Kanazawa City-tax-

Overview (History, Features, and Appeal): The 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art, Kanazawa is a contemporary art museum located in Kanazawa City, Ishikawa Prefecture, and opened in 2004. The building was designed by the world-renowned architectural unit SANAA (Kazuyo Sejima and Ryue Nishizawa), and its distinctive feature is its circular building and spatial composition that gently connects the interior and exterior...

Higashi Chaya District is a representative tourist destination in Kanazawa that continues to convey the teahouse culture that has continued since the Edo period, and is designated as an Important Preservation District for Groups of Traditional Buildings by the national government. The streets lined with townhouses with latticed doors are charming, and at night, the lights of paper lanterns light up, giving you a sense of the atmosphere of a former entertainment district...

Kenrokuen is a feudal lord's garden that is considered one of the "Three Great Gardens of Japan," along with Korakuen in Okayama and Kairakuen in Mito, and has been designated a Special Place of Scenic Beauty by the national government. Developed over many years by the Maeda family of the Kaga domain, the garden is popular with both domestic and international tourists for its beautiful scenery that can be enjoyed throughout the seasons. In particular...