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  • Nomura Samurai Residence
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    Ishikawa Pref. Kanazawashi Nagamachi 1-3-32
    A collection of buildings which once served as the residence of the Nomura samurai family during the era of Japan’s feudal domains. This popular tourist destination is located in Kanazawa, Ishikawa. Walking the stone paving and earthen walled alleys of the site, you’ll be able to get a taste of the life a samurai and his lady wife lived during the Edo period. The Nomura family served as regional administrators for generations; today, their home is open to the general public, and visitors can view fusuma screen paintings by the Kano school painter Sasaki Senkei, the interiors of buildings with glass and paper screen doors, tea rooms, and the family garden. Visited by great numbers of tourists from overseas as well, the residence is an internationally renowned sightseeing spot.

    We really enjoyed our time here.. lot of history and was such a tranquil place..set aside an hour and make the trip here.. Samurai museum is 1 min up the road..

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  • Ochaya Shima (National Important Cultural Property )
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    Ishikawa Pref. Kanazawashi Higashiyama 1-13-21
    Kanazawa Higashi-rou Shima was built in 1820 in the Kanazawa Higashi Chaya District, and the building to this day hasn’t been altered and remains as it was during the Edo period. It is highly valuable as cultural heritage and has been designated as an Important Cultural Property of Japan. The guest rooms on the second floor are structured for the purpose of merrymaking: if the guests sit with their backs to the alcove, the front becomes an anteroom, and it is designed that one can enjoy dancing and artistic accompaniment if the fusuma (Japanese sliding screens) are opened. You can have traditional Kanazawa sweets together with green tea in the tearoom, “Kanson-an”.

    Interesting small museum in an good old area. We only spent a short while in the museum but it was interesting to see. You need take your shoes off. If you have the day tourist bus pass you save 50...

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  • Seisonkaku
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    205 Reviews
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    Ishikawa Pref. Kanazawashi Kenrokumachi 1-2
    Seisonkaku is a retreat which Nariyasu Maeda, the 13th lord of Kaga Province, built for his mother, Shinryuin, in 1863. It is located next to Kenroku-en Garden, a famous tourist place in Kanazawa City, Ishikawa Prefecture. The building has been designated as a National Important Cultural Property and its garden as a National Place of Scenic Beauty. The two-storey building with a shingle roof features the Shoin-zukuri architectural style on the first floor and the Sukiya-zukuri architectural style on the second floor. The luxurious interior decorations, such as the Shoin-no-ma with its impressive purple walls and pastel ultramarine ceiling, as well as the drawing room with a beautiful colored ranma openwork screen are particular must sees.

    We really enjoyed walking round this house. If you have the day bus pass for tourists you can save 100 yen. They have lockers for your shoes and umbrellas.

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  • Kaikaro Cafe
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    163 Reviews
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    Ishikawa Kanazawa-shi Higashiyama 1-14-8

    Its a small area, but its also quite mysterious with so much history. Everything is well kept.. from restaurants to cafes to souvenir shops etc.. I went there twice..

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  • Shiinoki Cultural Complex, Ishikawa Prefecture
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    95 Reviews
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    Ishikawa Pref. Kanazawashi Hirosaka 2-1-1
    "A reception hall created by remodeling the former Ishikawa Government Office built in 1924. The two beach trees on either side of the front entrance are a symbol of the facility; 300 years old, they are even included in the facility's name (""Shiinoki"" means ""beech tree""). Known as the Temple-shaped Beeches, these trees are also designated National Natural Monuments. The side of the building facing Kanazawa Castle Park is covered with floor to ceiling windows, giving it a more modern and fashionable aspect, and these windows are perfect spots from which to view the Kanazawa Castle wall when it is lit up at night. The facility has a restaurant and cafe and is frequently used to host events and exhibitions."

    金沢２１世紀美術館のすぐ北側にあるしいのき緑地にあります。昔は県庁だったそうで、まさにレトロモダンという雰囲気の建物です。朝で中は見学していませんが、無料で入ることができ、カフェなどもあるので休憩にもピッタリだと思います。

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  • Ishikawa-mon Gate
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    Ishikawa Kanazawa-shi Marunouchi 1-1 Kanazawa Jo Park Uchi
    Full-fledged construction on Kanazawa Castle was begun in 1583 by samurai general Maeda Toshiie after the Battle of Shizugatake. The rear Ishikawa Gate, facing the Kenrokuen garden, was once known as the Karamete (“back”) Gate. Records state its current name is derived from the fact that it faces the direction of Ishikawa County, and today it is used by countless tourists as one of Kanazawa Castle’s main gates. The complex structure consists of the two–tier, two-story Ishikawa Yagura turret and multiple gates, and it is believed the purpose of this design was to slow enemies in the event of an invasion. At night, visitors can enjoy the beauty of the castle lit up by lights.

    金沢城の東側に位置する門で、石川橋で兼六園につながっています。なかなか立派な門ですが、これでも裏門なんですね。お堀通りを歩きながらちらっと見学したので、門よりも櫓のほうが存在感がありましたが、一体的になかなか良かったです。

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  • Shiguretei
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    55 Reviews
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    Ishikawa Kanazawa-shi Kenrokumachi
    One of the six teahouses located in the Kenrokuen garden. The teahouse existed from the time Maeda Tsunanori, fifth lord of Kaga Domain, created the Kenrokuen, and it is believed that it was primarily used for conducting the tea ceremony. The 10 and eight tatami mat rooms on the garden side and the connecting enclosure have been restored based on original ground plans. Until the original teahouse was demolished in the early Meiji period, it stood in front of where the garden fountain is now; the teahouse was rebuilt in its current location in March 2000. Today, visitors can enjoy matcha green and sencha green teas here for a small fee. Many people stop by to have a cup of tea and a Japanese confection while strolling the garden.

    700 Yen and 10 minutes later we got to sit down, drink a cup of tea and eat piece of cake. There is nothing happening, no ceremony, no ambience, just a big room and a bow when the tea is brought.

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  • The Old Site of Mr. Kurando Terashima's House
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    43 Reviews
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    Ishikawa Kanazawa-shi Otemachi 10-3
    This former samurai residence is located in Ote-machi 230 meters east-northeast of the site of Kanazawa Castle’s Otemon Gate. During the Edo period, the area was filled with similarly-sized residences belonging to mid-ranking samurai. The residence itself as well as a dozo storehouse, dobei plaster wall, and garden are still extant today. An excellent example of an Edo period mid-ranking samurai home, the residence was designated a cultural property and historic site by Kanazawa City in 1974.

    Like most of the places of worship and fame in Japan, this is not different. Carefully managed garden and grounds within a space of tranquillity and peace. To participate in a loose tea ceremony...

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  • Kami Tokikunike Old Residence
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    37 Reviews
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    Ishikawa Pref. Wajimashi Machinomachi Minamitokikuni
    The Heike Family who were defeated by Genji in the Battle of Danno-ura—The descendants of the younger brother in law of Taira no Kiyomori, Tokitada who was exiled to Noto, became wealthy farmers serving as imperial village officials; the “Tokikuni-ke” is the currently existing wooden house built by the 21st-generation family head. It seems to be the residence of a village official as the building is structured so that the section used for personal use is partitioned from the section used for official business; articles such as official business articles and large junk supplies are on display in the room used for personal use. In addition, Kamakura style strolling pond garden is designed in a strong style which skillfully adopts the natural topography, and it has been designated as a Place of Scenic Beauty of Japan.

    奥能登にある豪壮巨大な茅葺きの屋敷。平家由来の由緒ある家の屋敷で、内部は住居というより、京都の書院のようなつくりです。特に大納言の間は素晴らしい。庭も見所。テープによる案内があります。

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  • Site of Nagamachi Samurai Residences
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    Ishikawa Pref. Kanazawashi Nagamachi 1
    The site of Nagamachi Samurai Residences are the manor ruins of middle-class samurai in the Kaga clan, and its ”Komogake” straw supports made for protecting the earthen wall from snow are a winter tradition in Kanazawa. There is an air of romance in the yellow, earthen wall with its shingled roof, and the Nagayamon gate with its samurai window. ,You can get a taste for what life was like back then by stopping by the Nomura Family Samurai Residence, which is open to the public.
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  • Hishi Yagura /Gojikken Nagaya /Hashizume-mon Tsuzuki Yagura /Hashizume-mon
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    8 Reviews
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    Ishikawa Kanazawa-shi Marunouchi 1-1 Kanazawa Jo Park Uchi
    This collection of structures, a symbol of Kanazawa Castle Park, was newly restored in 2001. Its total area spans 1,900 square meters. Like the Ishikawa Gate and Sanjikken Nagaya, it is covered with lead roof tiles and so-called Namako walls. The three-tier, three-story Hishi Yagura and Hashizume-mon Tsuzuki Yagura turrets are connected by the two-tier, two-story Gojikken Nagaya gallery. It is believed the structures would have been used to protect the outer citadel in battle, and features such as ports for dropping rocks and lattice windows with gaps sized for guns, as well as its outer wall designed to prevent against fires attest to its defensive strength. It is the largest of any such structure in Japan built as part of a wooden castle from the Meiji period onward. The structure operates as a museum facility and incorporates universal design principles up to the second floor, including a stair lift and elevator.

    二の丸広場があり、五十間長屋などが建っているところから三の丸広場へと向かうと、橋爪門を通りました。 橋爪門は、二の丸の正門にあたる門です。高麗門形式の「一の門」、石垣と二重塀で囲われた「枡形」、櫓門形式の「二の門」からなる枡形門で、枡形は城内最大の大きさなんだそうです。金沢城にいくつもある門の中で、一番かっこいいなあと思いました。なお、この橋爪門は平成27年に再建の工事が終わったばかりなんだそ...

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  • Kita Residence
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    Ishikawa Hakui-gun Hodatsushimizucho Kita-kawashiri Ra 1-1
    “Tomurayaku” was a government position created in the Edo period by the samurai Maeda Toshitsune, third lord of Kaga Domain. Placed in charge of 10 villages, the tomurayaku would collect taxes and provide overarching management and supervision of the agricultural community under his authority. This residence belonged to one such tomurayaku, its thatched roof seeming to symbolize the “tip of the brush,” a term which also meant “leader” or “head” in Japanese. The tatami mat rooms of the main building are decorated in a style suiting the station of the tomurayaku. The structure has four entrances, each serving a different purpose – for example, one was for conducting the business of village administration, another for welcoming the lord of the domain. The residence is adjoined by a museum which displays cultural assets and ancient documents concerning Kaga Domain, making it possible for visitors to deepen their understanding of the history of the time.
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  • Bashodo
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    Ishikawa Kaga-shi Yamanaka Onsen Higashimachi Basho Do
    A Buddhist hall standing at the foot of the Kurotani Bridge leading to the Kakusen-kei Valley, the most beautiful valley in the Hokuriku region. The small hall, backed by thick, lush forest, is dedicated to the late master poet Matsuo Basho. Basho visited Yamanaka Onsen here while on his journey through the northern provinces, depicted in his “Narrow Road to the Interior.” It is said that upon seeing the beautiful scenery facing the Daishoji River from here, Basho clapped his hands in delight and exclaimed, “Here is the joy of the journey!” The historic hall was erected in 1910, celebrating its 100th anniversary in 2010 along with the walking trails of the Kakusen-kei Valley. The hall enshrines a small statue of Basho.
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  • Sanjikken Nagaya
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    Ishikawa Kanazawa-shi Marunouchi 1-1 Kanazawa Jo Park Uchi
    This two-tier, two-story tamon yagura gallery is located close to the inner citadel of Kanazawa Castle, one of Kanazawa’s most well-known landmarks. The Sanjikken Nagaya, Ishikawa Gate, and Tsurumaru Warehouse were the only structures to escape destruction in a fire on the grounds in 1881. Today, these structures are the important example of the castle’s architecture. The warehouse is roughly 48-meterlong, and it was originally used to store tableware but it is believed to have been used for storing weapons and ammunition in the late Edo period. Erected in 1858, the gallery has been designated an Important Cultural Property along with the Ishikawa Gate.
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  • Sotobori Park (Otebori)
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    Ishikawa Kanazawa-shi
    1. 4-hectare Sotobori Park is located on the site where the moats of Kanazawa Castle originally were in the Edo period. The moat was later filled in in the Meiji period and today is a popular space for rest and relaxation among local residents and tourists alike. The moats were filled in one by one after the abolition of the feudal domain system, and now only the Otebori Moat remains. 430 meters in circumference, the moat’s embankment was reinforced in 1989 and a walking path built along it. Commanding a view in spring of the cherry trees blooming along Kanazawa Castle Park’s stone wall, this area is one of the top cherry blossom viewing spots in the park.
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  • Yugaotei
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    Ishikawa Kanazawa-shi Kenrokumachi
    A teahouse standing on the east bank of Hisago Pond in the Kenrokuen garden. One of what were once four teahouses standing in an area formerly known as “Renchitei” (“Lotus Pond Garden”), the teahouse is believed to have been erected in 1774. The teahouse’ name is a combination of the word “yugao,” which is the Japanese name for the bottle gourd; and “tei,” which means “arbor or pavilion;” the elegant name is derived from an openwork depiction of bottle gourd flowers in one of its interior walls. In spite of its small size, the structure is designed so that it can be used for full-fledged traditional tea ceremony events. The oldest teahouse in the garden, at the present time visitors are not permitted to freely view the interior, but its exterior, unchanged since it was built, can be seen from a walking path a short distance away.
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  • Kaikokan
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    Ishikawa Nanao-shi Furuyashikimachi Oo Department 8-6
    The Kaga Domain’s department leader's house from 200 years before is attached to Nanao Castle Museum. The old manor's high thatched roof and thick beams were symbols of the family's status, and this building was registered as a tangible cultural property in 2006. The park covers about 1,600 square meters is lined with trees and grows with over 40 types of moss.
  • Former Kadomi Family Residence
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    Ishikawa Wajima-shi Monzenmachi Kuroshimamachi Ro no 94-2
    The “Kuroshima” area of Monzen Town in the city of Wajima City, Ishikawa Prefecture was a community for owners and sailors of “kitamae-bune” cargo ships which sailed the Sea of Japan from the late Edo period to the Meiji period. In the Edo period, the area was governed as a shogun’s demesne under the shogunate government. Many of the structures from that time, distinguished by their black tiled roofs, wood walls, and latticework, still stand in the area, and Kuroshima has been designated a National Important Preservation District for Groups of Traditional Buildings. The Kadomike Residence, located in Kuroshima and once the home of a cargo shipping agent, has been rebuilt and restored to its original state; inside are displayed a variety of items which illustrate the prosperity the area enjoyed during its heyday.
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  • National Important Cultural Property Tokikunike
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    Ishikawa Wajima-shi Machinomachi Nishitokikuni 2-1
    "An old thatch roof estate located 20 kilometers east of downtown Wajima City along National Route 249. After the Genpei war, a portion of the defeated Taira clan ended up in Noto and became the Tokikuni family before splitting into two branches. Because this is the residence of a branch family, it is also known as the ""Shimo-Tokikunike"" or ""Lower Tokikuni Residence."" A wooden, hiraya-style single-story residence, the magnificent central pillar and huge beams visible in the large, 132 square meter doma earthen floored room are truly a sight to behold. The residence as well as its adjoining 6,620 square meter Japanese strolling garden have collectively been designated an Important Cultural Property. The garden's Kirishima azalea come into bloom in early May; the Noto Antoku Tenno-sha shrine is also a sacred ""power spot""."
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Long, thin Ishikawa prefecture runs along the Sea of Japan up into Noto Peninsula. Highlights of the seaside towns lining the west coast include Kanazawa, often described as a "Little Kyoto" thanks to its old wooden tea houses and geisha culture as well as its picturesque Japanese garden, Kenroku-en.

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