Things to see in Kanazawa
Kanazawa is a city in Japan, with an urban population of about 551 thousand. Below are 19 notable places within about 6 km of the centre, ranked by how widely they are covered on Wikipedia.
1Kenroku-en Park
Kenroku-en, located in Kanazawa, Ishikawa, Japan, is a strolling style garden constructed during the Edo period by the Maeda clan.
2Kanazawa Castle History
Kanazawa Castle is a large, partially restored Japanese castle in Kanazawa, Ishikawa, Japan. It is located adjacent to the celebrated Kenroku-en Garden, which once formed the castle's private outer garden.
321st Century Museum of Contemporary Art Art
The 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art, Kanazawa is a museum of contemporary art located in Kanazawa, Ishikawa, Japan.
4Oyama Shrine Place of worship
Oyama Shrine is a Shinto shrine in Kanazawa, Ishikawa, Japan.
5Ishikawa Prefectural Museum of Art Art
Ishikawa Prefectural Museum of Art, also known as IPMA, is the main art gallery of Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan. It is one of Japan's many museums which are supported by a prefecture.
6Mount Utatsu Nature
Mount Utatsu is a mountain in Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan. It is also known by a number of other names, including Mount Mukai, Mount Mukō, Mount Garyū, and Mount Kasuga.
7Myōryū-ji Temple Place of worship
Myōryū-ji, commonly known as Ninja-dera ("Ninja Temple"), is a Buddhist temple belonging to Nichiren sect located in the city of Kanazawa, Ishikawa, Japan.
8D. T. Suzuki Museum Museum
The D. T. Suzuki Museum opened in Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan in 2011.
9Seisonkaku Museum
The Seisonkaku 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.
10Murō Saisei Kinenkan Museum Museum
The Muro Saisei Kinenkan Museum is a museum in Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan. The museum is about the Japanese poet Murō Saisei.
11Ishikawa Prefectural History Museum Museum
Ishikawa Prefectural History Museum is a prefectural museum in Kanazawa, Japan, dedicated to the history and culture of Ishikawa Prefecture.
12Kanazawa Yasue Gold Leaf Museum Museum
The Kanazawa Yasue Gold Leaf Museum is a museum about gold leaf in Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan.
13Toyokuni Shrine Place of worship
Toyokuni Shrine is a Shinto shrine located on Mount Utatsu in Higashi-Mikage-machi, Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan. Under the shrine ranking system, it was listed as a village shrine.
14National Crafts Museum Art
The National Crafts Museum is a museum of Japanese crafts in Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan. It forms part of the Independent Administrative Institution National Museum of Art (ja).
15Ishikawa Prefectural Museum of Traditonal Arts and Crafts Museum
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.
16Kanazawa Phonograph Museum Museum
The Kanazawa Phonograph Museum is a museum about phonograph located in Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan.
17Chikamori Site History
The Chikamori Site is an archaeological site with the ruins of a late Jōmon period settlement in what is now the Shinbohon neighbourhood of the city of Kanazawa, Ishikawa in the Hokuriku region of Japan.
18Okyōzuka Site History
The Okyōzuka Site is an archaeological site with the ruins of a middle to final Jōmon period (around 1700–500 BC) settlement in the Kyōzuka neighborhood of the city of Nonoichi, Ishikawa in the Hokuriku region of Japan.
19Medicinal Plant Garden, Kanazawa University Park
The Botanic Garden, Faculty of Science, Kanazawa University is a botanical garden operated by Kanazawa University. It is located at the university's Kakuma Campus in Kakuma-machi, Kanazawa, Ishikawa, Japan.
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