RAIN 161 MM · DAYLIGHT 11.2 H
Asia
Kanazawa
Japan
Best time April
Best for History · Food · Museums
19:30
AUTUMN · 20° / 17°C
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The Place
Kanazawa, Japan
City introduction
Japan's best-preserved castle town — gold leaf, gardens and geisha lanes. Kanazawa escaped the war intact and kept everything: Kenrokuen, one of Japan's three great gardens, a functioning castle, samurai and geisha districts, the 21st Century Museum, and a gold-leaf craft tradition that gilds everything including ice cream. Kyoto's architecture without Kyoto's crowds.
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Getting to Kanazawa
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Things to see in Kanazawa
Attractions
01Kenroku-en
One of Japan's Three Great Gardens, an Edo-period landscape garden famed for its ponds, lanterns and seasonal scenery.
Type Park
Admission Paid admission
Best time (city) Apr-Jun
Suggested city stay 2 days
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02Kanazawa Castle
Restored seat of the Maeda clan featuring white-lead tiled roofs, stone walls and the reconstructed Hishi Yagura turret.
Type Historic site
Best time (city) Apr-Jun
Suggested city stay 2 days
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03Higashi Chaya District
Historic geisha quarter of wooden teahouses with traditional lattice facades along cobblestone lanes.
Type Neighbourhood
Admission Free entry
Best time (city) Apr-Jun
Suggested city stay 2 days
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04Omicho Market
Bustling covered market with about 170 stalls selling fresh seafood, produce and local Kaga specialties.
Type Market
Admission Free entry
Best time (city) Apr-Jun
Suggested city stay 2 days
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0521st Century Museum of Contemporary Art
Award-winning circular glass museum known for interactive installations such as Leandro Erlich's Swimming Pool.
Type Museum
Admission Paid admission
Best time (city) Apr-Jun
Suggested city stay 2 days
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