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Must See
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Ishikawa Museum
of Traditional Arts
and Crafts
⌂ 1-1 Kenrokumachi
# 9am–5pm daily ¢ Apr–
Nov: 3rd Thu of month;
Dec–Mar: Thu ∑ ishikawa-
densankan.jp
At this tastefully laid-out
museum, visitors can immerse
themselves in the traditional
crafts that the Ishikawa
prefecture is renowned
for, including the gorgeous The beautiful and serene Kenroku-en
Kutani pottery, silk painting, Garden, its features blanketed in snow
lacquerware, metalwork, gold
leaf details, Japanese paper,
and fireworks. Visitors are the objects by making them
encouraged to interact with themselves, and the museum 4 "
hosts regular demonstrations Kenroku-en Garden
by experience traditional ⌂ Kenrokumachi # Daily
craftsmen. The shop on the ∑ pref.ishikawa.jp
Did You Know? ground floor offers an
assortment of pieces, all Created by the Maeda family,
In winter, the city’s produced by local artisans Kenroku-en is one of Japan’s
mud walls are covered and at reasonable prices. “great three” gardens. It name
with straw mats to For information about the means “garden of six qualities”:
protect them from demonstrations and hands- spaciousness, seclusion, an air
harsh weather. on experiences led by the of antiquity, ingenuity, flowing
experts, check the museum water, and views, which are
website for details. desired in a Chinese garden.

0 meters 500 N Train & bus stations Sakuda Gold HIGASHIYAMA
900 yd (850 m)
Leaf Store
0 yards 500 HIKOSOMACHI Ochaya Shima
Fukushima Geisha House
Sargenten
TAMAGA- HYAK UM AN G OK U -OD ORI
WACHO OWARICHO
H Y A K U M A N G O K U - O D O R I
Tamagawa ODORI HYAKUMANGOKU- Asanogawa
Park O H O R I - D O R I
HOSAI O H O R I - D O R I
Kanazawa
Nagamachi Castle Park ZAIMOKUCHO
Kaga Yuzen Ishikawa-
Silk Center Oyama mon
Shrine
NAGAMACHI Kanazawa YOKOYAMA-
KATA MACHI SCRAMBLE
Nomura Family Castle KOSHO- MACHI
MACHI
Samurai House Chuo HYAKUMANGOKU-ODORI
Nagamachi Park
Samurai Quarter HIROSAKA-DORI Kenroku-en OGIMACHI
Saigawa
Garden
KATAMACHI 21st Century Museum Ishikawa Museum of
Traditional Arts and Crafts
of Art
Museum of
Villa
Contemporary Art Seisonkaku
TATEMACHI
STREET
SHIRAGIKUCHO ODORI Kaga-Honda
SHOPPING
SAIGAWA-
Kutani Kosen Pottery Kiln HONDA- ODORI Museum
700 yd (650 m)
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