Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #5 in Kanazawa, Japan
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5.7 km
107 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 KanazawaSight 1: The Kanazawa Theatre
Kanazawa Opera Theatre is a multi-purpose hall located in Shimohonda-cho, Kanazawa City, Ishikawa Prefecture. On October 1, 2007, the name was changed from the former Kanazawa City Tourism Center from the beginning of its opening.
Sight 2: Municipal Nakamura Memorial Museum
The Nakamura Memorial Museum of Art, Kanazawa is an art museum located in Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan.
Sight 3: National Crafts Museum
The National Crafts Museum is a museum of Japanese crafts in Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan. Still retaining the more formal, official designation National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo Craft Gallery (東京国立近代美術館工芸館), it forms part of the Independent Administrative Institution National Museum of Art . As part of the government policy of regional revitalization, the facility relocated in 2020 from Kitanomaru Park in Tokyo, where it first opened in 1977. It is now housed in two Western-style buildings of the Meiji period that have themselves been relocated from elsewhere in Kanazawa, reassembled, and restored, the 1898 Old 9th Division Command Headquarters and 1909 Old Army Generals Club. From the collection of some 3,800 items, by craftsmen from all over Japan, some 1,900 have been transferred, including approximately 1,400 by "holders" and preservers of Important Intangible Cultural Properties, who are often referred to as "Living National Treasures", and members of the Japan Art Academy.
Sight 4: Pref. Museum of history- 加賀本多博物館
Kaga-Honda Museum is a museum located in Kanazawa City, Ishikawa Prefecture. The Public Interest Incorporated Foundation Domain's Old Honda Zojinkan is the main operator of the project and operates it.
Sight 5: Prefectural Noh Theater
Ishikawa Prefectural Noh Theater is a Noh theater located in Ishihiki, Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan.
Sight 6: Honda-no-Mori Hall
Honda's Mori Hokuden Hall is a concert hall located in Ishihiki, Kanazawa City, Ishikawa Prefecture. The hall is owned by Hokuriku Electric Power Co., and it is operated by the Honda Forest Hall Management Committee.
Sight 7: Ishikawa Gokoku Shrine
Ishikawa Gokoku Shrine is a shrine (Gokoku Shrine) located in Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan. It is located next to Kenrokuen Garden in the center of the city. It is one of the largest shrines in Ishikawa Prefecture.
Sight 8: Prefectural Museum for Traditional Products and Crafts
The Ishikawa Prefectural Museum of Traditional Arts and Crafts is a museum about traditional arts and crafts located in Kenroku-en, Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan.
Wikipedia: Ishikawa Prefectural Museum of Traditional Arts and Crafts (EN), Website
Sight 9: Seisonkaku Villa
The Seisonkaku (成巽閣) is a large Japanese villa in the city of Kanazawa, built in 1863 by Maeda Nariyasu (1811–1884), 13th daimyō of the Kaga clan, as a retirement home for his mother Shinryu-in (眞龍院). A collection of her personal effects is open to the public.
Sight 10: Kanazawa Shinto Shrine
Kanazawa Shrine is a shrine located in Kanazawa City, Ishikawa Prefecture. It enshrines Sugawara no Michizane as its main deity. It is one of the shrines that became popular in the late Edo period to early Meiji period, dedicated to the founders of feudal domains. It is also written as Kanazawa Jinja. It is adjacent to Kenrokuen Garden.
Sight 11: Kenrokuen Park
Kenroku-en , located in Kanazawa, Ishikawa, Japan, is a strolling style garden constructed during the Edo period by the Maeda clan. Along with Kairaku-en and Kōraku-en, Kenroku-en is considered one of the Three Great Gardens of Japan and is noted for its beauty across all seasons, particularly in winter. Spread over nearly 25 acres, features of the landscape include meandering paths, a large pond, several tea houses, and one of Japan's oldest fountains. First opening to the public in 1871, the garden was later designated a National Site of Scenic Beauty in 1922, and subsequently received status as a National Site of Special Scenic Beauty in 1985. The grounds are open through paid admission year-round during daylight hours.
Sight 12: Ishiura Shrine
Ishiura Shrine is a shrine located in Honda-cho, Kanazawa City, Ishikawa Prefecture. The former company name was a prefectural company. The name at the time of its founding was "Miwa Shrine". It is a Shikiuchi shrine that is compared to the small shrine "Miwa Shrine" in Kaga District, Kaga Province, and is said to be the oldest shrine in Kanazawa City.
Sight 13: Kanazawa Noh Art Museum
The Kanazawa Noh Museum of Art is an art museum related to Noh theater located in Hirosaka, Kanazawa City, Ishikawa Prefecture.
Sight 14: Shiinoki Cultural Complex, Ishikawa Prefecture
The Ishikawa Prefectural Government Memorial Guest House is a multi-purpose facility newly opened on the site of the former Ishikawa Prefectural Government Building in Hirosaka, Kanazawa City, Ishikawa Prefecture. It is commonly known as the Shinonoki Guest House.
Sight 15: 石川四高記念文化交流館
The Shikō Memorial Cultural Exchange Center is a cultural facility located in Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan.
Sight 16: Maeda Tosanokami-ke Shiryokan
The Maeda Tosa Moriya Museum is a museum in Kanazawa City, located in Katamachi, Kanazawa City, Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan.
Sight 17: 室生犀星記念館
The Muro Saisei Kinenkan Museum is a museum in Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan. The museum is about the Japanese poet Murō Saisei.
Sight 18: 大蓮寺
Dairenji is a Jodo sect temple located in Nomachi, Kanazawa City, Ishikawa Prefecture.
Sight 19: Nichi-chaya-gai
Nishichaya Street is a teahouse district located in Nomachi 2-chome, Kanazawa City, Ishikawa Prefecture. It is said to be counted as one of the three major teahouse districts in Kanazawa (Higashi Chaya Street, Chikakemachi Chaya Street).
Sight 20: Nishi Chaya Shiryokan Museum
The Nishi Chaya District Museum is a historical museum, archive, and cultural facility located in the Nishi Chaya area of Kanazawa City, Ishikawa Prefecture.
Sight 21: Myôryûji (Ninjadera Temple)
Myōryū-ji (妙立寺), commonly known as Ninja-dera, is a Buddhist temple belonging to Nichiren sect located in the city of Kanazawa, Ishikawa, Japan. While not actually associated with ninjas, the temple earned its nickname because of its many deceptive defences.
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