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Tourism Promotion Section, City of Kanazawa 1-1-1 Hirosaka, Kanazawa, Ishikawa 920-8577 JAPAN Tel:076-220-2194 Fax:076-260-7191

[Tourist Information Websites] Kanazawa City Tourism Association http://www.kanazawa-tourism.com Kanazawa Tourist Information Guide Search

2013.6 Experience Kanazawa! City of Crafts The items that we are featuring here are just one small part of In June of 2009, Kanazawa was Welcome to Kanazawa! Kanazawa. The city's identity is made up of many characteristics that appointed into the "Crafts and Folk A city that prides itself in the colors of Kenrokuen Garden cannot be found in other Japanese cities. Be sure to experience for Art" category for UNESCO's yourself all of the various "Kanazawas" that are scattered about the city "Creative Cities Network". throughout the four seasons, in the clear water of the Saigawa and are integral parts of it. and Asanogawa rivers, in its abundant greenery, and in its refined traditional culture - and at the same time incorporates modern elements as it continues to develop. This is the city of Kanazawa. Steamed sea bream Goshiki-Namagashi (Five-colored fresh cake) Shopping If you are thinking of taking home a bit of Kanazawa's traditional Wagashi - traditional Japanese confectionery (Along with Kyoto, culture, there are many items for Kanazawa is known as one of the Three Great Wagashi locations in Japan) you to choose from. Even the smallest of Kanazawa's refined traditional crafts are full of the city's distinct character. Jibuni (boiled duck and vegetable dish) Gori (Bullhead)

Local sake Kutani ceramic ware ining DIn close proximity to both the sea and the Kabura-zushi mountains, Kanazawa is blessed with (Pickled turnip and yellowtail with malted rice) geographical conditions that are conducive to an abundance of good food. Moreover, Deep-water shrimp the city's gastronomic culture has been influenced by the delicate and exquisite culture of the feudal period. During all four seasons, many tourists from all over Japan gather here to experience the exquisite flavors of Kanazawa's food. Gold Leaf (Gold is beaten to its limit, with a measured Snow crab thickness of 1/10,000 millimeters)

300 30 86 mm ℃ Kanazawa Castle (Gojikken-Nagaya) Monthly average rainfall KANAZAWA 200 TOKYO 20 68 Sightseeing SAPPORO Kanazawa is a city that preserves

100 10 50 its traditional culture in the Monthly average temperature everyday life of its citizens, yet at KANAZAWA the same time adopts new TOKYO 0 0 32 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 culture. If you walk just a little JAPAN Spring Summer Autumn Winter way, you will see how the old and Average values for 30 years from 1971 to 2000 ISHIKAWA PREFECTURE Kanazawa Lacquerware the new coexist. (Ones decorated with gold or KANAZAWA ● Average temperature: 14.3˚C (for a normal year) Kenrokuen Garden Kanazawa Sculptures in the city Kaga Yuzen (Distinguished by its realistic floral design) silver designs are called Kaga Makie) TOKYO The weather in Kanazawa is changeable. Since the city NAGOYA gets a relatively large amount of rain, there is a proverb ● Maximum temperature: 35.8 (2011) Kanazawa Hyakumangoku Festival 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art, Kanazawa Craft Tourism KYOTO Kaga-tobi (Firefighters of Kaga Clan) ● Minimum temperature: -4.0 (2011) Would you like to experience the OSAKA that translates as "Even if you forget your packed lunch, don't forget your umbrella." We recommended that you ● Number of rainy days per year: 178.1 (for a normal year) techniques of Kanazawa's delicate FUKUOKA always be prepared with rain gear such as your ● Average humidity: 73% (for a normal year) and elegant traditional crafts? Cock Pheasant Incense Burner There are many crafts to umbrella when going out sightseeing. National treasure / Collection of Ishikawa Prefectural Museum of Art experience from pasting gold leaf, to the stencil dying of Kaga Yuzen, to even making your own Wagashi and much more.

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xHours of operation ・ Period cClosed ・ No service vFee xHours of operation ・ Period cClosed ・ No service vFee ● Cherry blossom viewing ● Cherry blossom viewing "Light-up" Bus UBus route Early April "Light-up" Bus UBus route Early April = Kanazawa Station East Entrance ! Musashigatsuji Place: Kenrokuen Garden, Mt. Utatsu, etc. = Kanazawa Station East Entrance ! Musashigatsuji Place: Kenrokuen Garden, Mt. Utatsu, etc. Spring Spring Kanazawa by night - Lit-up places to walk " Owari-cho # Hashiba-cho $ Kenrokuen Garden Kanazawa by night - Lit-up places to walk " Owari-cho # Hashiba-cho $ Kenrokuen Garden % Seisonkaku Villa & Hirosaka ' Korinbo ( Minami-cho % Seisonkaku Villa & Hirosaka ' Korinbo ( Minami-cho The beautiful lit-up spots in Kanazawa ) Musashigatsuji = Kanazawa Station East Entrance The beautiful lit-up spots in Kanazawa ) Musashigatsuji = Kanazawa Station East Entrance Kanazawa Hyakumangoku Festival Kanazawa Hyakumangoku Festival are perfect for an evening stroll. ● are perfect for an evening stroll. ● UDays of operation: Saturdays Around the 1st Sat. in June UDays of operation: Saturdays Around the 1st Sat. in June You can take the "Light-up" Bus to You can take the "Light-up" Bus to cyear-end and New Year’s Place: downtown Kanazawa cyear-end and New Year’s Place: downtown Kanazawa each of these spots. each of these spots. xDeparts Kanazawa Station East xDeparts Kanazawa Station East Entrance:Stop 1 Entrance:Stop 1 every 10 minutes from 7:00 pm to ● Himuro-biraki (opening of "ice room") every 10 minutes from 7:00 pm to ● Himuro-biraki (opening of "ice room") 8:50 pm Last Sun. in June 8:50 pm Last Sun. in June Place: Yuwaku area Place: Yuwaku area vAdults: ¥200 / Children: ¥100 Summer vAdults: ¥200 / Children: ¥100 Summer *You may also purchase a Kanazawa *You may also purchase a Kanazawa "Light-up" Bus Pass for ¥300 (adults "Light-up" Bus Pass for ¥300 (adults only) at the Hokutetsu Kanazawa ● Viewing of Kanazawa geisha girls practicing music and dance only) at the Hokutetsu Kanazawa ● Viewing of Kanazawa geisha girls practicing music and dance Higashi Chaya District Ishikawa-mon Ekimae Center. Jul.-Aug. Higashi Chaya District Ishikawa-mon Ekimae Center. Jul.-Aug. Gate of Kanazawa Castle Place: each geisha district association's facilities Gate of Kanazawa Castle Place: each geisha district association's facilities

x10:00 am - 6:00 pm x10:00 am - 6:00 pm 21st Century Museum of ● Kanazawa Acapella Town 21st Century Museum of ● Kanazawa Acapella Town (open until 8:00 pm on (open until 8:00 pm on August August Contemporary Art, Kanazawa Fridays and Saturdays) Contemporary Art, Kanazawa Fridays and Saturdays) Place: Throughout the city Place: Throughout the city Here you can find out about 21st-century artistic cMondays,year-end Here you can find out about 21st-century artistic cMondays,year-end activities from all over the world. The museum and New Year's activities from all over the world. The museum and New Year's ● Kanazawa JAZZ STREET ● Kanazawa JAZZ STREET building is characterized by its striking circular vPermanent exhibition building is characterized by its striking circular vPermanent exhibition September September glass wall. Adults ¥350 / University glass wall. Adults ¥350 / University Location: Throughout the city Location: Throughout the city students and seniors 65 students and seniors 65 years and over ¥280 / years and over ¥280 / High school students High school students and younger: free ● Kanazawa Enyukai (garden party) and younger: free ● Kanazawa Enyukai (garden party) *A separate entrance fee is Late Sept. *A separate entrance fee is Late Sept. charged for special exhibitions. Place: various locations around Kanazawa charged for special exhibitions. Place: various locations around Kanazawa

Autumn Autumn 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art, Kanazawa (full view) 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art, Kanazawa (full view) ● Viewing of autumn foliage ● Viewing of autumn foliage Oct.-Nov. Oct.-Nov. Kanazawa's hot springs Place: Kenrokuen Garden area, Mt. Utatsu, etc. Kanazawa's hot springs Place: Kenrokuen Garden area, Mt. Utatsu, etc.

Yuwaku Hot Spring (Number of inns : 9) ● Setting up of Yukitsuri (rope supports to protect trees from snow) Yuwaku Hot Spring (Number of inns : 9) ● Setting up of Yukitsuri (rope supports to protect trees from snow) With its new greenery in the spring, crimson Early November With its new greenery in the spring, crimson Early November leaves in the fall, and snowy winter scenery, this Place: Kenrokuen Garden leaves in the fall, and snowy winter scenery, this Place: Kenrokuen Garden hot spring has been visited by many of Japan's Coffee-colored medicinal hot spring has been visited by many of Japan's Coffee-colored medicinal well-known people. It has a particularly strong bathwater well-known people. It has a particularly strong bathwater connection with the painter Takehisa Yumeji, who connection with the painter Takehisa Yumeji, who is famous for his paintings of beautiful women. Al- Fukatani Hot Spring ● Kaga Firefighters New Year's Event is famous for his paintings of beautiful women. Al- Fukatani Hot Spring ● Kaga Firefighters New Year's Event so, there is an "ice room" that has been used every (Number of inns : 1) 1st Sun. in Jan. (the following week if it fall on Jan. 1-4) so, there is an "ice room" that has been used every (Number of inns : 1) 1st Sun. in Jan. (the following week if it fall on Jan. 1-4) year since ancient times to store natural snow un- This hot spring resort is Place: Kanazawa Castle Park year since ancient times to store natural snow un- This hot spring resort is Place: Kanazawa Castle Park til the summer, as well as related events. tucked away in a mountain til the summer, as well as related events. tucked away in a mountain Beneficial for ravine. Each inn has differ- Beneficial for ravine. Each inn has differ- external wounds, skin diseases, rheumatism, neuralgia, etc. ent hot spring water for Winter external wounds, skin diseases, rheumatism, neuralgia, etc. ent hot spring water for Winter you to enjoy. If you take a ● Preparation of "ice room" you to enjoy. If you take a ● Preparation of "ice room" bath in amber or coffee-col- Last Sun. in Jan. bath in amber or coffee-col- Last Sun. in Jan. ored water, your skin will Place: Yuwaku area ored water, your skin will Place: Yuwaku area become silky smooth. become silky smooth.

Information Beneficial for Information Beneficial for hemorrhoids, fatigue, ● Foodpia Kanazawa hemorrhoids, fatigue, ● Foodpia Kanazawa "Ice room" event Kanazawa Yuwaku Yumeji-kan Museum neuralgia, sore muscles, etc. Feb. "Ice room" event Kanazawa Yuwaku Yumeji-kan Museum neuralgia, sore muscles, etc. Feb. Place: various locations around Kanazawa Place: various locations around Kanazawa u y u y 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art, Kanazawa Korinbo / Kata-machi Kanazawa Station Higashiyama No-machi Kodatsuno Information Kenrokuen Garden / Kanazawa Castle Park 1 Naga-machi 2 Musashigatsuji / Owari-cho 3 Utatsuyama 4 Tera-machi Nodayama 5 / Kazue-machi

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.Daiwa Gift Certificate sales counter (Currencies exchanged for yen: US dollars and euros only) . Kanazawa Hyakumangoku Festival takes place in June, with the Hokkoku Bank (Currencies exchanged for yen: US dollars, euros and Australian dollars only) Kenrokuen Garden / Kanazawa Castle Park .Hokuriku Bank (Currencies exchanged for yen: US dollars and euros only) Recommended Sightseeing Spots main events happening on the first Saturday. The highlight is a Area map xOpen hours cClosed vAdmission bTelephone number MWebsite splendid parade that re-creates the Kanazawa of 400 years ago. MInternet access SArt gallery / Museum etc. HCoffee shop v Place of historical or =Park Kanazawa Castle scenic interest E ZCoin lockers DTraditional crafts JNightspot b Hall/Theater Stone monument / ' b . F < Memorial tablet Police station / Police box Currency exchange Shopping Post office ! ( " Shrine School VuzAccommodation KBookstore " QLibrary " ) 6 成巽閣 Temple" Hospital j< [Immerse yourself in art] Seisonkaku Villa j< A G C # ™ This villa was built about 140 years ago by the 13th lord of Kaga, as Viewpoint Restaurant Washrooms Church City hall 121st Century Museum of Contemporary Art, Kanazawa a retirement residence for his mother. It incorporates two different - 0 100 200 300m rz " 金沢21世紀美術館 styles of architecture. As there are very few daimyo family residences k. " This museum allows you not only to look at modern art from all over that have remained intact, this villa is highly unusual. ( oz / " - 小立野通り the world, but also to experience it, thereby deepening your x9:00 am - 5:00 pm cWednesdays (or the next day if Wednesday " " Kodatsuno Dori Ave. ( #) understanding. Opened in October 2004, it is the world's most is a holiday), Dec. 29 - Jan. 2 vAdults ¥700 / High school and ( ez oz b " Kanazawa Medical Ctr. advanced art museum. 1 6 junior high school students ¥300 / Elementary school students ¥250 金沢医療センター Ak

" 1 pz ) x10:00 am - 6:00 pm (until 8:00 pm on Fridays and Saturdays) b076-221-0580 Mhttp://www.seisonkaku.com/ ( Nishida-ke Garden Gyokusen-en - cMondays (or the next weekday if Monday is a holiday), Dec. 29 - - 西田家庭園玉泉園 - qz 8 jC Jan. 3 vAdmission fee for permanent exhibition:Adults ¥350 / jV ( z9 Hondanomori Hallpz- [See and shop for traditional crafts] kS v E 本多の森ホール University students ¥280 / Seniors 65 years and over ¥280 / High wz ' - z7 Pref.Noh Theater 21st Century Museum of Pref.History Museum school students and younger: free 7 kS Kenrokuen-shita 県立能楽堂 Museum for Traditional Products and Crafts jC Closed Until Spring 2015 Korinbo / Kata-machi Contemporary Art, Kanazawa b )

x v 4 9 v b No-machi ernity and tradition". For example, by simply venturing a little distance away from same hours as Kenrokuen Admission free of charge *Admission Adults ¥300 / Children ¥200 076-224-5511 1 fee for Hishi-yagura, Gojikken-Nagaya and Hashizume-mon Tsuzuki- Kanazawa lessons the downtown area that bustles with young people, you can come across a street- yagura: Adults ¥300 / Children ¥100 bMsame as for Kenrokuen qKanko Bussankan (Ishikawa Souvenir Shopping Center) 石川県観光物産館

Kanazawa is a city steeped in tea Nodayama scape dating back several centuries. This is the area that symbolizes the attraction Kodatsuno [Get to know Kanazawa culture] Here you can find Ishikawa's traditional crafts, Japanese-style ceremony, where you can easily of present-day Kanazawa. The 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art, Kana- confections, local sake, etc. all under one roof. You can also try your 5 experience the world of tea. In zawa exhibits a wide range of modern art by artists from all over the world; you Nakamura Memorial Museum hand at making Japanese-style confections or a sand-blasted 中村記念美術館 glasswork with gold coloring: your own original souvenir. particular, it is possible to have tea 5 can spend a long time there without tiring of the exhibits. Kanazawa Castle Park is The museum has a collection of about 600 pieces, including excellent x10:00 am - 6:00 pm c at the Shigure-tei tea house in a symbol of Kanazawa's traditional culture, and Kenrokuen Garden was created as tea-ceremony works of art and interior furnishings. The collection Tuesdays from December to February mainly consists of art/craft objects donated by the Nakamura family, vFree admission. Make-your-own Japanese-style confections: 30 Kenroku-en garden without a prior the castle garden by successive generations of lords, beginning more that 300 years who run a sake brewing company. Some pieces have been designated min. between 10:00 am and 3:00 pm on Saturdays, Sundays and reservation. ago. As one of the three most famous gardens of Japan, it attracts many tourists. as important cultural assets. Visitors can enjoy a bowl of powdered holidays ¥1,200. Make-your-own sand-blasted glasswork with gold green tea while admiring the garden (¥100). 5 q coloring: 30-50 min. between 10:00 am and 4:00 pm every day By gazing at the garden while enjoying your tea and confectionaries, This area, in which newness and traditional culture coexist, is truly representative x9:30 am - 5:00 pm cDec. 29 - Jan. 3, periods of exhibit change ¥1,500. *Not available some days, so please inquire beforehand. you too can experience the Japanese ethos. Information v b of modern-day Kanazawa. Adults ¥300 / Seniors 65 years and over ¥200 / High school 076-222-7788 students and younger: free b076-221-0751

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Kata-machi 2 Korinbo / Kata-machi 観光交流サロン - 3 老舗記念館 jC jV hz Shinise Kinenkan Museum z8 jV z9 Saigawa-ohashiSaigawa Ohashi Bridge kS 9 片町界隈香林坊／片町 z2 - 犀川大橋 Naga-machi The Nakaya pharmacy, which was established in 1579, was moved to Kata-machi Area jV ( DFGHJ z 1 Musashigatsuji / Owari-cho With its many bars and Japanese-style pubs including "shot bars" Chuo Dori Ave. this location and reconstructed as a museum. It contains furnishings 4z足軽資料館 kS z3 " " ) ' specializing in local sake, this is the busiest downtown area in Ashigaru Shiryokan Museum z52z jC " Naga-machi 3z " " from when the old shop was in business, as well as items that show the 中央通り" gz Hokuriku. To fully enjoy a night in Kanazawa, spend it in Katamachi. z4 Shin bashi Bridge Hirokoji merchants' culture of the time. 長町武家屋敷跡 jC ! 広小路 9 " " Kanazawa Station 新橋 Nishi Chaya Shiryokan Museum

x Naga-machi Buke Yashiki District / Kazue-machi j< year-round 9:30 am - 5:00 pm jC 西茶屋資料館 vAdults ¥100 / High school students and younger: free [Enjoy shopping and eating out] " fz sz dz j< kS b076-220-2524 3 z6 " 犀川 " 西インター大通り q " Daiwa Dept. Store / Atrio 香林坊大和・アトリオ " XM !

This is a long-established department store that has all kind of shops in 3 4 j< Nishi Chaya District Naga-machi Buke Yashiki Kyukeikan Rest House Motoguruma Showa Odori Ave. Saigawa River 長町武家屋敷休憩館 it, from well-known local sake and craft stores to high-end shops. 昭和大通り元車にし茶屋街 There is a restaurant mall on the eighth floor. ' " Nishi Inter Odori Ave. This facility was built as a base for sightseeing in the Nagamachi area. Mikage-ohashi Everybody is welcome to come in and use the lounge and washrooms, q x10:00 am - 7:00 pm (8th-floor restaurants open until 9:00 pm) view the exhibits, and obtain tourist information. cWednesdays b076-220-1111 Access information x About 3 min. walk from Korinbo bus stop 9:00 am - 5:00 pm (Mar. 16 - Nov.), 9:30 am - 5:00 pm (Dec. - to Naga-machi Buke Yashiki District w v b タテマチ商店街 Kanazawa Station Bus Terminal Higashiyama Mar.15) free of charge 076-263-1951 Tate-machi Shopping Promenade Utatsuyama 4 With about 400 meters of fashion and sundry goods shops, cafes, etc., Bus stops 東口 (Higashiguchi) East Entrance Kanazawa Loop Bus 5 -香林坊 Korinbo 16 15 Stop Nomura Samurai House 野村家 Tatemachi is Kanazawa's trend-setting area, bustling with fashionable 3 “Joka-machi Kanazawa Shuyu Bus” Korinbo / Kata-machi / Naga-machi and Vicinity This is the former mansion site of the Nomura family. For successive young people. -片町 Kata-machi 14 Stop 7 Stop 8 Stop 9 All busses pass by "Korinbo"

and "Katamachi" 4 generations they were high ranking officials under the Maeda Family. w cWednesdays The area that comprises Ishikawa Prefecture, where Kanazawa is located, Toyama Inside the building you can see a ceiling made completely from cypress, Prefecture to the east, and Fukui Prefecture to the west is called Hokuriku. along with painted sliding doors, and a garden with both 400 year old ePrego プレーゴ Tera-machi

Korinbo/Katamachi is the largest commercial area in Hokuriku. With its Bayberry trees and a meandering stream surrounded by magnificent stones. This is a European-style shopping mall with cafes, restaurants and No-machi x 2 concentration of various kinds of people and shops, it is the most important center 8:30 am - 5:30 pm (From October to March closing time is 4:30 boutiques. On weekends you can sometimes watch amateur Kanazawa lessons pm) cEnd of the year vAdults ¥500 / High School students ¥400 / for both people and products in this area. If you are walking around looking for a 5 performances taking place on the central patio.

b The Katamachi and Korinbo areas Nodayama Junior high and Elementary students ¥250 076-221-3553 c Kodatsuno place to have lunch or dinner, or to have tea, this is probably the area where you can Wednesdays are fun places that are always lively enjoy yourself the most. People looking for typical Kanazawa dishes, or those who e [Try your hand at traditional crafts] with activity. The entrances to the miss the tastes of their home country can probably find the type of restaurant they many shops that line the main drag 5 NTourist Center(LABBRO Kata-machi 3F) 金沢まちなか観光交流サロン are looking for here. Of course, this area is also recommended for shopping, and for 6Naga-machi Yuzenkan (Yuzen Silk Ctr.) 長町友禅館 Free Wi-Fi Free Loaner Umbrellas Rest Area Pay-for Internet are covered with awnings, so you people who want to spend an evening in Kanazawa enjoying some good drinks. Here you can tour a Kaga yuzen workshop, or try your hand at can enjoy shopping regardless of rain If you go a little beyond the commercial district, you can walk through Nagamachi, coloring silk. You can also have your picture taken wearing a kimono, or rent a kimono. Reservations required. or snow. At night, the area’s izakaya (Japanese-style pubs) are a must an area that brings to mind the streetscape of samurai days. In this area there are x9:00 am - 5:00 pm (closed 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm) cDec. 29 - Jan. visit. In addition to sake and other alcoholic beverages, the izakaya 6 x10:00 am- 5:00 pm cSome Wednesdays (when LABBRO Kata- also samurai residences and museums that evoke the lifestyle of the feudal period, so Information 3, periods of special events v¥350 / Silk coloring ¥4,000 / Wear a machi is closed), 12/31-1/2 b076-225-8460 offer fresh fish and other popular Japanese dishes, all for a if you are interested in samurais and their culture, you should definitely go and have ※English-speaking staff available all days except Tuesdays and Wednesdays kimono ¥1,000 / Kimono rental ¥4,000/day b076-264-2811 reasonable price. a look.

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Every winter, from the end of October to February, 'yukizuri' (ropes for protecting .Hokkoku Bank (Currencies exchanged for yen: US dollars, euros and Australian dollars only) Area Map .Post Office inside Kanazawa Station (Currencies exchanged for yen: US dollars, Australian dollars and euros only) Kenrokuen Garden / Kanazawa Castle Park Recommended Sightseeing Spots trees from heavy snow) with gold-leaf decoration are set up at the Musashigatsuji xOpen hours cClosed vAdmission bTelephone number intersection. They are lit up from 4:30 pm to 10:00 pm, along with the zelkova trees. NInformation SArt gallery / Museum etc. GRestaurant !Shrine UBus station Kanazawa Station MInternet access DTraditional crafts HCoffee shop "Temple ITaxi stand 5 Asanogawa-ohashi pz JNightspotb 浅野川大橋 EHall/Theater ( ZCoin lockers FShopping 6 OCar rental 東インター大通り

j< j< 1Kanazawa Station 金沢駅 0 100 200 300m k. z2 zw Owari-cho 9z 8Kanazawa Phonograph Museum 金沢蓄音器館 b Hikoso Ohashi Bridge Kazue-machi dz 尾張町 The design of 'Motenashi Dome', the symbol of the station's East tz ez This museum has a collection of 600 phonographs, including Edison z9 主計町 Owari-cho SDFGH Plaza, represents an umbrella proffered to visitors to Kanazawa. In / 彦三大橋尾張町 models, most of which still work, as well as 30,000 SP records. There SFAHJ z8 4z front, there is a wooden gate that represents a hand drum. The 3 z3kP are three demonstrations a day that you can listen to and compare fz underground plaza is equipped with Internet terminals, and a large 1 8 l" - 3z wz qz z9 jV 1 multivision sign that displays a variety of images. This is the place to sounds. - - 彦三大通り - Musashigatsuji Hikoso O gz gather information before going on a trip. x10:00 am - 5:30 pm (last admission 5:00 pm) ( yz z8 5z Higashi Odori Ave. 武蔵ヶ辻 Kanazawa Station cDec. 29 - Jan. 3, periods of exhibit change dori Ave. ze 東大通り DFGHJ Ozaki Jinja Shrine jV hz [Enjoy a stroll around town] vAdults and university students ¥300 / Seniors 65 years and over " ! 尾崎神社 " - k. 2z ! ( 5z Korinbo / Kata-machi Kanazawa eki ¥200 / High school students and younger: free b076-232-3066 uz 2 z7 z6 ) 横安江町商店街 Musashi jC 2Kazue-machi Chaya District 主計町茶屋街 Nakajima Ohashi Bridge j< jV Yokoyasue-cho jZ Musashigatsuji " " l!むさし z7 中島大橋 Shopping Promenade z6 This area near Asanogawa River features a cobblestone street lined with 4z - Naga-machi 9Ame-no Tawara-ya Shop あめの俵屋 j< - 9z18- 1z k. - " 5z - old buildings: high-end Japanese restaurants, bars and inns. Be sure to . jV 8z Musashigatsuji This shop sells a healthy kind of candy made from rice and barley, k 3z jZ l) xv check out the beautiful glass bench at the nearby Hashiba-cho bus stop! - ' jV - 2 with no additives whatsoever. The nutritious Jiro-ame (soft honey-like iz Meitetsu M'za Dept. Store 17 Owari-cho : めいてつエムザ Higashi Kanazawa " 1 7z candy) is the most popular. Higashi Kanazawa ! 2 3Owari-cho area 尾張町界隈東金沢 jV " zq XV x9:00 am - 6:00 pm (5:00 pm on Sundays) jV jV Rifare Owari-cho Here you will find many shops that date back to the Edo period, including 9 Tamagawa City Library jV 19 リファーレ qz 玉川図書館 some with a "one-item mini art museum" display in their storefront. cIrregular closing days oz jV kH2z - Kazue-machi : Uchinada kF jNjM wz 6z kS jQjM Musashigatsuji / Owari-cho b076-252-2079 内灘 k.jV < [Enjoy shopping and eating out] jV 1z ez = ( jV kG kG - Kazue-machi jV jV kYl jV 5z [Have a traditional experience] Showa Odori Ave. - Kanazawa Station - z5 0 jV kF 4Kanazawa Hyakubangai 金沢百番街 - / Kazue-machi zEast Entrance kG This is the shopping and restaurant section of JR Kanazawa Station. ' jV 昭和大通り qTry your hand at playing the koto jV z4 東口 E県立音楽堂 z1 kG Here you will find all kinds of souvenir items, including traditional jV Pref-Ongaku-do Hall - rz 3 This shop manufactures and sells kotos. From January to March, jVz4kP kO jV 六枚 Nakabashi crafts and Japanese confectionery. There is also a post office and a West Entrance kO JR Kanazawa Station Hokuriku Main Line Rokumai visitors can make a reservation to try playing the koto free of charge 西口 jV北陸本線 XV tourist information center that can provide service in English. 金沢駅 jV kP tz 3 x (no fixed time limit). - Omiyage-kan (souvenir shops): 8:30 am - 7:00 pm / Restaurants: YUIOP< - 広岡 Hirooka - 10:00 am (some 7:00 am) - 10:00 pm xAjiwai-kan (restaurants): Koto Sangen Nodaya［琴三味線野田屋］ jMjZjN'k.

10:00 am - 8:00 pm(varies slightly depending on the shop) Jan. 1 Utatsuyama wGallery Kyoka ギャラリー鏡花 Stop Via Hashiba-cho only b076-260-3700 4 Bus stops 3 Gallery Kyoka displays a wide array of high-end traditional crafts COMMUNITY BUS -尾張町Owari-cho 89 Stop11 “Kanazawa Flat Bus(Konohana route)” from across Ishikawa Prefecture. You can try your hand in Makie Kanazawa Station / Musashigatsuji / Owari-cho and Vicinity 5Kanazawa Forus 金沢フォーラス (Powder designs on lacquerware) while enjoying the atmosphere of -武蔵ヶ辻 Musashigatsuji 67 Stop 7 Stop 8 Stop 9 Stop10 Via Korinbo A large, indoor shopping mall located right beside Kanazawa Station. 4 Enjoy your time shopping indoors with stores lined with the newest the remodeled tea room interior. The glass dome of Kanazawa Station has the nickname of "Motenashi Dome". trends. The mall includes restaurants and a movie theater as well. x10:00 am - 5:00 pm Motenashi means "welcoming" or "entertainment"; it is a word that indicates x10:00 am - 9:00 pm cOpen all year (some individual stores may cundetermined Tera-machi good treatment of guests. The dome expresses the hospitality of the citizens of close) b076-265-8111 w vThe Makie sessions are ¥1000 per person Kanazawa lessons 3 No-machi Kanazawa, who kindly greet and send off people who come to visit the rainy city, b076-232-2770 6Omi-cho Market 近江町市場 in the hope that they will not get wet when starting their journey. 6

A favorite place for food shopping among Kanazawa residents, this Kanazawa Station has a spectacular Nodayama Omi-cho Market, said to be the "kitchen of the citizens of Kanazawa", is located eNakashima Men-ya 中島めんや Kodatsuno market consists of about 170 shops selling fresh fish, vegetables, etc. sophisticated and modern design. It Nakashima Men-ya is a long-established store which creates and sells in Musashigatsuji. About 280 years old, it is crammed with rows of seafood and There are also sushi bars and restaurants that serve lunch. Kaga Hachiman Oki-agari dolls, Kaga Ningyo dolls, Kaga Shishi was selected as one of the world’s vegetable shops. Looking around at all of the produce, you will get a sense of the xapprox. 9:00 am - approx. 5:00 pm (varies slightly depending on c b Gashira, and Kanazawa traditional toys. You can try your hand at most beautiful train stations by a 5 market's unique vitality. the shop) Varies by Shop 076-231-1462 making decorating a Kaga Hachiman Oki-agari doll as well. prominent American travel magazine. Owari-cho, which was once inhabited by merchants and craftsmen, has many old 7Omi-cho Ichibakan Market Plaza 近江町いちば館 x9:00 am - 6:00 pm c Tuesday Located nearby is Omi-cho Market, shops that are still in business. You can enjoy the taste of such treats as old- Adjacent to the Omi-cho Market, this building houses 37 shops v Kaga Hachiman Oki-agari dolls Decoration Trial lesson ¥400 famous for its fresh seafood and sushi. In the market, you can hear fashioned confections and tsukudani (various foods boiled down in soy sauce). The including restaurants and fresh produce stores. b 076-232-1818 all the shop owners’ boisterous voices welcome you to their x1F 9:00 am - 5:00 pm (Varies by shop), 2F (Restaurant floor) 11:00 7 e atmospheric street that goes from Owari-cho to the Kazue-machi Chaya District Information am - 11:00 pm, B1F (produce and daily commodities floor) 9:00 am - storefronts, and just by walking in the market, you can have a great by the Asanogawa River is the perfect place for a stroll. 8:00 pm cVaries by shop b076-231-1462 time experiencing “real Japan.”

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The Higashi Chaya District contains Nodayama streetscape, which has maintained a strong feudal-period atmosphere, is still x9:00 am - 5:00 pm, year-roundvAdults ¥700 / High school, Kodatsuno many tea houses with long histories, throbbing with life. For example, in the evening, under the lights of the houses, [Experience the local lifestyle] junior high school and elementary school students ¥500 b076-253-0591 which have been more recently used you might be lucky enough to meet a group of geisha girls. These are not meant as 5Higashi Chaya District ひがし茶屋街 as Japanese-style cafes. If you need a 5 an attraction for tourists; they are definitely one of the sights of modern Kanazawa This popular tourist area beside the Asanogawa River features rows of old eTemple area at foot of Mt. Utatsuyama 卯辰山山麓寺院群 quick rest from sight-seeing, stopping that have remained throughout the city's long history. The Higashi Geisha District geisha houses that give a feel for what Kanazawa was like in bygone days. The winding lanes between the Higashi Chaya District and the foot by one of these cafes for some is an area where you can see and experience for yourself the traditional culture of of Mt. Utatsuyama, along with the mountain temples dotting them, Japanese confectionaries and matcha tea is the perfect fix. In Kanazawa. 6 浅野川 Asanogawa River have retained the atmosphere of the feudal period. There are many addition to cafes, the Higashi Chaya District boosts a myriad of There is something delicate about the scenery around Asanogawa 6 e

Mt. Utatsu is a mountain that Kanazawa citizens are familiar with as a place to gravestones of people who have left an imprint on the history and Information River. Walking on the street along the river, you will notice the close souvenir shops and opportunities to try traditional crafts hands-on. relax that is close to the downtown area. You can go there in the spring to enjoy its culture of Kanazawa in the area. relationship that local residents have with it. It is truly an essential tourist stop if you visit Kanazawa. cherry blossoms, and in the fall to enjoy its crimson foliage.

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No-machi / Tera-machi and Vicinity 広小路 " " 2 ! " " ! " kF " " k.- -j< " " Tera means "temple". As the name indicates, there are about 70 temples in Teramachi. fz ( jC kF " dz j< About 400 years ago, temples that were dotted around the city were moved to Teramachi kS Musashigatsuji / Owari-cho = Nishi Chaya Shiryokan Museum " - Minami Odori" Ave. and the base of Mt. Utatsu. Myoryuji Temple, known by its nickname of Ninja Temple, will z2 西茶屋資料館 - 西インター大通り jV kF " ( probably surprise you with its various contraptions. The sound of bells at dusk also makes a XM -

- Kanazawa Station Nishi Chaya District 南大通り deep impression on visitors. - ( / Kazue-machi にし茶屋街 z3 Hokutetsu j< SDFGHJ kYNo-machi Station '- 野町駅泉 " Izumi Recommended Sightseeing Spots xv高尾 Takao ] xOpen hours cClosed At 6:00 pm every Saturday in Tera-machi, the bells of six temples Nishi Inter Odori Ave. Hokutetsu

! 3 Ishikawa Line " vAdmission ring. The atmospheric sound that they produce has been selected _ Kanazawa Nishi I.C. 金沢西IC 北陸鉄道石川線 _ Tsurugi 鶴来 - bTelephone number as one of the "one hundred best soundscapes in Japan". Access information [Get a taste of history] 1Myoryuji Temple (Ninja Temple) 妙立寺（忍者寺） From the Hirokoji bus stop About 3 min. walk to Nishi Geisha District → COMMUNITY BUS Famous for its nickname, this temple has many contraptions such as hidden About 3 min. walk to Myoryuji Temple → Higashiyama staircases and floor traps to defeat attacking enemies. “Kanazawa Flat Bus (Nagamachi route)” Utatsuyama x9:00 am - 4:30 pm (4:00 pm from the end of November to the end of Kanazawa Station Bus Terminal February) cyear-end and New Year's, Buddhist sermon days, during annual Bus stop f 東口 (Higashiguchi) East Entrance v b events ¥800 (telephone reservations required) 076-241-0888 -広小路 Hirokoji Stop 7 Stop 8 Stop 9 Via Korinbo/Kata-machi 2Nishi Chaya District にし茶屋街 1 4 In addition to a historical streetscape and geisha girls, this area has a museum and geisha houses, one of which offers visitors the rare opportunity of going

inside for powdered green tea or coffee (from ¥300). Tera-machi Kanazawa lessons 5 No-machi [Have a traditional experience] 3Kutani Kosen-gama (Kutani Kosen Pottery Kiln)［九谷光仙窯］

The Nishi Chaya District is one of Nodayama x9:00 am - 5:00 pm * Visitors wanting to decorate a piece or watch the production Kodatsuno process must arrive by 4:30 pm.(10:00 am – 3:00 pm from Dec. 30 to Jan. 3) Kanazawa’s three tea house districts, c v b Jan. 1 only from ¥1,050 (Choice of over 20 types) 076-241-0902 2 along with the Higashi Chaya Here, in addition to purchasing and trying your hand at decorating Kutani ware, one of Kanazawa’s traditional crafts, you can watch its production process. District, and the Kazue-machi 5 4Kanazawa Kutani Shineido［金澤九谷真栄堂］ Chaya District. At night, you can In this shop you can decorate a piece of Kutani ware, or choose from a wide hear the sounds of the shamisen selection of souvenirs. being played, and you can get a true sense of the chic side of x9:00 am - 5:30 pm (5:00 pm from the end of November to the end of February) cIrregular closing days (same days as Myoryuji Temple) Kanazawa’s nightlife. The Nishi Chaya District is famous for having vfrom ¥420 b076-244-6221 the most geikos of all three tea house districts, so if you are lucky, Information You will be unable to take home your work on that day. You may either come 34 you must just be able to meet one! pick it up in the future or we can ship it domestically.

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0 100 200 300m ] z1 " Kodatsuno - " / kG 湯涌温泉 - Yuwaku Hot Spring ( - - ~ Kodatsuno yz 石引 )Kanazawa Univ.Hospital " kG Ishibiki 金沢大学附属病院 1 Nodayama " uz -tz Kodatsuno Temples and Shrines " . 小立野通り " k Kodatsuno- Dori Ave. 小立野寺院群 " " Nodayama " Ak " Ak ! 犀川大通り Korinbo / Kata-machi " j< Kanazawa Folklore Museum iz " - 金沢くらしの博物館 kS ""rz " Naga-machi - X? - " - Saigawa Odori Ave. Nodayama Cemetery ( " ez " ) ! " ( oz# ! - Kodatsuno / Nodayama and Vicinity " $ v 2 $ $ Maeda Family Cemetry X} $ Kodatsuno is southeast of Kenrokuen Garden. There are many temples here too, as well as - Ground Self-defence Force 前田家墓地 residential neighborhoods, schools and hospitals; it is a good place for getting a close-up look ( Kanazawa Garrison Town Nodayama 陸上自衛隊金沢 $ z3 Musashigatsuji / Owari-cho at the Kanazawa way of life. - 駐屯地 jC jC 野田山 ( 寺町 Nodayama is an immense cemetery where many figures of historical importance to Kanazawa, :Tera-machi ) $ $ ! $ such as members of the Maeda family, have been laid to rest. It is said that there are more than Heiwa-machi Kanazawa Station Nodayama Cemetery 50 thousand gravestones in the cemetery, and many people go there to pay their respects. 平和町野田山墓地 jC$ / Kazue-machi - $ Ak Muro Saisei Cemetery 室生犀星の墓 " Recommended Sightseeing Spots - xOpen hours cClosed Ak z2

A karakuri (mechanical) marionette play featuring Tama-hime, the princess Ak Rennyodo Temple 3 vAdmission " 蓮如堂 who came to Kaga at the tender age of three to marry into the Maeda family ( ( b Telephone number and died at the age of 24, is performed at Tentokuin Temple in Kodatsuno.

Access information $ Yun Bongiru Gishi Bochi [Get a sense of history] COMMUNITY BUS About 5 min. walk from Noda bus stop “Kanazawa Flat Bus (Kikugawa route)”尹奉吉義士墓地 1 天徳院 to Nodayama Tentokuin Temple Kanazawa Station Bus Terminal Higashiyama This is the family temple of Tama-hime, the princess who came to Kaga in Utatsuyama Bus stops 東口 (Higashiguchi) East Entrance 1601 to marry into the Maeda family. Even now, a wind-up-doll play about y -天徳院前 Tentokuin-mae Stop 3 Via Hashiba-cho the 24-year-long life of Kanazawa's beloved Tama-hime is performed at the temple every day. -野田 Noda (3 buses/hour) Stop 7 4 x9:00 am - 4:30 pm (Mar. - Nov.), 9:00 am - 4:00 pm (Dec. - Feb.) 1 cBuddhist sermon days, Dec. 29 - Jan. 3 vHigh school students and older ¥500, Junior high school students ¥300, Elementary school students ¥200 (tea Tera-machi ceremony ¥500) b076-231-4484 Kanazawa lessons 6 No-machi 2Daijoji Temple 大乗寺 This temple, used for training monks, was founded about 700 years ago and Toshiie Maeda, whose body rests in Nodayama Kodatsuno moved to its present location about 300 years ago. Here you can experience Mt. Nodayama, was the man who Zen meditation - the seeking of enlightenment through detachment and 2 built the foundation for the castle silence, by sitting quietly and concentrating. The building has been designated town of Kanazawa. His great 5 as a cultural asset of national importance. accomplishments are remembered [Admire the view] every year at the beginning of June, in which the Hyakumangoku Festival is held. The festival is widely 3View from Nodayama 野田山からの景観 From Nodayama, a hill located in the southwestern part of the urban area of attended, and with its realistic promenade of heroic warriors, you Information Kanazawa, you can see the whole urban area. It is popular as a spot from which can experience a taste of the past as if you had time travelled back to to see the city at night; if you have a car, the view is well worth the drive. 3 the Warring States period.

#0 #1 L The Best of Kanazawa

L Cuisine Enjoy the essence of Kaga cuisine The dishes served in Kanazawa's ryotei mainly fall into the category of Kaga cuisine. The flavors are exquisite, as indicated by the fact that Kaga cuisine attracts chefs from Kyoto, a city that also has many ryotei, and from all over Japan for training. The architecture of a ryotei L Architecture

Admire a Japanese house and a Japanese garden at the same time. Take your time to look around the building. Kanazawa's ryotei are all of an authentic traditional Japanese-style architecture, with a Japanese garden that takes on a new aspect in each of the four seasons.

Get your fill of the elegance A delicacy presented on a fine plate L Performing arts of Japanese culture at a ryotei（料亭） Enjoy handicrafts and geisha performances The food is presented on Kanazawa Have you ever been to a ryotei, or Japanese-style restaurant? Kutani ware, the traditional ceramic ware of Ishikawa Prefecture, and Kanazawa lacquerware; all of the dishes In addition to authentic Japanese cuisine, are of superb quality. The interior decoration of a ryotei includes folding it offers an experience of various elements of Japanese culture. screens and scroll pictures. Guests can invite geishas to perform. Please have Here in Kanazawa, there are many ryotei with a history your fill of Kanazawa's many forms of Geishas art in a ryotei. of several hundred years. A visit to one of them would be sure to delight you. Sushi

Kanazawa - a city of ryotei Enjoy superb sushi A ryotei is a restaurant that serves kaiseki ryori - Because fresh seafood is readily available a set of dishes served on an individual tray. in Kanazawa, the sushi is outstanding. There are many such restaurants in Kanazawa. Be sure to visit the sushi restaurants All you need to do to experience the city's dotted around the city. traditional culture is make a reservation. The attractions of a ryotei can be divided into "cuisine", "architecture" and "performing

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#2 #3 UIPGuide to Kanazawa Station UMap of main Kanazawa bus routes Some bus stops are not shown, and times and numbers of buses may vary. Please use the map only as a rough guide.

I Taxis KANAZAWA LOOP BUS COMMUNITY BUS 2 Typical taxi fares from the East Entrance of Joka-machi Kanazawa Shuyu Kanazawa Flat Bus Stop 1 Kanazawa Station to various sightseeing spots: 0 ] 城下まち金沢周遊バス金沢ふらっとバス U Area-3 Omicho Market 1 Stop 2 B Konohana route 此花ルート Group Bus Parking Area 700 yen * For detailed information, please refer to the first map. Stop11 For Komatsu Area-1 Kenrokuen Garden Stop 3 Airport 1 Zaimoku route 材木ルート 1,300 yen Light up Bus 1 Kikugawa route 菊川ルート The one-time fare for this minibus is ¥100 for Stop 4 Area-2 Korinbo (ATRIO) ライトアップバス adults and ¥50 for children. It runs at 15- 1 Nagamachi route 長町ルート U I 1,100 yen * For detailed information, minute intervals on Saturdays and Sundays as B please refer to p.7. * For detailed information, please refer to the first map. well as weekdays. Stop 5 Taxi stand Area-4 Higashi Geisha District Stop

8 1,100 yen Asanogawa River Stop 6 To Ishikawa Prefectural Office To Morimoto

[ Area- 3 Area-5 Nishi Geisha District Stop 7 西口 1,500 yen West Entrance Kanazawa-eki (Nishiguchi) Area-5 Nodayama Cemetery 金沢駅（西口） To Yanagibashi 1 2,500 yen Area-5 Yuwaku Hot Spring West Entrance JR Kanazawa sta. 5,000 yen Tourist Information Ctr. JR金沢駅 East Entrance N 観光情報センター P Bicycle rental JR Kanazawa Station 東口 1

KANAZAWA JR Kanazawa Station Rent-a-Cycle Area- 4 _ East Entrance Taxi stand I LOOP BUS Opening hours: 8:30 am - 7:30 pm Stop Stop JR Highway Bus z 5 4 ¥200 for one hour Kanazawa-eki (Higashiguchi) oz iz uz yz tz 0 (¥200 for each additional hour) E Kenrokuen Shuttle z0 z 金沢駅前（東口） Bus information center Stop 6 Stop 3 ¥1,200 for six hours or more Pref. (one day) _ 1z

Ongaku-do Hall Stop [ 2z 3z z z 卯辰山公園 Utatsuyama Koen ' N Stop 7 2 2Hokutetsu Bicycle rental e r Utatsuyama Hokutetsu 200 ] ] ] 4 Opening hours: Rifare-mae 2 3 Park Stop 8 U Highway bus 8:00 am - 7:00 pm (Apr.- Sept.) wz 8:00 am - 5:00 pm (Oct.- Mar.) リファーレ前 19 1 4z 5 Higashi Chaya Stop Stop 1 District 9 ¥200 for one hour 5z qz 6 ] (¥140 for each additional hour) Stop 10 _ N ¥900 for six hours or more hz 300 (one day) [ 9z Kazue-machi Chaya sz az (5 buses/day) Stop 7z 8z District 200 200 11 0 Hokutetsu 3Daiwa Anshin Rental Bike Parking Owari-cho 200 Ekimae Center 4Daiwa Anshin Rental Bike Parking Kagekiza Musashigatsuji Owari-cho Hashiba-cho z qz 8z9z武蔵ヶ辻 1z6z 尾張町 fz 橋場町 pz Bus arrival area (Bus Ticket Office) Opening hours: 8:00 am - 8:00 pm 18 gz dz 7 Downtown Kanazawa Flat Bus Here you can (Retrievable 24 hours a day) area Omi-cho Market _ (Konohana route) buy tickets for ¥100 for one hour / ¥100 for every two wz 1z z oz the main buses hours after the first hour / Maximum fee e 2z 3z 4z that operate in is ¥900 per day (You will pay ¥1,000 in tzrz 6z 7z 5z 9z Kanazawa. advance and receive your change when leaving) 5z iz yz [ To Kanazawa University qz 8 uz Hokutetsu Bus 北鉄バス Higashiguchi East Entrance 4z Minami-cho 200 _ uz 6z yz 南町 17 Stop 3z tz Stop 3 Stop 7 Stop 8 Stop 9 Stop10 6 iz

200 rz 2z Naga-machi Area-4 橋場町 Area-3 武蔵ヶ辻 oz Buke Yashiki Kenrokuen-shita Musashigatsuji : wz 兼六園下 ez Hashiba-cho District 9 1z Kanazawa [ Castle Park _ Area-1 兼六園下 Area-2 香林坊 Korinbo pz 8z 200 Kenrokuen-shita 16 200 az Korinbo Hirosaka Area-5 zz Area-5 天徳院前広小路 Hirokoji Area-1 広坂 Hirosaka 香林坊 15 17 10 広坂 Tentokuin-mae az Kenrokuen 21st Century sz _ Garden Area-5野田 Area-1 本多町 Area-1 兼六園下 Museum of fz 200 Area-5 湯涌温泉 Noda Honda-machi Kenrokuen-shita Downtown Contemporary Seisonkaku-mae Yuwaku Onsen area Art, Kanazawa 成巽閣前 [ dz Area-4 卯辰山 Area- 1 200 Utatsuyama Kata-machi Honda-machi 200 Dewa-machi 200 z hz 片町本多町出羽町 Stop 1 Regular sightseeing bus 14 2z 11 z Express bus (for Noto and Kaga routes) _ pz oz 210 Area- 2

Ishibiki-machi Area- 5 KANAZAWA LOOP BUS 3z 4z KANAZAWA LOOP BUS ONE DAY PASS 石引町 (Kanazawa Sightseeing Bus) 5z iz The One Day Pass is convenient : 13 : 12 6z7z8z9zqz wzezrz as you can use it for both the Saigawa River Kanazawa Loop Bus, the Kenrokuen sz dz tz uz Shuttle and also on all other bus fz Tera-machi 3 cho-me routes within Kanazawa up to a To Midori Hirokoji 200 ¥200. gz 広小路 : _ yz v

Adults ¥500 / Children ¥250 Nishi Chaya Myoryuji Temple 230 This is an ideal bus for sightseeing as District (Ninja Temple) Tentokuin-mae Tentokuin Temple 200 天徳院前 it stops at all the major sightseeing Sales Windows No-machi (3 buses/hour) locations within Kanazawa. ›› Hokutetsu Ekimae Center (Kanazawa Station East Entrance) 野町 270 Nodayama Noda Information vAdults ¥200 / Children ¥100 ›› Kata-machi Center (In front of the Kata-machi Bus stop) 野田 (1 bus/hour) Information 580 ›› Musashi Service Center (1st Floor, Kanazawa Sky Hotel) YuwakuOnsen ~ 湯涌温泉 Stop 3 0 ›› Purchases can be made inside the Loop Bus as well Hot spring To Nonoichi To Shijima To Hokuriku Gakuin Junior College To Kanazawa Gakuin University

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Beijing (via Dalian) / Dalian Vladivostok Noto Airport (Suspension in Service) Tourist Information Shanghai Anamizu Kanazawa Goodwill Guide Network (KGGN) Shanghai Seoul Sapporo

Seoul Wakura Provides information in English on sightseeing and transportation in Kanazawa. Hot Spring Sendai If you contact KGGN two weeks in advance, you can reserve a guide to Komatsu Airport Nanao Line accompany you sightseeing in Kanazawa and the surrounding area.

Noto Satoyama Kaido Fukuoka Hokuriku Main Line Toyama b 076-232-3933 http://kggn.sakura.ne.jp Naha Fukui Kaga-onsen Komatsu Toyama Itoigawa Naoetsu Saigata Nagaoka Every day except Dec. 31 - Jan. 2 / 10:00 am - 6:00 pm Hokuetsu Express Taipei Kanazawa Hoku-hoku Line Service available in English Hokuriku Highway Muika-machi Tsuruga Shinkansen to Nagano Nagano Joshinetsu Highway ' Service available in: English, Portuguese, Spanish Echigo- Police Yuzawa Takayama Main Line Takasaki Police Help Line Mon-Fri / 9:00 am - 5:00 pm Shinkansen Joetsu Matsumoto * Please feel free to call if you are the victim of a crime or need assistance from the police. Chuo Main Line X b 076-225-0555 Tokai Hokuriku Highway Meishin Highway Tomei Highway Ueno SOS To report an incident or accident to the police, dial the emergency number (24 hrs/day). b Kyoto Maibara Tokaido Shinkansen 110

T T T T Osaka Kansai Nagoya Nagoya HanedaTokyo Narita ) Hospitals Name of hospitals Address b T Air routes xTime required vFare Ishikawa Prefectural Central Hospital 2-1 Kuratsuki Higashi, Kanazawa, Ishikawa 076-237-8211 Flight to and from Komatsu Airport Flights to and from Noto Airport Kanazawa Municipal Hospital 3-7-3 Heiwa-machi, Kanazawa, Ishikawa 076-245-2600

TTokyo (Narita) ⇔ Komatsu TTokyo (Haneda) ⇔ Noto SOS Fire / Rescue / Ambulance: Dial emergency number (24 hrs/day) b 119 x One way: approx. 1 hr & 15 min x One way: approx. 1 hr v One way: ¥21,950 (for normal periods) v One way: ¥22,120 (for normal periods) z No. of flights: 2 round-trips/day (ANA) z No. of flights: 2 round-trips/day (ANA) < Kanazawa Central Post Office T ⇔ Tokyo (Haneda) Komatsu Address b x One way: approx. 1 hr & 10 min Transportation between Noto Airport and Kanazawa Station v 1-1 Sanja-machi, Kanazawa, Ishikawa 076-224-3822 One way: ¥22,000 (for normal periods) UExpress Bus z No. of flights: 11 round-trips/day (ANA, JAL) x One way: approx. 1 hr & 45 min Transportation between Komatsu Airport and Kanazawa Station v One way: ¥2,100 N Services provided in foreign languages z Kanazawa→Noto Airport: 10 buses/day UKomatsu Airport Limousine Bus Subject of inquiry Name & address of organization Days and hours of service b Languages available z Noto Airport→Kanazawa: 11 buses/day Buses run according to arrival and Third Thursday of NLegal advice (reservations required) English, Chinese, Korean, Portuguese, Russian departure times at Komatsu Airport. every month x One way: approx. 1 hrr, 40min (Super Express) Ishikawa Foundation for International Exchange 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm 076-262-5931 Rifare 3rd Floor, 1-5-3 Honmachi, Kanazawa v One way: ¥1,100 NGeneral advice Mon-Fri English

Kanazawa International Exchange Foundation 9:00 am - 5:45 pm 076-220-2522 Y JR Routes xTime required vFare Rifare 2nd Floor, 1-5-3 Honmachi, Kanazawa English, Chinese, Korean, Portuguese, Spanish, Tokyo ⇔ Kanazawa Nagoya ⇔ Kanazawa Procedures for foreigners related to N Mon-Fri Tagalog (Chinese- and Korean-speaking staff members disembarkation and residence YJoetsu Shinkansen "Toki" (Change trains at Echigo-Yuzawa) - YTokaido Shinkansen "Hikari" (Change trains at Maibara) - are sometimes not available.) Limited Express "Hakutaka" Limited Express "Shirasagi" General Information Center for x Approx. 4 hrs x Approx. 2 hrs & 30 min 9:00 am - 12:00 pm 052-223-7336 Foreign Residents 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm v One way: ¥11,840 v One way: ¥7,040 052-223-7337 z No. of trains: 13 round-trips/day z No. of trains: 16 round-trips/day NPostal service inquiries Mon-Fri English

Osaka ⇔ Kanazawa Postal Information Service 9:30 am - 4:30 pm 076-262-2325 Y Limited Express "Shirasagi" x Every day except Information Y Approx. 3 hrs Information Limited Express "Thunderbird" NJR information Dec. 30 - Jan. 3 English, Chinese, Korean x Approx. 2 hrs & 40 min v One way: ¥6,620 v One way: ¥6,930 z No. of trains: 8 round-trips/day JR East Infoline 10:00 am - 6:00 pm 03-3423-0111 z No. of trains: 23 round-trips/day #6 #7 ENGLISH