Sight Spots

Recommended Spots

Around Kenrokuen Garden・Kanazawa Castle Area

Main Tourist Attraction	Length of Time	Note
Kenrokuen Garden	1～1.5 hour	One of the most beautiful gardens in Japan
Kanazawa Castle Park	0.5～1 hour	Lead roof tile and sea cucumber wall show the unique feature
Museum of Traditional Arts and Craft	1 hour	Traditional arts and crafts exhibit
Kaga Yuzen Traditional Industry Center	0.5～1 hour	Visitors can try on kimonos and dye silk.
Seisonkaku Villa	1 hour	Residence of the Maedas' wife
Pref. Noh Theater	1 hour	Visitors can watch a Noh performance.
Terashima Kurando-House	1 hour	Samurai Residence
Nishida-ke Garden Gyokusen-en	1 hour	The oldest of the historical gardens in Kanazawa

Korinbo・Nagamachi Area

21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art	1 hour	Pritzker Architecture Award-winning building
Kanazawa Noh Museum	1 hour	Visitors can dress up like Noh actors with Noh masks and costumes.
Ashigaru Shiryokan Museum	0.5 hour	Residence of Ashigaru, a foot soldier.
Maeda Tosanokami-ke Shiryokan Museum	0.5 hour	Matsu's handwriting on display. Matsu was the wife of Lord Toshiie Maeda.
Nomurake	0.5 hour	a beautiful Japanese garden which was awarded two Michelin stars

Musashigatsuji・Owaricho Area

Omicho Market	0.5～1 hour	A Kanazawa kitchen. Meals are served here.
Kazue-machi Chaya District	0.5 hour	This district retains the atmosphere of the Meiji Era.

Higashiyama・Utatsuyama Area

Katani, Hakuza, Sakuda	1 hour each	Visitors can make a gold leaf craft.
Kanazawa Yasue Gold Leaf Museum	0.5 hour	Entering the Gold Leaf World - the thickness of 1/10,000 mm.
Ohi Pottery Museum	1 hour	You can see traditional Ohi pottery - it is reddish yellow and has a 350-year history.
Shima	0.5 hour	The only building of its kind that has been awarded the designation: Japan’s Important Cultural Asset.

Nomachi・Teramachi Temple Area

Nishi Chaya District	0.5 hour	Geisha houses. No fee required.
Myoryuji temple (Ninja Temple)	1.5 hour	There are no Ninja. Reservation required.
Kutani Kosen	1 hour	Visitors can observe the Kutani porcelain production process.

Honda-machi Area

Nakamura Memorial Museum	0.5 hour	This rest area is complete with tea ceremony.
D.T.Suzuki Museum	1 hour	Museum of a Buddhist philosopher who influenced the famous John Lennon.

Recommended Courses

Course No.	Visiting Spots	Length of time
01	Geisha District & Garden Course	3～4　hours
02	Samurai District & Garden Course	3～4　hours
03	Geisha District & Samurai District Course	3～4　hours