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History / Culture / Tour

D.T. Suzuki Museum

4.5

447 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Ishikawa Pref. Kanazawashi Hondamachi 3-4-20

The D.T. Suzuki Museum in Kanazawa was opened as a place for people to learn about D.T. Suzuki, a renowned Buddhist scholar who was born in Kanazawa, and also as a place for self-reflection. The Museum consists of three halls (the Vestibule, Exhibition Space and Contemplative Space, which are linked by corridors) and three gardens (the Vestibule Garden, Water Mirror Garden, and Roji Garden). The scene of the Contemplative Space building reflected in the shallow pool of water in the Water Mirror Garden is highly photogenic, and has appeared in many different media.

I absolutely adored this little out-of-the-way museum. I was fascinated by online photos for a long time and had always wanted to visit, but my time in Kanazawa was always too short for a visit...
Wajima Kiriko Art Museum

4.0

180 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Ishikawa Pref. Wajimashi Marintown 6-1

A museum located inside Marine Town in Wajima City, Ishikawa Prefecture which presents traditional kiriko votive lanterns from the Noto area. During festivals in summer and fall, shrine parishioners in every town in the area carry kiriko lanterns; the largest can rival four story buildings in size. Some 30 giant kiriko lanterns stand within the hall; traditional festival music plays inside the museum, and lighting is used to recreate the atmospheres of festivals being held during the day, at dusk, and in the evening. The viewing deck on the third floor gives a sweeping view of Wajima Port. The museum also has a shop selling original merchandise.

This museum is off the beaten path, but it is well worth finding it and investing an hour or so wandering through the amazing lanterns. The price is affordable, about JPY600/person, and colors and...
Komatsu Green Park

4.0

97 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Ishikawa Komatsu-shi Komatsunomori 1

"A one-minute walk from the east exit of JR Komatsu Station, this hands-on museum was built on the site of a former factory of Komatsu, a construction machinery manufacturer. Visitors can learn about Komatsu's 100-year history and the mechanisms and technologies of construction machinery through hands-on experience. Visitors can also get hands-on experience with construction equipment, such as riding in the driver's seat of the ""930E"" super-large dump truck and the ""PC4000"" hydraulic excavator, as well as operating a mini excavator for children. At ""Genki Satoyama"", a recreation of a satoyama (woodlands close to the village) in the Kaga region, visitors can observe a wide variety of plants and living things. Admission is free."

巨大なショベルカーとダンプトラックが展示されています。時間帯によっては、運転席に乗れます！ただし、かなり時間が限られているので、WEBで時間をチェックしてからいくとよいです。また身長95センチ以下の小さい子は、必ずおんぶ紐です。抱っこ紐はNG。芝生エリアや、ベンチも少しあるので、ピクニックしてもよいですね。室内展示も少しあります。働くクルマ好きな幼児は大興奮です。
Kanazawashi Ashigaru Museum

4.0

127 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Ishikawa Pref. Kanazawashi Nagamachi 1-9-3

A museum located in Nagamachi, Kanazawa City, Ishikawa Prefecture which displays materials related to the life and work of “ashigaru,” common foot soldiers who existed during the era of Japan’s feudal domains. The museum consists of two wood longhouses used as ashigaru barracks which were moved to this site. The hedge, trees and other plants, and distinctive roof with stones placed on top all replicate how the facility would have looked when used to house ashigaru. Inside, visitors will find exhibits presenting life goods and furnishings used at the time, providing a glimpse into the foods ashigaru ate, the side work they engaged in to occupy their time, and other aspects of their everyday life.

I walked around the Nagamachi (samurai) district and found three other houses that were open to the public free of charge which I enjoyed much more than the Nomura Samurai house. One of them was the...
Wajima Lacquerware Museum

4.0

72 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Ishikawa Pref. Wajimashi Kawaimachi 24-55

A museum dedicated to Wajima lacquerware located near the Shinbashi Bridge in the heart of Wajima. The museum was recently remodeled in 2015. Inside its bright and spacious confines, visitors can view many examples of Wajima lacquerware. There is a gallery and shop on the first floor which sells lacquerware products from some 60 artisans and shops in the city. The shop's large selection spans items for everyday use like lacquered chopsticks, to gorgeously painted decorative lacquerware pieces. The second floor exhibition space has two rooms. The first exhibition room presents how lacquerware is made. The second exhibition room conveys the depths of Wajima lacquerware, presenting the history and culture of the craft, examples of the lacquering process, and historical materials.

We stopped at this small museum while visiting Wajima. The museum has some very nice displays of laquerware and also does a nice job of explaining how these pieces are made. This is worth a stop if...
The Fourth High School Memorial Museum of Cultural Exchange, Ishikawa

4.0

68 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Ishikawa Pref. Kanazawashi Hirosaka 2-2-5

A cultural facility housed inside the former Fourth National High School established by the prefecture of Ishikawa to exhibit materials relating to the history of the school and to serve as a space for cultural activities. The red brick museum building, once the primary building of the Fourth National High School, was built in 1891 with a distinct architectural style. After the high school was closed, the building was used for a variety of purposes, including serving as Kanazawa University's Faculty of Science building, a local courthouse, and as a folk customs museum. Today, the facility is used as a museum which displays educational materials once used when it was a high school, and as the Modern Literature Museum, which contains exhibits on literary masters connected to Ishikawa Prefecture such as Kyoka Izumi and Muro Saisei.

金沢市役所のすぐ近くのいしかわ四高記念公園内にあります。公園の名前がこちらに因んだのでしょうから当然ではありますが。夕方でやや遅かったので外観だけの見学になりましたが、往時のモダンさを感じさせる雰囲気のいい建物でした。
Kanazawa Nishichaya Museum

4.0

43 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Ishikawa Pref. Kanazawashi Nomachi 2-25-18

A history museum located in No-machi, Kanazawa City, Ishikawa Prefecture situated on the former site of the Yoshiyonero tea house; the museum building recreates what the tea house once looked like in its heyday. The Yoshiyonero famously served as the setting of the Taisho period novel “Chijo” and an exhibit presenting materials related to its author, Seijiro Shimada, can be found on the first floor. The second floor is a tatami room with lovely rouge walls; the room is decorated with various articles appropriate to the tea house neighborhood in which the museum is situated, including gold leafed and lacquered ornaments, sensu folding fans, a shamisen, and taiko drum. Volunteer sightseeing guides who will provide a walking tour of the nearby area are also regularly stationed at the museum.

金沢市の茶屋街のひとつであるにし茶屋街にあり、駅などからは少し距離があります。かつてのお茶屋の様子が再現された場所で、装飾品などを含めて見学することができて、入場料は不要なのでこちらに来たら見学するといい場所だと思います。
Kitamaebune Ship Museum

4.0

32 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Ishikawa Pref. Kagashi Hashitatemachi Yi 1 - 1-1

"A museum which contains exhibits on ""kitamaebune,"" shipping vessels which plied the waters of the Sea of Japan from the mid-Edo period to the mid-Meiji period. The museum is housed in an estate which was built by a kitamaebune ship owner in 1876. The structure was built with the highest quality materials and its lacquered pillars and ceilings are still lustrous today. The museum's many exhibits include ema votive tablets decorated with ships used to pray for safe voyages, model ships given by ship builders to ship owners, sailing instruments, furniture used on the ships, and more. The 2,000 lacecap hydrangeas which grow in the inner courtyard come into stunning bloom from mid-June to early July."

北前船の栄光が分かりました。資料の中には明治期の長者番付が有って前頭に位置する方もいたようです。ただ仕事は命がけでしたけどね。
Hanayome Noren

4.0

31 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Ishikawa Nanao-shi Madashimachi Tsu Department 49

This museum shows traditional wedding custom in Ishikawa. Bridal curtains inside the museum were pretty and they are all hand-painted. You can also see bridal costumes for women showcased inside the...
Maeda Tosanokami-ke Shiryokan Museum

3.0

32 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Ishikawa Pref. Kanazawashi Katamachi 2-10-17

A history museum dedicated to the Maeda Tosanokami family, a clan started by the samurai Maeda Toshimasa, son of Maeda Toshiie, the first lord of Kaga Domain. The family, of honorable origin and closely affiliated with the domain-ruling Maeda clan, is counted as one of the eight primary families which underpinned and supported the domain. Over the generations, members of the Maeda Tosanokami clan were awarded many important positions, and the family accumulated some 9,000 articles of tremendous historical value, a portion of which are on display in this museum. The museum's impressive exhibits include suits of armor and swords as well as texts detailing the history of famous military commanders from Japan's Warring States period.

Even though the museum is pretty much all in Japanese, the artifacts are still interesting and they tried hard to provide translations to as much of the exhibit as they could. The staff were kind...
Ishikawa Insect Museum

4.5

22 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Ishikawa Pref. Hakusanshi Yawatamachi Inu 3

A museum located a 20 minute walk from Tsurugi Station on the Hokuriku Railroad Ishikawa Line. Standing along the Tsurugi Bypass, the museum is notable for its elaborate exhibits. In addition to exhibits arranged by classification including varieties found in Hakusan, the museum also has an insect section in which you can observe 20 varieties of real, live insects. Other fun things visitors can do including handling live insects and attempting an insect quiz. The museum also holds a variety of events. Every month on the 19th, junior high school aged students and younger can enter the museum for free (must be accompanied by an adult family member).

A big museum about insects, with many kinds of beetles, and a large butterfly house to walk through. Much more to see than I expected! For 410 yen for adults, less for children, it is great value. It...
Torigoe Ikkou Ikki History Museum

4.0

12 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Ishikawa Pref. Hakusanshi Deaimachi A 26

This history museum is located within the Ikko-ikki no Sato Roadside Station along the National Route No. 360 in Deaimachi, Hakusan City. This museum displays materials from the KagaIkko-ikki uprising during the Sengoku era and airs a film depicting the details along with a narration. Earthenware excavated from the National Historic Landmarks of the Torigoe and affiliated Futoge Castles are also on display, This museum functions as an information center for the castle remains.

道の駅一向一揆の里にある有料の施設です。加賀一向一揆の最後の砦になった鳥越城や二曲城についてや、加賀一向一揆について学べます。館内には鳥越城や二曲城への行き方や、詳しい散策マップがありますので、城跡を見学される場合は、先にこの場所を訪れると良いと思います。館内は全面的に写真撮影禁止で、写真が撮れなかったことが残念でした。
Kanazawa Literary Hall

4.0

21 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Ishikawa Pref. Kanazawashi Owarichou 1-7-10

Located near the Hashiba intersection on National Route 159 in Owari Town, Kanazawa City, the Kanazawa Literary Hall is a facility dedicated to interchange and the dissemination of information relating to the literary heritage of Kanazawa. The Itsuki Hiroyuki Library has on display an impressive collection of books, including the complete works of Itsuki Hiroyuki, an author closely associated with Kanazawa. The Literary Floor showcases books that were awarded the Izumi Kyoka Literary Prize or the Citizens’ Literary Prize; the Salon is an area where lovers of literature can gather.

浅野川大橋の近くの橋場町交差点近くにあります。アンティークなビルでなかなか雰囲気のいい建物です。五木寛之文庫とも書かれており、かなり重点的に取り上げられいるので地元かと思ったらそうでもないようです。建物見学かねて見学するといいと思います。
Yamanaka Onsen Basho no Yakata

4.0

19 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Ishikawa Kaga-shi Yamanaka Onsen Honmachi 2- Ni 86-1

芭蕉にゆかりの山中温泉にあるが、芭蕉の滞在した泉屋は現存せず、ここはただの記念館。ただし、かつての旅館を改装したもので、元の客室や庭園は一見の価値がある。
Hakusan Dinosaur Park Shiramine

4.0

18 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Ishikawa Pref. Hakusanshi Kuwajima 4-99-1

A museum standing along the Tedori River easily identifiable by its statues of dinosaurs. The museum displays life-sized replicas of dinosaur skeletons and models and has a tunnel, visitors can walk through and experience the time of the dinosaurs. There's also a thrilling 40 meters long dinosaur slide. The museum's fossil dig experience for elementary school children is very popular and real dinosaur teeth have actually been discovered here. Children can also see what it's like to clean fossils and make replicas.

屋外の恐竜ディスプレイの姿勢や、施設の内装の古臭さは否めませんが、ノスタルジックな雰囲気があっていいかなと思います。平日で人が少なかったことや、周りが山に囲まれていることもあり、某恐竜映画に出てくる島っぽい感覚も味わえるかもしれません。化石発掘も楽しめるので、旅行のサブ目的地な感じで行けば損しないと思います。
Komatsu Hikiyama Gallery Miyossa

4.0

15 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Ishikawa Komatsu-shi Yokaichimachi 72-3

This community exchange center opened in 2013. The facility is a place where visitors can have fun and find meaning in a variety of ways, from suggestions for local sightseeing destinations to chances for coming in contact with traditional performing arts and trying local activities. The standing exhibition on the first floor contains two spectacular traditional festival floats and information on their history and characteristics. There’s also an 87-square-meter theater stage.

小松駅での時間つぶしで、よったのですが、素晴らしい山車が展示保管されていました、町の規模や知名度を超える祭りがあることを知りました。
Mawaki Ruins Jomon Museum

4.0

14 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Ishikawa Hosu-gun Notocho Mawaki 48-100

This museum presents Jomon artefacts discovered in Mawaki. A variety of artefacts dating to the Jomon period were discovered here during a massive dig which was started in 1980. Artefacts spanning a period of 4,000 years, accumulated as generations of people lived on the same site, were discovered, revealing a continuous picture of the people who once resided here. In addition to large amounts of pottery used as part of everyday life, a significant number of dolphin bones were found, indicating that the residents of the site habitually ate dolphin.

係りの方が説明してくださったので、音声ガイドはほとんど使用しませんでしたが、音声ガイド（無料）あります。係りの方の説明がなければ、結構さらっと見終わっていたと思うのですが、こちらの質問にも丁寧に答えてくださり、いろいろ詳しく説明していただいたおかげで大変勉強になりました。クリの木があそこまで残っていること、イルカ漁があったことには驚きました。
Suzu Ware Museum

4.0

12 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Ishikawa Suzu-shi Takojimamachi 1-2-563

A museum which displays Suzu ware, a form of Japanese pottery originating in the middle ages. The museum’s exhibits include superb examples of Suzu ware and Sue pottery, artefacts from archeological excavations, examples of how these potteries were used, and numerous pieces of Suzu ware which slept at the bottom of the ocean for ages after the ship that was transporting them sunk mid-journey. The museum also has a kiln built in 2011 modeled after the ruins of a kiln used in the early 13th century. The museum also displays pieces fired in this kiln.

This is the second time we visited the Suzu Ware Museum. The first time, the dark (black) ceramics put us off, and we walked out without much of a second thought. This time, when we walked in, we...
Owari-cho Citizen's Culture Museum

3.5

12 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Ishikawa Kanazawa-shi Owaricho 1-11-8

This cultural hall is an Ishikawa Prefectural Registered Tangible Cultural Property. The facility uses a bank building dating from 1907. The exterior is finished with black stucco, while the interior uses white stucco in a beautiful mixed western and Japanese style, and the gallery holds exhibitions with a different main theme set every two months.

近江町市場からひがし茶屋街方面に歩いて行くと道沿いにありました。平日は開いてないそうで外観だけの見学となりました。かつては銀行だったそうで、個人的な印象の銀行建築とは違いましたが、味わいはあっていい雰囲気の建物でした。
Yoshiro and Yoshio Taniguchi Museum of Architecture

4.0

6 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Ishikawa Kanazawa-shi Teramachi 5-1-18

This is a small museum just opened a couple months ago. If you are interested in Japanese architect, I highly recommend to visit. Unfortunately their translation to English is not well enough but you...

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Ishikawa Areas

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.