Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #3 in Kanazawa, Japan

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200 m

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Number of sights 17 sights
Distance 4.3 km
Ascend 65 m
Descend 172 m

Experience Kanazawa in Japan in a whole new way with our free self-guided sightseeing tour. This site not only offers you practical information and insider tips, but also a rich variety of activities and sights you shouldn't miss. Whether you love art and culture, want to explore historical sites or simply want to experience the vibrant atmosphere of a lively city - you'll find everything you need for your personal adventure here.

Activities in KanazawaIndividual Sights in Kanazawa

Sight 1: Mt. Utatsu

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Mt. Utatsu

Mount Utatsu is a mountain in Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan. It is also known by a number of other names, including Mount Mukai , Mount Mukō , Mount Garyū , and Mount Kasuga . It is visible to the east of Kanazawa Castle and has Toyokuni Shrine located on its slopes.

Wikipedia: Mount Utatsu (EN)

900 meters / 11 minutes

Sight 2: 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)

245 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 3: 蓮覚寺

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Renkakuji is a Nichiren sect temple located in Higashiyama 2-chome, Kanazawa City, Ishikawa Prefecture. The mountain name is Hongakuzan. The former head temple is Myokenji (Shijo school), and it is associated with the Yushi sect. Known as the Seven Faces of Utatsu, it contains the ancestral graves of the Kamiki family, the family of Jofukuin, the mother of Kaga feudal lord Maeda Toshitsune. Additionally, the area is home to many temples in the Utatsu Mountain foothills.

Wikipedia: 蓮覚寺 (金沢市) (JA)

92 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 4: 妙国寺

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Myokokuji is a Nichiren sect temple located in Higashiyama, Kanazawa City, Ishikawa Prefecture. Its mountain name is Hinatazan. The former head temple is Myokakuji in Kyoto, affiliated with the Tenshi school.

Wikipedia: 妙国寺 (金沢市) (JA)

10 meters / 0 minutes

Sight 5: 全性寺

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全性寺 金沢市 / CC BY 2.1 jp

Zenshoji Temple is a temple of Nichiren Buddhism located in Higashiyama, Kanazawa City, Ishikawa Prefecture. The name of the mountain is Mt. Myogushan. The former main temple is Ōmotoyama Myokenji Temple (Shijōmon-ryū), Ryūshi Hoen. The mountain gate is a designated cultural property of Kanazawa City.

Wikipedia: 全性寺 (金沢市) (JA)

109 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 6: 妙泰寺

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Myotai-ji is a Nichiren sect temple located in Higashiyama, Kanazawa City, Ishikawa Prefecture. Treasures of the temple include documents related to the Kaga domain's fire arrow department (Koryo Ogawa-style fire arrow documents). The mountain name is Otani-san. The former head temple is the Daibonzan Myoken-ji (Shijo school), and it is affiliated with the Yushi sect.

Wikipedia: 妙泰寺 (金沢市) (JA)

80 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 7: 妙正寺

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Myoshōji is a Nichiren sect temple located in Higashiyama, Kanazawa City, Ishikawa Prefecture. Its mountain name is Shōjinzan. The former head temple is Takidani Myōjōji, affiliated with Yūshi. It enshrines a statue of the Buddha Shakyamuni in a standing position.

Wikipedia: 妙正寺 (金沢市) (JA)

15 meters / 0 minutes

Sight 8: 長久寺

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Sight 9: 妙応寺

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288 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 10: 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)

356 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 11: 広昌寺

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292 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 12: 蓮昌寺

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蓮昌寺 金沢市 / CC BY 2.1 jp

Renjōji is a Nichiren sect temple located in Higashiyama, Kanazawa City, Ishikawa Prefecture. Its mountain name is Fukōzan. The former head temple is Myōken-ji (Shijō school), and it is affiliated with Yōshi. The mountain gate is designated as a cultural property by the city. It is one of the temples that make up the Uchinzan foothill temple group.

Wikipedia: 蓮昌寺 (金沢市) (JA)

331 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 13: Yasue Gold Leaf Museum

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Yasue Gold Leaf Museum 金沢市 / CC BY 2.1 jp

The Kanazawa Yasue Gold Leaf Museum is a museum about gold leaf in Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan.

Wikipedia: Kanazawa Yasue Gold Leaf Museum (EN), Website

600 meters / 7 minutes

Sight 14: 久保市乙剣宮

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久保市乙剣宮 自己 / CC BY-SA 3.0

Kubo City Ototsurugigu is a shrine located at 6-21 Shimoshinmachi, Kanazawa City, Ishikawa Prefecture.

Wikipedia: 久保市乙剣宮 (JA)

65 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 15: 泉鏡花記念館

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泉鏡花記念館 金沢市 / CC BY 2.1 jp

The Izumi Kyoka Memorial Museum is a literary museum in Kanazawa City that deals in Izumi Kyoka in Shimoshinmachi, Kanazawa City, Ishikawa Prefecture.

Wikipedia: 泉鏡花記念館 (JA)

51 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 16: Kanazawa Phonograph Museum

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Kanazawa Phonograph Museum 金沢市 / CC BY 2.1 jp

The Kanazawa Phonograph Museum is a museum about phonograph located in Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan.

Wikipedia: Kanazawa Phonograph Museum (EN)

838 meters / 10 minutes

Sight 17: Ozaki Shrine

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Ozaki Shrine is a shrine located in Kanazawa City, Ishikawa Prefecture. Enshrines Amaterasu, Tosho Daigongen, and Maeda Toshitsune, the third lord of the Kaga Domain. The vermilion-painted shrine hall was studded with the crest of Tokugawa Ieyasu, and it was revered as Edo of Kanazawa Castle and Nikko of Hokuriku. One of the shrines dedicated to the feudal ancestors that was popular from the late Edo period to the early Meiji period. It is also known as Kanazawa Toshogu.

Wikipedia: 尾崎神社 (JA)

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