Best Architectures In Kanazawa
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It has won some prizes such as '25 most beautiful libraries in the world'. Inside the library with windows like dots on the white wall, the 2nd and 3rd floor are very open for the stairwells. There're three different sizes for the windows and the sun light comes from them beautifully to wrap the room gently.◎To take pictures of the inside, you need to fill in the application and meet some conditions. You can use for free because it's a city library. Open: weekdays 10:00-19:00, holidays 10:00-17:00. Regular holiday: Wednesdays
Name
Kanazawa Umimirai Library
Address
1-1 Jichu-machi, Kanazawa-shi, IshikawaGoogle Map
Tel
076-266-2011
Hours
10:00-19:00 [Sat・Sun・Holidays]10:00-17:00
Closed
Wed
How to get there
13 min by bus from Kanazawa Station. 10 min by car from Kanazawa Nishi IC.
Parking
Parking area is available
There's a lingering scent of old times here and there in this representative structure of 'ocha-ya', and you can feel like a time traveling to Edo period. Such an elaborately, gorgeously and dignifiedly made house in Higashi Chaya Machi had been once set as high valuation as Kyoto Gion. Feel the fascinating atmosphere.
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.
Name
Kanazawa Yuwaku Edo Mura
Address
35-1 Araya-machi Yuwaku, Kanazawa-shi, IshikawaGoogle Map
Tel
076-235-1267
Hours
9:00-17:30
Closed
Tue
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.
Name
Nishi Chaya District
Address
Nomachi, Kanazawa-shi, IshikawaGoogle Map
Kazue-machi chaya-gai is one of the three chaya gai in Kanazawa. Chaya-gai is the old name of an amusement center. Houses with beautiful latticed windows named Kinusuko. You can enjoy slow walking around the street.
Name
Kazue-machi Chaya District
Address
Kazue-machi, Kanazawa-shi, Ishikawa, Kanazawa-shi, IshikawaGoogle Map
Fusuma doors with landscape paintings of the Kano school, shoji (papered) doors with glasses, and ceiling all made of Japanese cypress, the formal house has these wonderful workmanship. And, a garden won the third place of the best Japanese garden chosen by the garden specialized journal in America is worth seeing.
Name
A Site Of Samurai House Nomura-ke
Address
1-3-32 Naga-machi, Kanazawa-shi, IshikawaGoogle Map
Tel
076-221-3553
Hours
8:30-17:30
A worldwide Buddhism philosopher Daisetsu Suzuki who made zen culture popular in the world. Yoshio Taniguchi embodied his ideas, and the unique design is worth visiting for anyone not only the architecture fans.
Name
Suzuki Museum
Address
3-4-20 Honda-machi, Kanazawa-shi, IshikawaGoogle Map
Tel
076-221-8011
Hours
9:30-17:00
Closed
Mon
The oldest fountain is made by water pressure from elevation difference of the pond as own source. And it is made in the Edo period, so I'm surprised at the skill.
Name
Kenrokuen Garden
Address
1 Kenroku-machi, Kanazawa-shi, IshikawaGoogle Map
Tel
076-234-3800
Hours
7:00-18:00,8:00-17:00
How to get there
10 min by bus from Kanazawa Station. By car, 30 min from Kanazawa Nishi (West) IC, 30 min from Kanazawa Higashi (East) IC, or 20 min from Kanazawa Morimoto IC.