Kanazawa Castle You Are Here Map - Kanazawa, Ishikawa, Japan - 'You Are Here' Maps on Waymarking.com

Kanazawa Castle is a large, partially-restored castle in Kanazawa. It is located adjacent to the celebrated Kenroku-en Garden, which once formed the castle's private outer garden. It was the headquarters of Kaga Domain, ruled by the Maeda clan for 14 generations from the Sengoku period until the coming of the Meiji Restoration in 1871.

Kenrokuen Garden is by far the most famous part of Kanazawa. Originally built as the outer garden of Kanazawa Castle, it was opened to the public in 1875. It is filled with a variety of trees, ponds, waterfalls and flowers stretching over 25 acres.

Among the garden's points of special interest are:

. the oldest fountain in Japan, operating by natural water pressure
. Yugao-tei, a teahouse, the oldest building in the garden, built 1774
. Shigure-tei, a rest House that was originally built by the 5th lord . Tsunanori, reconstructed at its present location in 2000
. Karasaki Pine, planted from seed by the 13th lord Nariyasu from Karasaki, near Lake Biwa
. Kotoji-toro, a stone lantern with two legs, said to resemble the bridge on a koto. This lantern is emblematic of Kenroku-en and Kanazawa
. Flying Geese Bridge (Ganko-bashi), made of eleven red stones, laid out to resemble geese in a flying formation
. Kaiseki Pagoda, said to have been donated to the Maeda by Toyotomi Hideyoshi.

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Location Name: Kanazawa Castle Park, Kanazawa, Japan

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