Hokuriku Arch Pass
Kenrokuen Garden
One of the three most beautiful gardens of Japan.
Featuring a stroll garden with a central pond from the Edo Period, it brings about the elegant beautiful sceneries of the four seasons with sakura, red leaves or Yukitsuri (traditional method of protecting trees from heavy snowfall).
- ISHIKAWA
- Sightseeing
| Address | 1-4 Kenrokumachi, Kanazawa City |
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| Access | Ride a Hokuriku Tetsudo Bus from JR Kanazawa Sta. for 13 min. and get off at Kenrokuen-shita bus stop. It's a 2 min. walk from the bus stop to Kenrokuen Garden. |
| Tel | 076-234-3800 (Ishikawa Prefecture Kanazawa Castle & Kenrokuen Management Center) |
| URL | http://www.pref.ishikawa.jp/siro-niwa/kenrokuen/e/index.html |
Other Tourist Attractions in This Area
Higashi Chaya District
The traditional townscape is lined with houses featuring "Kimusuko", a kind of lattice protruding an elegant style. Many small restaurants and souvenir shops are lined up along the street and the atmosphere is filled with memories from the olden times.
Notojima Aquarium
With a focus on fish and shellfish found in the sea waters near Noto Pensinsula, this aquarium is home to 40,000 aquatic creatures of approx. 500 different species. It also offers events such as dolphin and seal shows or the penguins' stroll.
Kaga Traditional Handicrafts Village "Yunokuni no Mori"
Traditional handicraft products, the biggest pride of the Ishikawa Prefecture, are sold in former residences with a history which dates back more than 100 years. In eleven exhibiting houses of the village, visitors can experience the production of more than 50 different types of traditional handicraft products themselves.
