Kanazawa Editor's Picks

This selection explores Kanazawa’s blend of Edo-period heritage and modern design. Kenrokuen Park showcases the six attributes of landscape gardening, while the Higashi Chaya District preserves 19th-century geisha tea houses. Omicho Market has served as the city's kitchen for three centuries, specializing in fresh Sea of Japan seafood. Modern landmarks include Kanazawa Station, defined by its glass Motenashi Dome and wooden Tsuzumi-mon Gate, and Full of Beans, a restaurant housed in a restored century-old townhouse.

Kenrokuen Park

Kenroku-en, located in Kanazawa, Ishikawa, Japan, is a strolling style garden constructed during the Edo period by the Maeda clan.

Omicho Market

A busy food market offering variety of local products. Experience for all your senses!

Higashi Chaya District

This district is named after chaya - a traditional house where the guests would come to see a performance by geishas.

Kanazawa Train Station

Kanazawa Station is a major railway station in Kanazawa, Ishikawa, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company, the private railway…

Full of Beans

A Japanese restaurant set in a renovated 100-year-old machiya townhouse. It specializes in healthy fusion cuisine and local ingredients, maintaining traditional architectural features like exposed wooden beams and tatami seating.