Sotobori Park (Hakuchoro)

3.5

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.

Spot details

Address: Ishikawa Kanazawa-shi Map
Area: Around Kenrokuen Garden Area
Phone: 0762202356
Hours: Admission freedom
Closed: open everyday
Fees: Free
Parking Lot: Not available
Credit Card: Not available

Information Sources: NAVITIME JAPAN

Review

モニュメントが並ぶ

Reviewed : 2023.04.04

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。
散歩道白鳥路

Reviewed : 2022.08.25

石川門下から大手堀方向へ続く白鳥路は大手堀近くに白鳥の像が佇む散歩歩道です色々な彫刻と出会うことができる出来る彫刻小路となっています、また夏にはホタルが見られる。
自然いっぱいの散策路で静かな雰囲気でした。

Reviewed : 2020.03.07

金沢城の東側にある外濠公園の素敵な散策路。外濠公園は藩政時代に金沢城の堀であったものを埋め立てて、市民に公園として開放した公園とのこと。前田利家像の場所から大手門の方に向かう際に通りました。道沿いには徳田秋声、室生犀星、泉鏡花の文豪像や白鳥像や色んな美術作品の像がありました。自然いっぱいの散策路で静かな雰囲気でした。枝垂れ桜とかも見えたので春は花の美しい場所ですね。ホタルが生息する場...