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Nousaku

4.5

12 Reviews

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Ishikawa Pref. Kanazawashi Hirosaka 1-1-60

A long-standing lacquerware shop in Hirosaka, Kanazawa, Ishikawa which has operated continuously for eight generations since 1780. The shop carries an abundant variety of items, including traditional Kaga makie gold and silver lacquerware and Kanazawa Shikki lacquerware as well as Yamanaka-nuri and Wajima-nuri lacquerware, Ishikawa Prefecture specialty products. Floors one through three are stocked with items which can be used every day like chopsticks, bowls, and cups, as well as tea ceremony goods and flower vases. A café and sweet shop is situated on the fourth floor, and here you can enjoy a cup of coffee, matcha green tea with a tea cake, or sweet matcha cream zenzai red adzuki bean soup.

The lacquer ware at Nosaku is exquisite and beautifully displayed. The shop is like a museum. Prices are surprisingly reasonable. The gentleman presiding was in earnest conversation with an artisan...
Naga-machi Buke Yashiki Kyukeikan Rest House

4.0

14 Reviews

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Ishikawa Pref. Kanazawashi Nagamachi 2-4-36

"A tourist information facility located in the Nagamachi Samurai District in Kanazawa City where visitors can take a break and go to the bathroom. Although built with iron, stainless steel, and other modern materials, the facility's atmosphere is wholly that of a traditional samurai estate. The facility has a tourism pamphlet area and exhibition corner and you can learn about the history and culture of the area or take a break and rest in between exploring the town. ""Maido-san"" volunteer sightseeing guides are always on hand, so feel free to make use of their services and get guidance on the Nagamachi neighborhood."

金沢市の繫華街の西側にある武家屋敷跡エリアにある休憩スペースを兼ねたインフォメーションセンターのような場所です。このエリアに来るまで少し繫華街から歩くので休憩にいいです。自分は個人行動が好きですが、ガイドもいるので解説が欲しい方はお願いするのもいいと思います。
Kotoji Stone Lantern

4.5

12 Reviews

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Ishikawa Kanazawa-shi Kenrokumachi

This stone lantern serves as a symbol of the Kenrokuen, counted as one of Japan’s three most famous gardens. The two-legged lantern can be found by walking from the toll booth at the Katsurazaka gate on the Hyakumangoku-dori Streetside straight towards Kasumigaike Pond. 2. 67 meters tall, the lantern is a modified version of a “yukimidoro” three-legged lantern used to light up the surface of a pond, and only one of its legs stands in the pond’s waters. It is said that its name is derived from its appearance from behind, which resembles the bridge of a Japanese koto zither; although spelled with different characters, “kotoji” is the term for a koto bridge. The view in the fall encompassing the lantern, the Nijibashi Bridge spanning the Kyokusui meandering stream connecting to the pond, and the autumn foliage makes for a spectacular commemorative photo. Depending on your timing, you may encounter a line of photographers waiting to take just such a picture.

兼六園内にあります、日本三名園の一つ兼六園のシンボルです、霞が池の北岸に配された琴柱灯籠、名前の由来は足が二股になっておりそれが琴の糸を支えることじに似ているのでその名がついたと言われる。
Great People of Kanazawa Memorial Museum

3.5

14 Reviews

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Ishikawa Kanazawa-shi Shimohondamachi 6-18-4

Kanazawa, once the capital of Japan, has produced great numbers of pioneers in a wide variety of fields since the late Edo period. This museum introduces some of the most famous and celebrated of these personages. The standing exhibition on the second floor is divided into seven areas presenting the achievements and careers of people who have supported modern Japan. One of the areas features people requested by Kanazawa City elementary school students, and visitors can learn more about the things they have done and the way they lived. The museum also serves as a base for research concerning the great people of Kanazawa.

金沢21世紀美術館と市役所との間の道路を道沿いに南下するとあります。その名からわかるように金沢出身の著名人の功績が紹介されています。自分は台湾が好きなので八田與一に目が行きましたが、正直他はあまり知らない人物も多かったです。
Fountain

4.0

10 Reviews

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Ishikawa Kanazawa-shi Kenrokumachi

A fountain fed by Kasumigaike Pond in the center of the Kenrokuen garden. The fountain’s waters jet 3. 5 meters into the air and are powered by the natural water pressure created by a difference in height with the pond’s surface. The fountain was constructed at the end of the Edo period. Records state it was constructed in part to test a method for bringing water into the outer citadel of Kanazawa Castle, and the facility provides a glimpse into the technological capabilities of the time. It is thought that water was piped from the Tatsumi Canal, which penetrated into the garden, from in front of the Nijibashi Bridge via a pipe built into the Ishikawa Bridge. The fountain is a highly unusual feature for a Japanese garden and is also thought to be the oldest in Japan.

この噴水は霞ヶ池を水源とし噴水の高低差を利用している自然の水圧で噴水が上がっている霞が池の水位により噴水の高さ決まる、この噴水は日本最古の噴水です。
Owari-cho Citizen's Culture Museum

3.5

12 Reviews

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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。
Nakashima Menya Main Store

3.5

11 Reviews

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Ishikawa Pref. Kanazawashi Owarichou 2-3-12

This traditional toy store is located in Owari-cho, Kanazawa City, Ishikawa Prefecture. This a long-established store was founded in 1862, originally selling theater props and masks. It began selling Kaga dolls and traditional toys later. The store prides itself on its lovingly-made handmade toys, and with the “Kaga-hachiman okiagari” motif based on Kaga-hachiman tradition, their toys are considered auspicious in the way that they rise up again, no matter how many times they fall. Inside the store is a corner where customers can experience painting Kaga-hachiman okiagari toys themselves. (Charges apply.)

金沢駅から徒歩約18分の距離にあります。今回はひゃくまんさん人形をGetすべく来店。幸いにも店頭に1点在庫があり無事購入することが出来た。お店は昭和を感じさせるレトロな作りではあるが歴史を感じさせる作品が並んでいる。張り子のひゃくまんさんなのでとても軽くお土産の品としては良いかもしれない。
Hisago Pond

4.0

9 Reviews

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Ishikawa Kanazawa-shi Kenrokumachi

A gourd-shaped pond sprawling on the west side of the Kenrokuen garden. The area was once known as “Renchitei” (“Lotus Pond Garden”), and it is believed that creation of the Kenrokuen, counted as one of Japan’s three most famous gardens, began in the vicinity. The pond’s name literally mean “gourd” and was given to it because of its shape. Walk around its banks and you can take in a variety of views so different from each other you wouldn’t think they all involved the same pond. There are two big and small islands in the pond modeled after legendary islands of youth and longevity and mountain wizards, and these, along with the Kaisekito six-tier stone pagoda standing on the center island, are popular photography spots.

兼六園の西側の出入り口である真弓坂口。ここから兼六園に入ると、まず瓢池がありました。池の周りは、見事な木々に囲まれていて、５月の新緑がこの瓢池に映っていて、とてもきれいでした。瓢箪の形をしていることから瓢池と名付けられたそうで、新緑の美しさに加えて、高さ6.6メートルの翠滝から流れ落ちる水の音もまた、素敵にに響き渡っていました。
Hishi Yagura /Gojikken Nagaya /Hashizume-mon Tsuzuki Yagura /Hashizume-mon

4.5

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...
Ganko Bridge

4.0

9 Reviews

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Ishikawa Kanazawa-shi Kenrokumachi

A bridge spanning Kasumigaike Pond, a pond in the center of the Kenrokuen which is also its largest. Made using 11 red Tomuro stone segments, its appearance was likened to that of geese flying in a line in the evening sky, hence its name, which literally means “geese flying in formation.” Made with the same stone used in the Nijibashi Bridge and for pedestals for statues in the garden, the bridge’s 11 Tomuro stone segments also resemble the pattern on a tortoise’ shell, and thus it is also known as “Tortoiseshell Bridge.” It was said that crossing the bridge would grant one long life, and in the past many visitors walked across its span; today, however, passage over the bridge is prohibited due to the extreme wear this has caused to the stone.

兼六園のほぼ中央にある霞ヶ池。その東岸に唐崎松があり、さらに東に少しだけ進むと、水路に雁行橋が架かっていました。この雁行橋は、11枚の六角形の石が続いているもので、雁が夕空に列をなして飛んでいく様をかたどったことから「雁行橋」という名がつきました石の一枚一枚は六角形をしていて、亀の甲の形をしていることから「亀甲橋」とも言われるそうです。現在は、渡ることができませんでした。
Kanazawa Yuwaku Edo-mura

4.0

9 Reviews

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Ishikawa Kanazawa-shi Yuwakuarayamachi 35-1

This museum was opened in 2010 after three farmhouses, one samurai residence, two merchant residences, one post station town wholesaler’s residence, and one gate from a samurai residence were moved here from the former Edomura open air museum. The museum conveys the culture and history of Edo period Kaga Domain, centered in Kanazawa. The museum is divided into two zones – a merchant/ samurai residence zone and a farmhouse zone, and the museum’s structures are of immense historical value and have been variously designated as cultural properties by the national, prefectural, and city governments.

全てが国・県・市の文化財指定されている日本伝統建築物群の民家園。加賀、能登、越前から武家住宅・町屋・農家などの「民家」を移築しています。町屋と農家の移築民家園はいくつかは存在するが、武家住宅(中級以下の武士宅)と本陣(宿場町の本陣/問屋場)までも存在するのは、なかなか無い。日本民家園の佐地家遺構は、主屋の移築は適わず門・供待だけになっている。 (ちなみに佐地家主屋は、名古屋市東区の歴史古写真...
Fushimi-ji Temple

3.5

9 Reviews

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Ishikawa Kanazawa-shi Teramachi 5-5-28

"This Koyasan Shingon Sect Buddhist temple is located about three kilometers from Kanazawa station. The temple, which venerates an early Heian period statue of the Amitabha Kannon, and is number 14 on the Kanazawa Kannon pilgrimage. This temple is famous for its connection to Imohori Togoro, part of the legend which gave Kanazawa its name. The temple legend states that the honest Togoro received the blessings of the gods and Buddha, and every time he dug potatoes, he discovered gold dust. The legend says that the spring where he washed the potatoes became known as ""Kanazawa,"" gold marsh. There is a sitting statue of the Fudo Myo-oh, made between 810-824, in the Goma-do hall, visible in a glass enclosure."

金沢市の繁華街の南側の犀川を超えたエリアがお寺が数多く集まっており、その中の一つです。珍しくある諏訪神社の向かいです。このお寺には平安時代前期に作られた重要文化財である阿弥陀如来像がありますが、来るまで存在を知りませんでした。次は予約してみたいですね。
Neagari-matsu

4.0

7 Reviews

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Ishikawa Kanazawa-shi Kenrokumachi

This black pine tree is one of the Kenrokuen garden’s famous sights. Its name literally means “rising root pine,” and the 15-meter tall tree combined with its 40 roots of varying sizes rising as much as two meters off the ground is a stunning sight to behold. According to records, Maeda Nariyasu, the 13th lord of Kaga Domain, originally piled up a mound of earth and planted the tree on top of it; as such, its roots were originally covered by soil, but as it grew the roots became exposed. Also serving as the derivation of the former town of Neagari, in 1978 it was designated the town’s first Cultural Property. Today, a cedar bark-lined path passes by the tree, and many visitors strolling the garden take a moment to stop and admire the view.

高さが15メートルもある黒松の巨木です。その根元を見ると2メートルほど根が空中に盛り上がって生えています。人為的に作り上げたものとのことです。力強い生命力を感じます。
Sotobori Park (Hakuchoro)

3.5

7 Reviews

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Ishikawa Kanazawa-shi

A walking course which extends from Kanazawa Castle Park’s Ishikawa Gate toward the Otebori Moat. The course was created in 1984 to serve as a “path for the contemplation, water and greenery.” Sotobori Park is located where the moats of Kanazawa Castle originally were during the Edo period. Records state that they were filled in in the Meiji period and opened to the general public as a park. The park serves as a space where city residents and tourists can rest and relax, and in the spring visitors can take in cherry blossoms, while in the summer they can go firefly watching. This path is one of only a few spaces in the city where one can observe fireflies living in the wild. An event called the Firefly Spotting Nights by Hakuchoro Street is held in most years in early June, and during this time all are welcome to come and watch the fireflies, the only light being that of small lanterns placed on the ground.

金沢城の東寄りを南北に結ぶ遊歩道です。大手堀近くには白鳥の像があります。もともとはお堀で水鳥がいたのが由来みたいですね。路の途中には金沢に関わりのある人物などのモニュメントもあり、歩いていて飽きない路でした。
Kanazawa Yuwaku Yumeji-kan Museum

3.5

7 Reviews

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Ishikawa Kanazawa-shi Yuwakumachi I144-1

This art museum, opened in 2000, is dedicated to Yumeji Takehisa. Takehisa was deeply connected to Kanazawa and Yuwaku Onsen, and through his works and personal affects, visitors can learn more about his timeless artistry and humanity. The museum’s permanent collection looks at the theme of “Travel, Women and Beliefs” and introduces the artistry and humanity of Takehisa. The museum also holds around four special exhibitions each year.

湯涌温泉にお泊まりでしたら翌朝お帰りの前に立ち寄っていただきたい。入場料も割安で竹久夢二と3人の女性との関わり合いが説明されている。ショップで絵葉書を買って帰りました。
Shogetsuji Temple

3.5

7 Reviews

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Ishikawa Kanazawa-shi Teramachi 5-5-22

An ancient Buddhist temple which records state was founded in 1593. Originally built in Echizen (now Fukui Prefecture), the temple was later moved to Kanazawa, then Toyama, and Kodatsunodai, before finally being relocated to its current grounds in 1615. The temple’s huge cherry tree, popularly known as the Ozakura, is a 400-year-old Shogetsu cherry. According to legend, the samurai Maeda Toshitsune, third lord of Kaga Domain, and his friend, the temple’s high priest, received the seedling from Komatsu Castle and planted it here on the grounds. A local landmark, the tree is six meters in circumference at the base and 14 meters tall; jutting out of the temple’s wall, its branches extending over the sidewalk outside. In most years, the tree blooms in mid-April, attracting large numbers of visitors.

金沢市の繁華街の南側の犀川を超えたエリアがお寺が数多く集まっており、その中の一つです。境内には国の天然記念物に指定されているという桜ががありますが、時期的に外れていたので特に変わったところのない、やや古民家風の本堂の普通のお寺でした。
Yoshiro and Yoshio Taniguchi Museum of Architecture

4.0

6 Reviews

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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...
Sankoji Temple

3.0

6 Reviews

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Ishikawa Kanazawa Ichino Machi 1-3-5

This temple was founded in 1635 as a Sankoji Buddhist temple, but today nothing original from this time remains. The temple’s main gate was rebuilt as a Deva gate in 1991. One of the temple’s highlights are the gates statues depicting the two Deva kings, carved out of black granite by the head priest himself.

金沢市の繁華街の南側の犀川を超えたエリアがお寺が数多く集まっており、その中の一つです。初めて知りましたが、大久保利通を暗殺した紀尾井町の変にかかわりのあるお寺です。山門のところに仁王像がありましたが、なんとも言えない表情でした。
Kyoka no Michi Street

3.5

5 Reviews

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Ishikawa Kanazawa-shi Hashibacho

A lane following the Asano River from the foot of the Asanogawa Bridge along National Route 359 to the Tenjin Bridge. The 600-meter-long lane follows the river’s south bank, and there stand a statue and a monument of Taki no Shiraito, heroine of Kyoka Izumi’s famous play, “Giketsu Kyoketsu.” Izumi lived in Shimoshin-cho in the Kazue-machi Chayagai located on the south bank of the Asano River. The Tenjin Bridge, the lane’s endpoint, also appears in “Giketsu Kyoketsu.” Covered in the shade of the surrounding buildings for most of the day, the lane matches the literary mood of the Izumi, whose works of fiction took Japan by storm, and many literature and opera fans make their way here.

主計町茶屋街近くで生まれた作家の泉鏡花にちなんで名がついた浅野川沿いの遊歩道です。天神橋がスタート地点になっています。歩道沿いには歌碑や銅像などがあります。天気のいい日には気持ちよく散策できる場所でした。
Ishikawa Zeniya Gohei Memorial Hall Zenigo Hall

4.5

4 Reviews

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Ishikawa Kanazawa-shi Kanaiwahonmachi Ro 55

This museum memorializes Zeniya Gohei, a maritime merchant who lived at the end of the Edo period, engaged in trade across Japan and with other nations during a time of national isolation using kitamaebune cargo ships, and supported the one million “koku” economy of Kaga. The museum was built in 1997 to honor the man’s foresight and achievements, collect and conserve items connected to the merchant, and provide information on him. An animated video shown in the museum presents a good portion of Gohei’s life. Visitors can also get a sense of what shipping was like at the time via a 1/4th scale kitamaebune cargo ship. The adjoining Zenigo no Yakata was once the merchant’s home and three-story kura warehouse, moved to this site and restored to its full glory. Visitors can view articles which belonged to the man and his family and imagine what life was like then.

The executive director personally showed us around and explained the detailed story of this tragic family. If you are familiar with Japanese history, especially Edo era, it will be a very interesting...

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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.