Seisonkaku

Historical Monument

4.5

Seisonkaku is a retreat which Nariyasu Maeda, the 13th lord of Kaga Province, built for his mother, Shinryuin, in 1863. It is located next to Kenroku-en Garden, a famous tourist place in Kanazawa City, Ishikawa Prefecture. The building has been designated as a National Important Cultural Property and its garden as a National Place of Scenic Beauty. The two-storey building with a shingle roof features the Shoin-zukuri architectural style on the first floor and the Sukiya-zukuri architectural style on the second floor. The luxurious interior decorations, such as the Shoin-no-ma with its impressive purple walls and pastel ultramarine ceiling, as well as the drawing room with a beautiful colored ranma openwork screen are particular must sees.

Spot details

Address: Ishikawa Pref. Kanazawashi Kenrokumachi 1-2
Area: Around Kenrokuen Garden Area
Phone: 0762210580
Hours: 9:00-17:00
Closed: Wednesday (The next day for Public holidays)
Fees: [Admission fee] 700yen
※1,000yen for Spring Hina doll exhibition
Parking Lot: Available(7spaces)
Credit Card: Not available
Smoking: Not available
Wi-Fi: Not available
Wheelchair accessible: Not available

Information Sources: NAVITIME JAPAN

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Review

Lovely house with exceptional gardens

Reviewed : 2019.09.21

Well worth a visit when In Kenrokuen Garden. A two story traditional house with some unusual finishes with many rooms opening to a lovely garden where the sound of running water cools on a...
A snapshot in time of a historic mansion

Reviewed : 2019.07.03

A beautiful snapshot in time of a historic mansion. Interesting, but not one of my favourite spots in Kanazawa. I visited straight after Kenrokuen and I think that I just loved Kenrokuen so much...
Dont miss this!

Reviewed : 2019.05.18

I wanted to see this villa, SeisonKaku, located inside Kenrokuen Garden, which an emperor built for his mother-in-law in 1863. The description said it was very unusual because it has two floors - the...