Free Walking Sightseeing Tour #1 in Kanazawa, Japan

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Number of sights 11 sights
Distance 3.5 km
Ascend 69 m
Descend 48 m

Explore Kanazawa in Japan with this free self-guided walking tour. The map shows the route of the tour. Below is a list of attractions, including their details.

Activities in KanazawaIndividual Sights in Kanazawa

Sight 1: Ishikawa Ongakudō

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Ishikawa Ongakudō Hirorinmasa / CC BY-SA 3.0

Ishikawa Ongakudō is a concert hall in Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan. It opened in 2001 and has two principal performances spaces: the shoebox-style Concert Hall, which seats 1,560; and the Hōgaku Hall, with a capacity of 720, for traditional Japanese music, kabuki, and bunraku. The walls of the main auditorium are finished with urushi. Yoshinobu Ashihara was the architect with acoustic design by Nagata Acoustics, who trialled their concept with a 1:10 scale model. The organ, with sixty-nine stops, is by the Karl Schuke company. Orchestra Ensemble Kanazawa is the resident orchestra.

Wikipedia: Ishikawa Ongakudō (EN)

1081 meters / 13 minutes

Sight 2: 本願寺金沢別院

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Honganji Kanazawa Betsuin is a separate hospital of the Jodo Shinshu Honganji Temple in Kasawa City, Kanazawa City.

Wikipedia: 本願寺金沢別院 (JA)

1432 meters / 17 minutes

Sight 3: 蓮覚寺

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Renkakuji Temple is a temple of Nichiren Buddhism located in Higashiyama 2-chome, Kanazawa City, Ishikawa Prefecture. The name of the mountain is Mt. Honshu. The former main temple is Ōmotoyama Myokenji Temple (Shijōmon-ryū), Ryūshi Hoen. Known as the Seven Faces of Ushin, there is a tomb of the Ueki family, the family home of the Kaga feudal lord Maeda Toshitsune's mother, Jufukuin. In addition, there are many temples in the vicinity of the temple group at the foot of Mount Ushin.

Wikipedia: 蓮覚寺 (金沢市) (JA)

245 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 4: 三宝寺

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Sanpoji Temple is a temple of Nichiren Buddhism located in Higashiyama, Kanazawa City, Ishikawa Prefecture. The name of the mountain is Mt. Kobo. The former main temple is Myōsei-ji Temple in Hakui City. It enshrines a wooden statue of Akiyama, known as the god of hemorrhoids.

Wikipedia: 三宝寺 (金沢市) (JA)

201 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 5: 妙国寺

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Myokokuji Temple is a temple of Nichiren Buddhism located in Higashiyama, Kanazawa City, Ishikawa Prefecture. The name of the mountain is Mt. Hyuga. The former main temple is Kyoto Myokakuji Temple.

Wikipedia: 妙国寺 (金沢市) (JA)

10 meters / 0 minutes

Sight 6: 全性寺

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全性寺 金沢市 / CC BY 2.1 jp

Jeonse-ji Temple (ぜんしょうじ)は、Ishikawa 県金沢市Higashiyamaにある日蓮宗の寺。 Yama No. Myogoyama. The old main mountain は大本山 Myoji Temple (four gates flow), Yongshi Fa 縁. Yamamon Kanazawa City designated cultural property.

Wikipedia: 全性寺 (金沢市) (JA)

109 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 7: 妙泰寺

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Myotaiji Temple is a temple of Nichiren Buddhism located in Higashiyama, Kanazawa City, Ishikawa Prefecture. As a temple treasure, the Kaga Domain's Fire Arrow Documents (Goryeo Ogawa Ryu Stone Fire Arrow Documents) are transmitted. The name of the mountain is Mt. Otani. The former main temple is Ōmotoyama Myokenji Temple (Shijōmon-ryū), Ryūshi Hoen.

Wikipedia: 妙泰寺 (金沢市) (JA)

80 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 8: 妙正寺

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Myoshoji Temple is a temple of Nichiren sect in Higashiyama, Kanazawa City, Ishikawa Prefecture. The mountain name is Shinshinyama. Former Motoyama is Takiya Myonari -ji Temple, the hero's law. Enshrined the statue of King.

Wikipedia: 妙正寺 (金沢市) (JA)

15 meters / 0 minutes

Sight 9: 長久寺

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0 meters / 0 minutes

Sight 10: 妙応寺

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288 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 11: 真成寺

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真成寺 金沢市 / CC BY 2.1 jp

Shinjoji Temple is a temple of Nichiren Buddhism located in the temple complex at the foot of Mt. Ushinzan in Higashiyama, Kanazawa City, Ishikawa Prefecture. The name of the mountain is Mt. Myoun. The former main mountain is Takitani Myoseiji Temple, Shioshi Hoen.

Wikipedia: 真成寺 (金沢市) (JA)

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