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  • Kotoji Stone Lantern
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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。

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  • Ishikawa Prefectural Museum of Art Hirosaka Annex (Conservation and Restoration Studio of Cultural Properties)
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    Ishikawa Kanazawa-shi Dewamachi 1-1
    This annex of the Ishikawa Prefectural Museum of Art houses antique works of art affiliated with Ishikawa Prefecture and the Kaga Maeda family. The annex building was built in 1922 as the official residence of the commander of the Imperial Japanese Army’s 9th Division. Facilities include a multipurpose room, Japanese-style rooms with a broad veranda, and a museum room which provides introduces the work of past restoration projects. The building was used for a variety of purposes, including serving as an official residence for commissioned officers of the US armed forces after the war, and the Kanazawa Family Courthouse; its elegant entranceway still looks the same as it did when first constructed. The building was remodeled and refurbished in 2016 to house the Ishikawa Prefectural Conservation and Restoration Studio of Cultural Properties. In the museum room, visitors can watch videos of restoration work conducted on damaged works of art, and use touch panel exhibits to learn more about the work involved.

    This beautiful building was an official residence of commander. Now it is an annex of the prefectural museum. In this area (around Hirosaka intersection), there are many cultural facilities and good...

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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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