Best Tourist Spots In Ishikawa
Here're best Tourist Spots in Ishikawa. We released a ranking of reviews about Tourist Spots posted by travel influencers who have actually been to Ishikawa.
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Kenrokuen Garden
8 Review10 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. 1 Kenroku-machi, Kanazawa-shi, Ishikawa

You can enjoy the cycle of the seasons at Kenroku-en much more than other Japanese Gardens! Spring cherry blossom, summer iris, autumn colored leaves and winter propped pine tree with snow, There're also illumination events in each season.◎Kenroku-en Garden is located in Kanazawa urban district, so you can visit here by bus. Parking lots are available for cars.
Higashi Chaya District
6 ReviewHigashiyama, Kanazawa-shi, Ishikawa

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.
10 min by bus from Kanazawa Station. By car, 20 min from Kanazawa Higashi IC, or 2.6 km from Kanazawa Station. 1-2-1 Hirosaka, Kanazawa-shi, Ishikawa
Kazue-machi Chaya District
3 ReviewKazue-machi, Kanazawa-shi, Ishikawa, Kanazawa-shi, Ishikawa

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.
Kanazawa Umimirai Library
3 Review13 min by bus from Kanazawa Station. 10 min by car from Kanazawa Nishi IC. 1-1 Jichu-machi, Kanazawa-shi, Ishikawa

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
Chirihama Nagisa Driveway
3 Review5 min by car or taxi from Houdatsu Station. Chirihama-machi , Hakui-shi, Ishikawa
Nata-dera Temple
2 Review122 Yu Nata-machi, Komatsu-shi, Ishikawa

Started in 717, with a history of 1300 years, Nata-dera Temple has some nationally designated important cultural properties. And this wonderful view around 'Kigan Yusenkyou (strangely shaped rocks and a gorge a wizard living) was read in Matsuo Basho's haiku 'ishiyama no, ishi yori shiroshi, aki no kaze.' (Whiter than rocks of a rock mountain, an autumn wind)
Kanazawa Station
2 ReviewKinoshinbo-machi, Kanazawa-shi, Ishikawa
Oyama Shrine
3 Review11-1 Oyama-machi, Kanazawa-shi, Ishikawa
Kanazawa Castle Park
2 Review1-1 Marunouchi, Kanazawa-shi, Ishikawa
Shirayamahime Shrine
2 Review105-1 Sannomiya-machi, Hakusan-shi, Ishikawa
Shima
1 Review1-13-21 Higashiyama, Kanazawa-shi, Ishikawa

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.
Kanazawa Yuwaku Edo Mura
1 Review35-1 Araya-machi Yuwaku, Kanazawa-shi, Ishikawa

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.
Nishi Chaya District
1 ReviewNomachi, Kanazawa-shi, Ishikawa
1-3-32 Naga-machi, Kanazawa-shi, Ishikawa

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.
Ono-machi
1 ReviewOno-machi, Kanazawa-shi, Ishikawa

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.
Suzuki Museum
1 Review3-4-20 Honda-machi, Kanazawa-shi, Ishikawa
Korin-ji Temple
1 Review1-3-15 Nomachi, Kanazawa-shi, Ishikawa
Kinjo Reitaku
1 Review1-3 Kenroku-machi, Kanazawa-shi, Ishikawa
Rosanjin's Cottage, Iroha Souan
1 Review18-5 Yamashiro Onsen, Kaga-shi, Ishikawa