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
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…
Kenrokuen Garden
Kenrokuen (兼六園, 'Garden of Six Sublimities') is one of Japan's Three Great Gardens alongside Kairakuen in Mitsukura and…
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…
Higashi Chaya District
Higashi Chaya (東茶屋街, 'Eastern Geisha District') is Kanazawa's most beautifully preserved geisha quarter, with two-story…
Nagamachi Samurai District
Nagamachi (長町) is Kanazawa's former samurai district where middle-ranking samurai of the Kaga Domain lived during the Ed…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Wajima Lacquerware
Wajima lacquerware (輪島塗, Wajima-nuri) is Japan's finest lacquerware tradition, practiced for over 1,000 years on the Not…
Kutani-yaki Ceramics
Kutani-yaki (九谷焼) is Ishikawa's signature ceramic style known for bold overglaze enamel decoration in five colors: green…
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…
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…
Myoryuji Ninja Temple
Myoryuji Temple (妙立寺), nicknamed the 'Ninja Temple' (忍者寺, Ninja-dera), is a seemingly modest Buddhist temple concealing…
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…