History / Culture / Tour Spots in Kaga City Area

  • Nakaya Ukichiro Museum of Snow and Ice
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    Ishikawa Pref. Kagashi Ushiodumachi A) 106
    Founded in 1994, the Nakaya Ukichiro Museum of Snow and Ice celebrated its 20th anniversary in 2014; the Museum is focused on the multi-faceted achievements of Dr. Ukichiro Nakaya, the first scientist in the world to successfully create artificial snow crystals. Using experiments and observational displays, the Museum shows, in an easy-to-understand way, how the study of snow and ice has developed since Dr. Nakaya’s breakthrough. The Museum also holds a variety of special events, including lectures and photography exhibitions, etc. The Museum is located around five minutes’ drive from the Katayamazu Interchange of the Hokuriku Expressway.

    Its a fairly small place and I cant imagine spending more than an hour here. It is pretty interesting though - the snowflake photos were beautiful (more exciting than it sounds...) The highlight...

  • Kutaniyaki Art Museum
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    Ishikawa Pref. Kagashi Daishoujijikatamachi 1 -10-13
    Kutaniyaki Art Museum is a museum in Kaga City, Ishikawa Prefecture that is dedicated to Kutani-ware porcelain. The first floor of the Museum has exhibition rooms with masterpieces of Kutani-ware on display; the second floor has a tearoom and a multi-function event space that can be used for lectures, concerts, formal tea parties, etc. As the Museum is located within Ko-kutani-no-mori Oyamizu Park, it is a great place to relax and enjoy the beautiful flowers and greenery of the park, which change with the seasons.

    周囲はきれいな公園で、理想的な環境にあります。 九谷焼の歴史や成り立ちを勉強したくて訪れましたが、期待した以上の展示があり、おおいに満足しました。 作品の展示も見やすいように、あらゆるところに配慮が見られ、ゆっくりと詳細に作品鑑賞ができました。

  • Kitamaebune Ship Museum
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    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。

  • Rosanjin's Iroha Thatched Hut
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    Ishikawa Pref. Kagashi Yamashironsen 18-5
    The site where the great artist Rosanjin stayed for a half year starting in the fall of 1915. Iroha is located in the Yamashiro Onsen hot spring resort area in Kaga City, Ishikawa Prefecture. The structure was originally a detached villa which belong to the long-standing Yoshinoya ryokan inn; the main building was erected in the early Meiji period. The site is open to the general public, and the workroom decorated with plaques inscribed with calligraphy, study, and living room with sunken hearth are preserved in the same sate as when Rosanjin was in residence. The site’s warehouse has been converted into a display space which is continuously used to present special exhibitions.

    小さな建物なのであっという間に見学し終わってしまいますが、入館料は安いしお茶とお菓子もいただけるのでなかなか良いと思います。JAFの割引も使えました。魯山人のこともほんのちょっとですが知ることができました。

  • Kutaniyaki Kamaato Tenjikan
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    22 Reviews
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    Ishikawa Pref. Kagashi Yamashironsen 19-101-9
    A museum dedicated to Kutani ware ceramics located in the Yamanaka Onsen hot spring resort area in Kaga City, Ishikawa Prefecture. The museum houses a restored climbing kiln used to make Kutani ware which was moved here from Kutani Village in 1826. Designated a National Historic Site, the kiln site is open for viewing by the general public. A separate museum building presents how Kutani ware is made and the history of the craft; the building was once a private home which was used as on office for the operation of the kiln as well as residence and studio. Visitors can view the aforementioned Kutani ware climbing kiln, the oldest still in existence, as well as displays presenting tools used in making Kutani ware. The museum also holds short classes in which participants can try their hand at ceramics decorating and spinning potter on a potter’s wheel.

    窯跡を発掘した後を、そのまま覆う形で建物が建てられており、当時の登り窯がどのようになっていたのかを実際に見て感じる事ができました。 通常、窯跡の遺跡は調査後埋め戻されるのが普通で、こういう形で見学できるところは初めておとづれました。

  • Yamanaka Onsen Basho no Yakata
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    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。

  • Zensho-ji Temple
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    Ishikawa Kaga-shi Daishojishinmeicho 1
    One of the temples in the Yamanoshita temple area, where the lords of the Daishoji Domain intentionally gathered temples and shrines. It was moved here in 1598, when the lord of Daishoji castle, Yamaguchi Munenaka (also known as Genbanokami-Soei). Zensho-ji temple, which is also the family temple of those lords, holds cypress-wood busts of the Buddha in the gyokugan (real eye) style, and a full complement of 517 statues of the Gohyakurakan Buddha statues, and is a Kaga city Registered Cultural Asset. The room restored as a tea-room is a reproduction of a place once used as a stop over by the poets Basho and Sora while on pilgrimage. There are monuments inscribed with haiku from both poets inside the temple grounds.

    山の麓の寺が並ぶ寺町通りにある曹洞宗の寺。松尾芭蕉が泊まったときの句碑がある。ここのみものは五百羅漢。江戸末期から明治期に創られた5百体が並ぶ。本堂も中に入れる。

  • Jissho-in Temple
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    10 Reviews
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    Ishikawa Kaga-shi
    This is a temple in the Kaga Soto Buddhist school, known locally as Shirahagi no Tera. The name comes from the post-death Buddhist name of Maeda Toshiharu, the first lord of the Daishoji Domain. Daisho-ji temple is said to be a place near the border with Echizen where temples were intentionally gathered together. This area has seven temples and one shrine, and is called the Yamanoshita temple area, and Jissho-in Temple is one of those. It is the historical family temple of the lords of the Daishoji Domain, and the mortuary chapel venerating the family's ancestors is a stunning sight. In autumn, the grounds bloom with hagi flowers, bringing in crowds of sightseers and photographers.

    加賀市大聖寺にあります。通称萩の寺として慕われてる、大聖寺藩初代藩主前田利治をおまつりしている、初代から14代までのお墓とお位牌をお守りしている

  • Fukata Kyuya Yama no Bunkakan
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    9 Reviews
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    Ishikawa Pref. Kagashi Daishoujibambachou 18-2
    Designated as a Natural Cultural Asset in 2002, the Fukata Kyuya Yama no Bunkakan is a renovation of the offices, stone warehouse and gate of Yamanaga - a textiles factory built in 1910. The first floor displays Fukata Kyuya’s relics, and the second floor is a storehouse of materials. You can peruse the documents about Fukata Kyuya, the mountains, or the forests in the library. Approximately 10 minutes by car via Kaga Interchange on the Hokuriku Expressway.

    熱心な登山家や文学者・歌人でなくとも『百名山』は有名。折に触れ引用される。 新たに2018年に開館した資料文献室に収蔵されている「山岳の古典、登山技術書、高山植物など自然に関するもの、山岳信仰についての書籍、『山と渓谷』『岳人』『アルプ』などの山岳雑誌、部報、海外の山に関するものなど一万点を超す書籍・資料(HP)」は圧巻。古いバックナンバーは初めて見た。余裕の時間が必要。 「ここを訪れれば山の...

  • Kaga City Art Museum
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    10 Reviews
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    Ishikawa Kaga-shi Sakumimachi Ri 1-4
    An art museum located in the business district in front of Kagaonsen Station. The museum was established to serve as a tourist and culture information center, community gathering space, and central hub for introducing people to the arts and crafts of Kaga City. A large number of works by artists connected to Kaga City are gathered in its four exhibition spaces, and the museum displays crafts, paintings, and a wide array of other art pieces. Also functioning as a space for art and culture activities for local residents, the museum holds a variety of special exhibitions throughout the year.

    「名品展」は23点有料展示。 作品明細は制作年不明絵画1点。江戸時代の絵画・屏風が4点。それ以外は以降後世の絵画・工芸作品となります。入場料金は200円。高いとは思いません、しかし最後の鑑賞でしょうか。 「市民アマチュア美術展」は毎期内容が替わるはずです。入場無料です。

  • Sugo Ishibe Shrine
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    Ishikawa Kaga-shi Daishojishikiji Ru Otsu 81
    The history of this Shinto shrine, the overarching guardian shrine of Kaga-Enuma, stretches back 1,400 years. It is believed the shrine was founded in 585 when gods enshrined at the Imperial court were sent here to suppress a plague running rampant in the area at the time. The oldest Tenjin shrine in Minamikaga, the shrine is the patron shrine of an area where the surname “Saito” emerged. The shrine’s annual festival, usually held on February 10th and called the Gongan Shinji, is also known as the Takewari Matsuri (“Bamboo Cutting Festival”) and has been designated an Intangible Folk-Cultural Property by Ishikawa Prefecture. During this famous Shinto rite, young men split open hundreds of green bamboo trunks. Preceding the arrival of spring, the event attracts large numbers of tourists from across Japan.

    加賀市大聖寺にあります。御朱印をもらいに行来ました。この地で昔疫病が流行した時に、宮中で祀つわられていた官生石部神が官生されたのが始まりと言われている。

  • Ukimido Pavilion
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    7 Reviews
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    Ishikawa Pref. Kagashi Katayamaduonsen Otsu 63 In Yuan's former park
    "An unusual Buddhist temple built on Shibayama Lagoon in the Katayamazu Onsen hot spring village. Connected to the shore by a bridge, the temple is also known by its nickname, the ""Ukiuki Benten"" (""Floating Benten Temple""). Legend has it that when a huge serpent was laying waste to the lakes of Katayamazu, Bhaisajyaguru sent the goddess Benten to suppress it, and in connection with this story, the temple is dedicated to the dragon king and Benten. A large fountain system has been built out on the lack behind the temple; the fountain, along with the bridge and temple, are lit up at night, creating a magical atmosphere."

    片山津温泉の柴山潟に浮かぶお堂。桟橋を渡って参拝することができる。天気が良ければきっと気持ちのいい散策が楽しめるはずだが、訪問時はあいにくの天気でちょっと残念だった。

  • 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.
  • Kaga Kamoikekansatukan
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    Ishikawa Pref. Kagashi Katanomachi Ne 2-1

    鳥類に一ミリも興味が無かったのですが、レンジャーの方の親切で丁寧なご説明で時間があっという間に経ちました。それほど多くの鳥はいませんでしたが、静かな湖面を望遠レンズで眺めるだけでも心落ち着く場所です。行って良かったです。

  • Kataokaturutarokogeikan
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    Ishikawa Pref. Kagashi Yamanakaonsenyunodemachi Le 26-3

    山中温泉の総湯近くにあります、ここに片岡鶴太郎のミュージアムがあるのにはびっくりしました中には鶴太郎の作品展示があります俳優としても鶴太郎が好きなので大変うれしく思います。

  • Ioji Temple
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    8 Reviews
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    Ishikawa Kaga-shi Yamanaka Onsen Yakushimachi Ri 1

    加賀市山中温泉にあります、山中温泉を開湯した行基が創建したと伝えられ山中温泉の守護寺として親しまれている御朱印をもらいに行きました。

  • Soryokan
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    Ishikawa Kaga-shi Kumasakamachi Ha 28-3

    北前船で繁栄した代表的な船主である久保彦兵衛氏の邸宅です。太い梁の立派な建築で、お庭の洗練された景色と共に素晴らしいお屋敷でした。

  • Oneiji
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    Ishikawa Pref. Kagashi Yamanakaonsenyunodemachi Data 12

    山中温泉の中心部にある真宗のお寺だが、特に観光寺院ではなさそうで、門も閉まっていた。ただ、赤黄色の屋根瓦が特徴的で人目を引いていた。

  • Enuma Shrine
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    Ishikawa Pref. Kagashi Daishoujihachikenmichi 55

    大聖寺藩邸内にあり、前田家の遠祖である菅原道真公を祀る天満天神神社がはじまりとされている。藩邸一部の旧観を残している武家庭園の境内は雪に埋もれているが、参道はしっかりと除雪され、参拝することができました。

  • Tomyoji Temple
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    Ishikawa Kaga-shi Yamanaka Onsen Sakaemachi Ni 77-2

    山中温泉の芭蕉の館近くにある、浄土真宗大谷派のお寺。本堂は、赤銅色の瓦で、雪よけの壁に覆われています。境内には鐘突堂もあります。このお寺の前に古い消防車が展示してあります。

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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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