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Kanazawa

Kanazawa is the capital of Ishikawa Prefecture. Kenrokuen Garden in the city is described by its operator, the prefecture's Gold Leaf Castle and Kenrokuen Garden Management Office, as a Special Place of Scenic Beauty and one of Japan's three great gardens.

Understand the place

Everything worth knowing before you arrive in Kanazawa.

Not only where to go, but what to eat, what things cost, what visitors get wrong, how accessible Kanazawa is, which scams to recognize and what is genuinely worth your time.

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Destination information last verified: September 29, 2026

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