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   Where is Kanazawa in Japan?

   • Kanazawa (金沢), located just two and a half hours from Tokyo via the JR Hokuriku Shinkansen, offers visitors a glimpse into the Edo Period with its maintained castle, historic districts, culture, and more. Given its location on the Sea of Japan, the capital city of Ishikawa Prefecture also boasts some of the country’s freshest seafood.

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   What makes Kanazawa a traditional Japanese city?

   • The walls, gates, and a few buildings of the family’s castle remain, giving the city the atmosphere of traditional Japan. Kenroku Garden, formerly on the Maeda estate, is an excellent example of Japanese landscape gardening. Manufacturing developed from Kanazawa’s luxury industries of fine lacquer and Kutani ware porcelain.

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   Does Kanazawa still exist?

   • During World War Two, Kanazawa was Japan's second largest city (after Kyoto) to escape destruction by air raids. Consequently, parts of the old castle town, such as the Nagamachi samurai district and chaya entertainment districts, have survived in pretty good condition.

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   What to do in Kanazawa?

   • In Kanazawa today, you will find traditional and modern art and architecture, a vast range of Japanese crafts such as maki-e lacquerware, Kutani-yaki ceramics, and swordsmithing, geisha and samurai districts, and one of the most beautiful and acclaimed traditional landscape gardens in Japan.

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3. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › KanazawaKanazawa - Wikipedia

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   Kanazawa is located in north-western Ishikawa Prefecture in the Hokuriku region of Japan and is bordered by the Sea of Japan to the west and Toyama Prefecture to the east. The city sits between the Sai and Asano rivers.

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   This is the official tourism site for Kanazawa, a castle town with over 400 years of history in Japan. Find a wide range of information to make the most of your stay!

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   The city boasts many historical attractions such as restored residences and districts, as well as modern museums. But Kanazawa's unchallenged main attraction is Kenrokuen, one of Japan's "three best landscape gardens " and by many considered the most beautiful of them all.

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   Kanazawa is the prefectural capital of Ishikawa, a narrow stretch of land on Japan's main island of Honshu along the Sea of Japan. It was one of the most important centers for culture and art during the Edo period and remains a great place for art lovers and culture enthusiasts.

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   Kanazawa (金沢), located just two and a half hours from Tokyo via the JR Hokuriku Shinkansen, offers visitors a glimpse into the Edo Period with its maintained castle, historic districts, culture, and more.

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   Kanazawa, capital, Ishikawa ken (prefecture), central Honshu, Japan. It is situated on the Sai River, at the river’s mouth on the Sea of Japan (East Sea). In the 16th century the city and the province of Kaga were given to the Maeda family, the wealthiest clan of daimyo (hereditary rulers) during.

9. www.nationalgeographic.com › a-guide-to-kanazawaHow to spend a day in Kanazawa, Japan's garden city

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   Oct 5, 2023 · A guide to Kanazawa, the next city break for Kyoto-lovers. Forged by samurai, geishas and Edo-era feudal clans, the elegant garden city of Kanazawa is a quieter alternative to Kyoto for those ...