Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #5 in Kanazawa, Japan

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Number of sights 21 sights
Distance 5.7 km
Ascend 106 m
Descend 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 Kanazawa

Sight 1: The Kanazawa Theatre

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The Kanazawa Theatre Hirorinmasa / CC BY-SA 3.0

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.

Wikipedia: 金沢歌劇座 (JA)

222 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 2: Municipal Nakamura Memorial Museum

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The Nakamura Memorial Museum of Art, Kanazawa is an art museum located in Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan.

Wikipedia: 金沢市立中村記念美術館 (JA)

227 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 3: National Crafts Museum

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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.

Wikipedia: National Crafts Museum (Japan) (EN)

242 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 4: Pref. Museum of history- 加賀本多博物館

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Pref. Museum of history- 加賀本多博物館 OpenStreetMap contributors / ODbL

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.

Wikipedia: 加賀本多博物館 (JA)

239 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 5: Prefectural Noh Theater

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Ishikawa Prefectural Noh Theater is a Noh theater located in Ishihiki, Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan.

Wikipedia: 石川県立能楽堂 (JA)

195 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 6: Honda-no-Mori Hall

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Honda-no-Mori Hall Hirorinmasa / CC BY-SA 3.0

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.

Wikipedia: 北陸電力会館 本多の森ホール (JA), Website

372 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 7: Ishikawa Gokoku Shrine

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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.

Wikipedia: 石川護国神社 (JA)

283 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 8: Prefectural Museum for Traditional Products and Crafts

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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

139 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 9: Seisonkaku Villa

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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.

Wikipedia: Seisonkaku (EN), Website

112 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 10: Kanazawa Shinto Shrine

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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.

Wikipedia: 金沢神社 (JA), Website

290 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 11: Kenrokuen Park

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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.

Wikipedia: Kenroku-en (EN), Website

379 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 12: Ishiura Shrine

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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.

Wikipedia: 石浦神社 (JA)

215 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 13: Kanazawa Noh Art Museum

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Kanazawa Noh Art Museum 金沢市 / CC BY 2.1 jp

The Kanazawa Noh Museum of Art is an art museum related to Noh theater located in Hirosaka, Kanazawa City, Ishikawa Prefecture.

Wikipedia: 金沢能楽美術館 (JA)

236 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 14: Shiinoki Cultural Complex, Ishikawa Prefecture

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Shiinoki Cultural Complex, Ishikawa Prefecture Hirorinmasa / CC BY-SA 3.0

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.

Wikipedia: 石川県政記念しいのき迎賓館 (JA)

256 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 15: 石川四高記念文化交流館

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The Shikō Memorial Cultural Exchange Center is a cultural facility located in Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan.

Wikipedia: 四高記念文化交流館 (JA)

595 meters / 7 minutes

Sight 16: Maeda Tosanokami-ke Shiryokan

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Maeda Tosanokami-ke Shiryokan 金沢市 / CC BY 2.1 jp

The Maeda Tosa Moriya Museum is a museum in Kanazawa City, located in Katamachi, Kanazawa City, Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan.

Wikipedia: 前田土佐守家資料館 (JA)

678 meters / 8 minutes

Sight 17: 室生犀星記念館

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室生犀星記念館 金沢市 / CC BY 2.1 jp

The Muro Saisei Kinenkan Museum is a museum in Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan. The museum is about the Japanese poet Murō Saisei.

Wikipedia: Muro Saisei Kinenkan Museum (EN)

373 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 18: 大蓮寺

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大蓮寺 TELECASTS / CC BY 3.0

Dairenji is a Jodo sect temple located in Nomachi, Kanazawa City, Ishikawa Prefecture.

Wikipedia: 大蓮寺 (金沢市) (JA)

375 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 19: Nichi-chaya-gai

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Nichi-chaya-gai 金沢市 / CC BY 2.1 jp

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).

Wikipedia: にし茶屋街 (JA)

25 meters / 0 minutes

Sight 20: Nishi Chaya Shiryokan Museum

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Nishi Chaya Shiryokan Museum 金沢市 / CC BY 2.1 jp

The Nishi Chaya District Museum is a historical museum, archive, and cultural facility located in the Nishi Chaya area of Kanazawa City, Ishikawa Prefecture.

Wikipedia: 西茶屋資料館 (JA)

252 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 21: Myôryûji (Ninjadera Temple)

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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.

Wikipedia: Myōryū-ji (EN)

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