Sight Spots in Kanazawa
Main Tourist Attraction | Length of Time | Note | |
Around Kenrokuen Garden・Kanazawa Castle Area | |||
Kenrokuen Garden | 1~1.5 hour | One of the most beautiful gardens in Japan | |
Kanazawa Castle Park | 0.5~1 hour | Lead roof tile and sea cucumber wall show the unique feature | Museum of Traditional Arts and Craft | 1 hour | Traditional arts and crafts exhibit |
Kaga Yuzen Traditional Industry Center | 0.5~1 hour | Visitors can try on kimonos and dye silk. | |
Seisonkaku Villa | 1 hour | Residence of the Maedas' wife | |
Pref. Noh Theater | 1 hour | Visitors can watch a Noh performance. | |
Terashima Kurando-House | 1 hour | Samurai Residence | |
Nishida-ke Garden Gyokusen-en | 1 hour | The oldest of the historical gardens in Kanazawa | |
Korinbo・Nagamachi Area | |||
21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art | 1 hour | Pritzker Architecture Award-winning building | |
Kanazawa Noh Museum | 1 hour | Visitors can dress up like Noh actors with Noh masks and costumes. | |
Ashigaru Shiryokan Museum | 0.5 hour | Residence of Ashigaru, a foot soldier. | |
Maeda Tosanokami-ke Shiryokan Museum | 0.5 hour | Matsu's handwriting on display. Matsu was the wife of Lord Toshiie Maeda. | |
Nomurake | 0.5 hour | a beautiful Japanese garden which was awarded two Michelin stars | |
Musashigatsuji・Owaricho Area | |||
Omicho Market | 0.5~1 hour | A Kanazawa kitchen. Meals are served here. | |
Kazue-machi Chaya District | 0.5 hour | This district retains the atmosphere of the Meiji Era. | |
Higashiyama・Utatsuyama Area | |||
Katani, Hakuza, Sakuda | 1 hour each | Visitors can make a gold leaf craft. | |
Kanazawa Yasue Gold Leaf Museum | 0.5 hour | Entering the Gold Leaf World - the thickness of 1/10,000 mm. | |
Ohi Pottery Museum | 1 hour | You can see traditional Ohi pottery - it is reddish yellow and has a 350-year history. | |
Shima | 0.5 hour | The only building of its kind that has been awarded the designation: Japan’s Important Cultural Asset. | |
Nomachi・Teramachi Temple Area | |||
Nishi Chaya District | 0.5 hour | Geisha houses. No fee required. | |
Myoryuji temple (Ninja Temple) | 1.5 hour | There are no Ninja. Reservation required. | |
Kutani Kosen | 1 hour | Visitors can observe the Kutani porcelain production process. | |
Honda-machi Area | |||
Nakamura Memorial Museum | 0.5 hour | This rest area is complete with tea ceremony. | |
D.T.Suzuki Museum | 1 hour | Museum of a Buddhist philosopher who influenced the famous John Lennon. |