Kanazawa
Good to know
- Best time to go
- April–May and October–November
- Budget
- $$
- Accessibility
- limited
- Coordinates
- Open in maps
A city on the Sea of Japan coast that served as the base of the Maeda clan under the Tokugawa shogunate, accumulating artistic traditions in lacquerware, Kaga Yuzen silk dyeing, and gold leaf that persist today. The Higashi Chaya teahouse district preserves a cluster of two-story wooden ochaya buildings within a navigable historic quarter. The 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art, designed by SANAA, anchors the city's contemporary cultural identity.
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