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Kenrokuen Garden is a symbolic spot of Kanazawa, which has easy access for the opening of Hokuriku Shinkansen Superexpress. For they often have light-up event in a year, I think it's good to visit during such events. I like especially autumn! I took the first pic in autumn, the second in winter. ◎The bus following a circular route from Kanazawa Station is useful!
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.
The town landscape of traditional buildings (called Ochaya architecture) at both sides and stone paved road is perfectly beautiful! It's nice to visit the first thing in the morning to walk around leisurely. There'll be so many tourists around 10:00 when the shops start to open, that we feel like to visit a crowded amusement park or something like that.
Rabbit Chair is a second famous (I think) thing next to Swimming Pool at 21st Century Museum in Kanazawa. The appearance of so many chairs line together is soooo lovely! And it's located at an area we can see for free before the entry to the museum.
Name
21st Century Museum Of Contemporary Art Kanazawa
Address
1-2-1 Hirosaka, Kanazawa-shi, IshikawaGoogle Map
Tel
076-220-2800
Hours
9:00-22:00
How to get there
10 min by bus from Kanazawa Station. By car, 20 min from Kanazawa Higashi IC, or 2.6 km from Kanazawa Station.
Parking
Toll parking area is available
Kazuemachi Chayagai is located next to a famous Higashi Chayagai, but there're fewer tourists in Kazuemachi. We could enjoy exploring to find back alleys so much! I always walk around with Google in my hand, but it's better to walk without seeing anything here.
Name
Kazue-machi Chaya District
Address
Kazue-machi, Kanazawa-shi, Ishikawa, Kanazawa-shi, IshikawaGoogle Map
Kanazawa Umimirai Library has selected as one of the Most Beautiful Public Libraries In The World. The polka-dots on the wall are, in fact, windows. There're as many as 60000 polka-dots!
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
Chirihama Beach as long as 8 km between Chirihama IC and Imahama IC of 'Noto Satoyama Kaido Sea Road' in Ishikawa. Its the only road in Japan, where we can drive a car on the sandy beach. I like the time during the sun setting to the Sea of Japan.
Name
Chirihama Nagisa Driveway
Address
Chirihama-machi , Hakui-shi, IshikawaGoogle Map
How to get there
5 min by car or taxi from Houdatsu Station.
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)
Name
Nata-dera Temple
Address
122 Yu Nata-machi, Komatsu-shi, IshikawaGoogle Map
Tel
0761-65-2111
Hours
8:30-16:45
How to get there
Kanazawa Castle belonged to Maeda Family, a lord of Kaga, once a strong country described as 'Hyakuman-Goku (one million-goku of rice produced annually). Now, it's opened as Kanazawa Castle Park. Together with Kenrokuen Garden adjoining to the castle, they open for free and extend the opening hours. What's more, you can enjoy night cherry blossom viewing and the garden's illumination.◎Open for free & illumination in 2018: 3/31-4/8, till 21:30 at night.
The deity 'Kukuri-hime' mediated between the gods 'Izanagi' and 'Izanami' who was a married couple and had found Japan. And more, 'Kukuri' is similar to 'kukuru (form a connection)', Kukuri-hime has been adored as a god for harmony and marriage since ancient times.
Name
Shirayamahime Shrine
Address
105-1 Sannomiya-machi, Hakusan-shi, IshikawaGoogle Map
Tel
076-272-0680
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
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
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.
Name
Ono-machi
Address
Ono-machi, Kanazawa-shi, IshikawaGoogle Map
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
Korin-ji Temple is secretly becoming popular as a temple for success in one-wish. Any kinds of wish will be OK, but only one for one person. And the way of praying is also very unique. If you touch the White Fudo sitting in the garden, you can get a beautiful skin. So don't miss touching it!
Name
Korin-ji Temple
Address
1-3-15 Nomachi, Kanazawa-shi, IshikawaGoogle Map
Tel
076-241-3905
Hours
9:00-16:30
In old time, a man Togoro washed yam here, then he found gold dusts. From such a story, 'a swamp (沢) to wash gold (金)' became 'Kanazawa (金沢). It doesn't run dry under a blazing sun in midsummer and overflow after a long rain. It's a mysterious spring always filled with clear water.
Name
Kinjo Reitaku
Address
1-3 Kenroku-machi, Kanazawa-shi, IshikawaGoogle Map
Although he had stayed here only for a short term, he was concerned here ' Iroha Soan' till his last years. In the building, his work-room and a study are left as they are, and his rare art works are exhibited. You can totally enjoy a world of Rosanjin.
Name
Rosanjin's Cottage, Iroha Souan
Address
18-5 Yamashiro Onsen, Kaga-shi, IshikawaGoogle Map
Tel
0761-77-7111
Hours
9:00-17:00
Closed
Wed
A popular arch in the rose garden here. The crimson Uncle Walter in full bloom and colorful roses behind it are in full bloom. I felt the scent of roses even when I was wearing a mask.
Name
Kanazawa Minami Sports Park Rose Garden
Address
3 Togashi, Kanazawa-shi, Ishikawa, JapanGoogle Map
Tel
076-220-2356
How to get there
10 min by car, from Nishi-Kanazawa Station
Benkichi Ohno's memorial museum has lots of his inventions. Everyone must be absorbed in 3-D puzzle and forget the time passing! Why don't you try?
Name
Ishikawa Prefecture Kanazawa Port Ohno KARAKURI MEMORIAL MUSEUM
Address
4-2-29 Ohno-cho, Kanazawa-shi, IshikawaGoogle Map
Tel
076-266-1311
Hours
9:00-17:00
Closed
Wed
Peel art gallery with fluff art and vegetable and fruit skins. Cute and eco-friendly art. It was a photogenic space.
Name
HIMITO
Address
54, Nakakawayokemachi, Kanazawa, Kanazawa-shi, Ishikawa, Hokuriku, JapanGoogle Map
Tel
076-224-3730
Hours
12:00-
Fee
Adult 1000 yen、Child 300 yen
How to get there
10 min by car or taxi, from Kanazawa Station
Many fantastic rocks shaped by erosion of sandstone are seen in Kakusen-kei Valley. For each of the three bridges named Korogi, Ayatori and Kurotani, has the different designs and materials, it'll be good for you to enjoy the various sceneries.
Name
Kakusen-kei Valley
Address
Shimotani-machi Yamanaka Onsen, Kaga-shi, IshikawaGoogle Map