Kanazawa 2h30 from Tokyo & 2h10 from Kyoto
Sapporo Nagaoka Wajima KANAZAWA Japan Noto Hokuriku Shinkansen Naoetsu Kanazawa Takayama Matsumoto Nanao Echigo-Yuzawa Tokyo Kurobe Nagoya Joetsu Shinkansen Hiroshima Kyoto Toyama Fukuoka Osaka
World Heritage Nagano Gokayama Kanazawa Mt.Tateyama Toyama Komatsu World Heritage Okuhida Onsen Kaga Onsen Shirakawa-go Takasaki Matsumoto Matsumoto Mt.Hakusan Fukui Takayama Takayama Hokuriku Line Omiya Tokyo Line (Narita International Gero Airport) Gujo Hachiman Kofu Chuo Line Tsuruga Tokyo
Gifu Yokohama Tokyo Lake (Haneda Biwa Mt. Fuji International Maibara Airport) Kyoto Nagoya
Sanyo Otsu Shizuoka Shinkansen Shin-Osaka Kobe Nagoya Nara (Chubu Centrair International Airport) Tokaido Hamamatsu Osaka Shinkansen N Osaka (Kansai International Airport) 0 50 100km
Hokuriku Shinkansen Shinkansen JR Mitsuboshi Kaidou [Three-star Road] WEB www.mitsuboshi-kaidou.com
Getting to Kanazawa
Tokyo-Kanazawa by Shinkansen From Tokyo From Kyoto Shinkansen 2h28 JR Express 2h10
Bus 7h30 Bus 4h00
Plane 1h10 Car 3h30
Kanazawa o cial site visitkanazawa.jp English 2020.6.2000 Kanazawa金沢Kanazawa Kanazawa took its place in Nippon history when it became the capital city of the Kaga province, the biggest in Japan during the 16th century. Around the Maeda clan’s imposing castle, soon stood majestic samurai houses, rich warehouses, craftsmen’s ateliers and numerous temples. During the Edo period (1603-1868), the city saw the development of a particularly re ned culture. It was so thriving that it became Japan’s fourth town after Tokyo, Osaka and Kyoto. Time went by, sparing Kanazawa from natural disasters and wars. That is why Kanazawa appears today as an amazing conservatory for ancient Japanese traditions and artistic re nement. The intact old market, geisha districts, samurai or craftsmen quarters make it one of Japan’s most enjoyable historic centres, without forgetting its most exquisite culinary traditions. History Registered in UNESCO’s Creative Cities Network in the eld of Crafts and Folk Arts, Kanazawa has also Kenrokuen Garden known how to anchor itself in our time with remarkable architectural realisations such as its station or Nomura Samurai Family Residence the 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art. Higashi Chaya District H Kanazawa Castle Naga-machi Buke Yashiki District
JR Kanazawa S KANAZAWA FORUS Station R Asanogawa River S C ! ■ H Hokutetsu Ekimae Center East Gate Bus Terminal #6 KGGN Tourist R Information Center ■Nishi-Betsuin Temple
H ■ H Pref. Utatsuyama Ongaku-do Hall Rifare■ Kanazawa Loop Bus Temple District ■Higashi-Betsuin Temple H . e Kanazawa v Yasue Gold Leaf ri A o M d Museum 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art o O Higashi Chayagai os D.T. Suzuki Museum ik District H H Kazuemachi Kanazawa Station S Shima■ Meitetsu M’za Dept. Store C Chayagai District ■Kaikaro Modernity R Teahouse €$ C R S Kanazawa M M M Phonograph Museum Omicho M Market $ €$ Ohi Museum and Ohi Gallery ■Tamagawa City ■ Library ■Osaki Jinja Shrine M Tamagawa Park■ The Old Site of Kuro-Mon Gate■ Mr.Kurando Terashima's House €$ ■ €$ Nezumita-mon Gate, Ohte-Mon Gate Nezumita-mon-bashi Bridge Cuisine H Kanazawa Castle Park ! Kanazawa Central ■ ■ ■Kahoku-Mon Ashigaru Shiryokan M €$ Omicho Market Tourist Oyama Jinja Shrine ■Hishi-yagura /Gojikken-nagaya Museum Ishikawa-Mon Gate■ ! and its seafood selection Information Center Gyokusen’inmaru■ ■Nagamachi Yuzenkan Garden ! Gyokusenen Garden Kaga cuisine: (Nishida Family Garden) delicious and visually exquisite ■ ■Nomura-ke Daiwa Dept. Store Kanazawa’s famed sake €$ ■ Nagamachi Bukeyashiki S Kaga-Yuzen Kimono Center Wagashi, Japan’s confectionery District R The Forth High School Shinise Kinenkan H Memorial Museum of Cultural Exchange M M €$ Museum KORINBO R ■ ! ■Shiinoki Cultural Complex TOKYU S Kenrokuen Garden Maeda Tosanokami-ke €$ Kanazawa SQUARE Kanazawa Shiryokan Museum R City Hall ■M Noh Museum Seisonkaku villa Pref. Museum of Hyakumangoku Festival S M ■ M KATAMACHI KIRARA S €$ M 21st Century Museum of Traditional Arts and Crafts (1st weekend of June) C ! Kanazawa Contemporary Art, Kanazawa Crafts Hirosaka M Pref. Museum of Art Traditional show of re ghters, from Edo period €$ The Kanazawa Theatre M National Crafts Museum Samurai parades re-enacted in the streets M ■ M Nakamura M Pref. History Museum Nō theatre performed outside in Kanazawa Castle Memorial Museum Nishi M D.T. Suzuki Museum Chayagai District Kodatsuno Yoshiro and Yoshio Taniguchi Temple District Museum of Architecture, Kanazawa Crafts M Bus Stop M Museum H Hotel R Restaurant S Tera-Machi Doria Ave. ! Information Center S Shop C Cafe The subtle art of lacquerware ig a w €$ Money Exchange €$ Seven eleven’s ATM for international cash cards Gold leaf work Myoryuji Temple a R iv Kaga Yūzen silk dyeing (Ninja Temple) er 0 100m 200m 300m 400m 500m 600m Teramachi 0 500ft 1000ft 1500ft 2000ft Temple District