The ultimate guide to Japan travel
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 …
One of four national theatres throughout Japan, this particular one is dedicated to the art of bunraku puppetry. A popular form of entertainment …
Located adjacent to the west exit of Sendai Station, the observation deck on the 31st floor provides views to the east and west. The observation …
This gorgeous shrine to Hachiman, the Shinto god of war, was constructed by Date Masamune, the one-eyed dragon, first daimyo of Sendai Domain. It …
Also known as Aoba Castle, the ruins occupy a prominent hilltop location to the west of Sendai City. Most of the castle buildings were destroyed …
The mausoleum complex of Date Masamune and the daimyos of the Sendai Domain, the Zuihōden complex in Sendai's Aoba Ward date from 1637. The …
