kenroku-en and Castle Park) and Hasuikemon-dori (a street from Konya-zaka to Mayumi-zaka guchi), the scene of 360 cherry blossom trees, Someiyoshino, are the highlights.

Find Your Favorite Kimono! Walking In Kanazawa With Casual KimonoKimono Rental Shop KOKOYUI

At Rental Kimono Shop KOKOYUI, you can choose casual kimono from 150 kinds, and what's more, you can coordinate also Obi, Han-eri (collar), Obi-dome (accessary for Obi) and even Haori (jacket for kimono). I like the decorative tied Obi, so they can dress us very beautifully and carefully.◎The shop is located between Kanazawa Station and Omi-cho Market, and 7min walk from both of them. They prepare all things needed for kimono, so you can visit with empty-handed. You can take a reservation in HP.