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Ishikawa Hidden Gems

Hogar de Kanazawa, la «pequeña Kioto» de Hokuriku. El jardín Kenrokuen (uno de los tres grandes de Japón), el barrio de casas de té Higashi Chaya, el marisco del mercado Omicho y la artesanía del pan de oro componen una ciudad refinada y sin aglomeraciones.

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El antiguo dominio de Kaga: una ciudad castillo que invirtió su riqueza en artesanía y jardines, más una península rural de lacados y salinas.

Clima y mejor temporada

Inviernos húmedos, grises y con nieve moderada; veranos también húmedos. Primavera y otoño son ideales para los jardines.

Gastronomía típica

  • Kaisen-don y cangrejo invernal
  • Jibuni
  • Dulces con pan de oro
  • Mariscos de Wajima

Lugares emblemáticos

  • Jardín Kenrokuen
  • Barrio de geishas Higashi Chaya
  • Península de Noto
  • Mercado matutino de Wajima
Wakura Onsen — representative image, not a photograph of this location
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Ishikawa· Nanao

Wakura Onsen

Wakura Onsen (和倉温泉) is a luxury hot spring resort town on Nanao Bay's western shore, established over 1,200 years ago wh…

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Noto Peninsula Coastal Drive — representative image, not a photograph of this location
Ishikawa· Noto

Noto Peninsula Coastal Drive

The Noto Peninsula (能登半島) extends 100km into the Sea of Japan, offering dramatic coastal scenery, traditional fishing vi…

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Wajima Morning Market — representative image, not a photograph of this location
Ishikawa· Wajima

Wajima Morning Market

Wajima Morning Market (輪島朝市, Wajima Asaichi) is one of Japan's three great morning markets (alongside Takayama and Katsu…

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Senmaida Rice Terraces — representative image, not a photograph of this location
Ishikawa· Wajima

Senmaida Rice Terraces

Shiroyone Senmaida (白米千枚田, 'White Rice Thousand Terraces') is a UNESCO World Heritage site comprising 1,004 small rice p…

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Kanazawa Kaiseki — representative image, not a photograph of this location
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Ishikawa· Kanazawa

Kanazawa Kaiseki

Kanazawa's kaiseki cuisine (Kaga Ryori, 加賀料理) is considered equal to Kyoto's, developed over centuries by the Maeda clan…

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Notojima Aquarium — representative image, not a photograph of this location
Ishikawa· Nanao

Notojima Aquarium

Notojima Aquarium (のとじま水族館) is located on Notojima Island in Nanao Bay, showcasing the marine life of the Sea of Japan a…

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Kenrokuen Garden — representative image, not a photograph of this location
Ishikawa· Kanazawa

Kenrokuen Garden

Kenrokuen (兼六園, 'Garden of Six Sublimities') is one of Japan's Three Great Gardens alongside Kairakuen in Mitsukura and…

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21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art — representative image, not a photograph of this location
Ishikawa· Kanazawa

21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art

The 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art (金沢21世紀美術館) is a revolutionary circular museum building designed by architec…

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Higashi Chaya District — representative image, not a photograph of this location
Ishikawa· Kanazawa

Higashi Chaya District

Higashi Chaya (東茶屋街, 'Eastern Geisha District') is Kanazawa's most beautifully preserved geisha quarter, with two-story…

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Nagamachi Samurai District — representative image, not a photograph of this location
Ishikawa· Kanazawa

Nagamachi Samurai District

Nagamachi (長町) is Kanazawa's former samurai district where middle-ranking samurai of the Kaga Domain lived during the Ed…

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Kaga Onsen — representative image, not a photograph of this location
Ishikawa· Kaga

Kaga Onsen

Kaga Onsen (加賀温泉郷) refers to four historic hot spring villages in southern Ishikawa: Yamanaka, Yamashiro, Katayamazu, an…

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Kanazawa Castle Park — representative image, not a photograph of this location
Ishikawa· Kanazawa

Kanazawa Castle Park

Kanazawa Castle (金沢城) was the seat of the powerful Maeda clan from 1583 to 1868, ruling the Kaga Domain — the wealthiest…

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D.T. Suzuki Museum — representative image, not a photograph of this location
Ishikawa· Kanazawa

D.T. Suzuki Museum

The D.T. Suzuki Museum (鈴木大拙館) honors Daisetz Teitaro Suzuki (1870–1966), the Kanazawa-born Buddhist scholar who introdu…

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Kanazawa Phonograph Museum — representative image, not a photograph of this location
Ishikawa· Kanazawa

Kanazawa Phonograph Museum

The Kanazawa Phonograph Museum (金沢蓄音器館) houses over 600 antique phonographs, music boxes, and early sound recording devi…

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Kanazawa Noh Theater — representative image, not a photograph of this location
Ishikawa· Kanazawa

Kanazawa Noh Theater

The Ishikawa Prefectural Noh Theater (石川県立能楽堂) is one of Japan's premier noh venues, hosting regular performances of thi…

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Natadera Temple — representative image, not a photograph of this location
Ishikawa· Kaga

Natadera Temple

Natadera Temple (那谷寺) is an ancient mountain temple founded in 717 AD, renowned for its dramatic natural setting among m…

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Wajima Lacquerware — representative image, not a photograph of this location
Ishikawa· Wajima

Wajima Lacquerware

Wajima lacquerware (輪島塗, Wajima-nuri) is Japan's finest lacquerware tradition, practiced for over 1,000 years on the Not…

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Omicho Market — representative image, not a photograph of this location
Ishikawa· Kanazawa

Omicho Market

Omicho Market (近江町市場, Omicho Ichiba) is Kanazawa's central food market, operating for 290+ years as the city's primary s…

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Mitsukejima Rock — representative image, not a photograph of this location
Ishikawa· Suzu

Mitsukejima Rock

Mitsukejima (見付島, 'Found Island') is a rock island rising from the shallow waters off Suzu's eastern coast, connected to…

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Chirihama Nagisa Driveway — representative image, not a photograph of this location
Ishikawa· Hakui

Chirihama Nagisa Driveway

Chirihama Nagisa Driveway (千里浜なぎさドライブウェイ) is Japan's only beach where you can legally drive a car directly on the sand —…

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Kutani-yaki Ceramics — representative image, not a photograph of this location
Ishikawa· Kaga

Kutani-yaki Ceramics

Kutani-yaki (九谷焼) is Ishikawa's signature ceramic style known for bold overglaze enamel decoration in five colors: green…

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Kaga Yuzen Silk Dyeing — representative image, not a photograph of this location
Ishikawa· Kanazawa

Kaga Yuzen Silk Dyeing

Kaga Yuzen (加賀友禅) is one of Japan's two premier yuzen silk dyeing traditions (alongside Kyo Yuzen from Kyoto), developed…

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Nomura Samurai House & Garden — representative image, not a photograph of this location
Ishikawa· Kanazawa

Nomura Samurai House & Garden

The Nomura Samurai House (武家屋敷跡 野村家, Nomura-ke) in the Nagamachi district is the finest preserved samurai residence in K…

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Myoryuji Ninja Temple — representative image, not a photograph of this location
Ishikawa· Kanazawa

Myoryuji Ninja Temple

Myoryuji Temple (妙立寺), nicknamed the 'Ninja Temple' (忍者寺, Ninja-dera), is a seemingly modest Buddhist temple concealing…

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Kanazawa Gold Leaf — representative image, not a photograph of this location
Ishikawa· Kanazawa

Kanazawa Gold Leaf

Kanazawa produces 99% of Japan's gold leaf (金箔, kinpaku), a craft perfected over 450 years. Gold leaf production began i…

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