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An open air museum featuring nine historic buildings from the Edo period that have been relocated and reconstructed. Among the buildings are farm …
A modest traditional arts and crafts museum located within the grounds of Kenrokuen. The museum is closed every Thursday during off season …
A district to the west of Kanazawa Castle in which a large number of samurai retainers lived. The area has a host of homes and museums showcasing …
The Tsuzumi Gate is the iconic red west gate of Kanazawa Station. It has become the unofficial symbol of Kanazawa and is recognised throughout …
One of Kanazawa's most popular attractions, Myoryuji is a Buddhist temple that was built with numerous hidden passages, secret staircases and …
The area upstream from the Saikawa-ohashi Bridge features wide grassy banks lined with mature somei-yoshino cherry trees, which put on a …
Located on the highest point in Kanazawa between the Sai and Asano rivers, Kanazawa Castle was the base of the powerful Maeda clan who ruled over …
A large indoor market with lots of fresh produce including giant crabs, fish, fruit, vegetables, and flowers. Along with the fresh produce there …
A modern museum built in 2002. Although there is an English pamphlet, most of the displays have only a summary in English. As a lot of the …
A museum dedicated to 17 notable individuals from Kanazawa (all men, ahem...) who have contributed to modern Japan. While they are notable and …
The Nishi Tea House District is a small street of well preserved tea houses which are frequented by Geisha to the west of the Sai River. The …
Set behind, but not directly accessible from the Daisetsu Museum, the Nakamura Memorial Museum is a museum established by industrialist Eishun …
A museum dedicated to all things tea ceremony and to Ohi Chozaemon Ware in particular. Entry is 700yen, but there is a gallery/gift shop with …
A modern, perfectly round museum split over two levels. Regular entry is and gives you access to six galleries. If you want to view the special …
A museum dedicated to a prominent literary figure who hails from Kanazawa. As with most museums related to literature or poetry in a specific …
With its elaborate costumes and ritualized movements and chants, Noh can seem like an impenetrable Japanese art form. This new museum dedicated …
The Higashiyama Higashi Tea House is a beautifully preserved district of tea houses. If not for the presence of your fellow sightseers, you could …
Kanazawa's Kazuemachi Tea District can be found on the south bank of the Asano River between Asanogawa Bridge and Nakanohashi Bridge. The …
Although it appears to be very much intact, the Nomura Clan Samurai House are officially called "ruins" as the house and grounds were altered by …
The D.T. Suzuki Museum is dedicated to the life and teachings of modern Zen Buddhist philosopher Daisetsu Suzuki. The museum is divided into …
A preserved two-story home on the edge of the Nagamachi samurai neighborhood that belonged to a wealthy merchant in the Edo period. The house …
Heijō Palace is a bunch of reconstructed buildings from the time when Nara was known as Heijō-kyō - Japan's Heain era imperial capital. Although …
Located in Hattori Ryokuchi Park, the museum features farm houses and other structures built between the 17th and 19th centuries that have been …
Located in Sakai City, Osaka Prefecture, this kofun (ancient burial mound) is one of the largest and best preserved in Japan. It's also part of a …