Kanazawa 2019: Leaving Kanazawa
It was time to bid farewell to Kanazawa so I grabbed my backpack from my hostel and headed to Kanazawa Station. The Tsuzumi-mon (Drum Gate)…
Kanazawa 2019: Kenrokuen Garden (兼六園)
A bridge over a modern road links Kanazawa Castle to the northwestern corner of the Kenrokuen Garden, meaning you can quickly go from one to…
Kanazawa 2019: Kanazawa Castle (金沢城)
There’s an old joke among travelers about how the weather always gets better on the day that you’re leaving a particular location, and that was…
Kanazawa 2019: Kenrokuen Garden (兼六園) at night
Kanazawa is home to the Kenrokuen Garden, one of Japan’s premier landscape gardens, and on certain days in the autumn you can tour the garden…
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Kanazawa 2019: The walls of Kanazawa Castle
Much of Kanazawa Castle no longer exists but in the southern area of the castle you the old walls are still standing and a small…
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Kanazawa 2019: Oyama Shrine (尾山神社)
On the west side of Kanazawa Castle is a Oyama Shrine, which was first established in 1599 and was originally located in a different part…
Kanazawa 2019: Ozaki Shrine (尾崎神社)
A few blocks south of the Omicho Market I saw a small shrine at the end of a road and I decided to take a…
Kanazawa 2019: Omicho Market (近江町市場)
As I arrived in the central part of Kanazawa the rain started coming down again and I ducked into the Omicho Market to dry off.…
Kanazawa 2019: Autumn colors along the Asano River
When I finished exploring the area around the Higashi Chaya District I started on my way towards the central part of Kanazawa. As I was…
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Kanazawa 2019: Hosenji Temple (宝泉寺)
On a small hill right by the Higashi Chaya District is a hidden gem called Hosenji Temple. This little Buddhist temple is dedicated to Marici,…
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