Travel Blog Photos from Kanazawa (455)
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... who spoke reasonable English (a relief since it was too hot and humid to engage in a game of chirades!). I spent the rest of the day mooching around Katamachi, the entertainment district of Kanazawa, eating strawberry crepes and enjoying the sunshine...
... tags to match. Anyway, the main point of interest in Kanazawa is the Kenrokuen Garden (top three Japanese Gardens, in Japan) and the Kanazawa Castle which dates back to 1546 when it was a religious school. It also served as an ...
... shells that make up most of Japan's reconstructed castles. For the remainder of the day, we wandered around central Kanazawa, taking in the distinctively Western-influenced Oyama-jinja and the smaller historic district of Kazue-machi along the Asano ...
1-1 Marunouchi, Kanazawa, Ishikawa, Chubu, Japan

11-1 Oyama-machi, Kanazawa, Ishikawa, Chubu, Japan

Nagamachi, Kanazawa, Ishikawa, Chubu, Japan

Teramachi, Nomachi, Kanazawa, Ishikawa, Chubu, Japan

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Japan Starter Kit
Posted on Nov 7, 2009, 09:24:35
... . Across the mountains on the Sea of Japan coast lies the historic area of Hokuriku, the principal town of which is Kanazawa - a "little Kyoto" famed for its traditional garden and geisha quarters. Close by is the old Zen center of Eihei-ji, a ...
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