Seisonkaku

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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 Map
Area: Around Kenrokuen Garden Area
Phone: 0762210580
Hours: 9:00-17:00
Closed: Wednesday (The next day if it is a public holiday)
Fees: [Admission fee]700yen
*Spring Hina doll exhibition is 1,000yen
Parking Lot: Available(7spaces)
Credit Card: Not available
Smoking: Not available
Wi-Fi: Not available
Estimated stay time: 30-60 minutes

Information Sources: NAVITIME JAPAN

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Review

Interesting building to walk around

Reviewed : 2023.03.29

We really enjoyed walking round this house. If you have the day bus pass for tourists you can save 100 yen. They have lockers for your shoes and umbrellas.
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...