Kanazawa, Musashigatsuji district

Kanazawa, capital of Ishikawa Prefecture, is known for its well-preserved neighbourhoods of the Edo era, art museums and regional crafts.

Kanazawa station

A glass dome called “Motenashi (Welcome) Dome”, which looks like a huge umbrella is located at the east entrance of Kanazawa Station. The dome has a wooden door called “Tsuzumi-mon”, which symbolizes a traditional Japanese instrument called tsuzumi (hand drums). The dome basement serves as an information point and event space. In recent years, the area has become a more popular shopping area with the construction of large commercial buildings.

Omicho Market

Established during the Edo period, the Omicho market has been an integral part of Kanazawa’s culinary culture for more than 280 years. There are more than 170 merchants in the tentacular market, many of whom sell freshly harvested seafood. There are also fruit and vegetable stores that sell unique local products, marine products stores, clothing stores, grocery stores and restaurants.

Crabs, yellow-tailed silts and Japanese Sea shrimps are particularly popular and sold around November.

Another key market attraction is Omicho Ichibakan. The renovated building houses a number of popular restaurants and shops that are worth visiting during your visit to the market.

Kurando Residence

Kurando was a mid-class samurai of the Maeda family. It is said that this house was built in the second half of the eighteenth century.

The mansion, warehouse and mud wall are a fine example of the residences of the middle-class samurai. Dodan tsutsuji (a kind of azalea), which blooms from late April to early May and autumn leaves are the highlights of the garden. Kurando was also a painter and his works are exhibited in the house.

Kazue machi

Kazue-machi is a former geisha district located along the river between the Asanogawa Ohashi Bridge and the Naka-no Hashi Bridge. Geisha are traditional Japanese artists whose skills include performing various Japanese arts, such as music and dance. It is one of the three geisha districts of Kanazawa. Chaya is a traditional place of parties and entertainment, where geisha perform dances and play traditional Japanese musical instruments, such as the shamisen (a three-string musical instrument), bamboo flute and drum, and passers-by can hear the sound of the shamisen at dusk. As you walk around this area, you can see very Kanazawa and japonizing scenes and atmospheres, such as the view of the neighborhood from the Asanogawa Ohashi Bridge, the rows of chaya houses in Kazue-machi, the appearance of Naka-no Hashi Bridge and Kuragarizaka (a dark slope), which connects to the Owari-cho Hill area. Historical rows of tea houses in this city have been designated as Japanese cultural property since 2008.

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