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Kanazawa Coffee Festival 2024
KimThe Kanazawa Coffee Festival brings a variety of coffee shops from across Japan to this culture-filled city.
Kanazawa Station (金沢駅) is a major railway station in Kanazawa, Ishikawa, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company, the private railway operator Hokuriku Railroad, and the third-sector operator IR Ishikawa Railway. [Wikipedia] / Photo: Suchart Boonyavech / Shutterstock.com
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The Kanazawa Coffee Festival brings a variety of coffee shops from across Japan to this culture-filled city.
Tsuzumi-Mon (Drum Gate) and Motenashi Dome (Welcome Dome) are two impressive symbols of the new Kanazawa Station!
The Kanazawa Coffee Festival brings a variety of coffee shops from across Japan to this culture-filled city.
HOTEL MYSTAYS Kanazawa provides a perfect home-base of operations for any trip within Japan and if you choose to stay in Kanazawa you will certainly not be disappointed. From the minute you walk in the door their friendly, caring and attentive staff quickly and kindly check you in, answer any questions you may have. Any issues or inquiries are no trouble at all with their multi-lingual staff, especially for the first-time Japan visitor! From Kanazawa Station it is only a five minute walk.
In Kanazawa in Japan's Ishikawa prefecture, Forza Hotel is an elegant, comfortable but reasonably priced hotel, well located for sights and shops.
In historical Kanazawa in Japan's Ishikawa prefecture, APA Hotel Kanazawa Chuo is an affordable, comfortable hotel in the heart of the city's busy downtown area.
Enjoy seasonal foods from the Kaga region served on quality hand-crafted Ishikawa tableware at Nouka Banzai Restaurant Kyo.
The name ramen is the Japanese pronunciation of the Chinese characters for the brothy noodles (拉面). Prior to the 1950s, it was also referred to as shina ramen and today is street signs and banners commonly advertise for ramen or chūka-soba.
Get a close-up glimpse of Kanazawa's "kitchen" at the Omicho market in the center of the city.
Nomura Samurai House (武家屋敷跡 野村家) is a historical family estate in the Nagamachi area of Kanazawa. This restored Edo period home reveals what it was like to live like a samurai, with its own tea ceremony room and enchanting Japanese garden.
Kanazawa Castle is a partially-reconstructed castle located in Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture. Up until the Meiji Restoration period in 1871, lords of the Maeda Clan occupied the castle. The castle building is part of the sprawling Kanazawa Castle Park, where you can also find the Kenrokuen Garden. In 2008, the castle was designated as a National Historic Site. Most of the castle's original structures were burnt down during a fire in 1759. Unfortunately, another fire struck Kanazawa Castle in 1881, after several structures had already been rebuilt. Now, Kanazawa Castle has been steadily reconstructed to match how it looked in the 1850s.
The Higashi Chaya District (ひがし茶屋街) is a traditional teahouse district east of Kanazawa Station which known for its geisha performances. Comprising song and dance, these were a historical fixture at the local chaya teahouses since the Edo Period. This eastern district is just one of three in Kanazawa—alongside Nishi Chayagai and Kazuemachi—but Higashi is by far the largest and most well-known.