SUB【金沢旅行】兼六園や金沢城公園などの観光スポットをVLOG風に紹介！ 石川 / 金沢 / 観光
This is a VLOG-style video of my first trip to Kanazawa, which was my first visit in November! This is a more relaxed approach compared to our usual hotel introductions, so please watch it with that in mind!
When it comes to Shinkansen, ekiben are the best. So, I bought a bento box lunch of “HAKE SYOUYU” Nori Bento Mountain Climbing. Two types of lunch boxes were sold: sea and mountain.
The main dish of the mountain bento is teriyaki chicken tenderized by rubbing salt malt. The main items of the sea lunch box are a fairly large grilled salmon and fried isobe. It was delicious. A free shuttle bus will take you to the hotel. We will stay at Kanazawa Tokyu Hotel in Korinbo!
This video is a digest! For more information, please check out the hotel introduction video from the overview section. This room is Deluxe Twin “KANAZAWA”. You can take off your shoes in this Japanese style room. The rooms also have access to the Club Lounge. For more details about the lounge, see the introductory video!
You can have staff-recommended snacks and sweets at the Club Lounge. We had dinner at “Uchuken Shokudo” in Katamachi area. I personally like this atmosphere. You can see the kitchen from the counter. Here is the pork belly set meal I ordered, 800 yen. It was served with special sauce. It was very tasty!
Mako-chan ordered Yakisoba. 600 yen. It was also delicious! Breakfast is served at the Marais d’Or on the hotel lobby floor. Many dishes from Kanazawa and Ishikawa Prefecture were on display. The introduction video shows the buffet table in detail. Now, we will leave our luggage at the hotel and enjoy sightseeing in Kanazawa.
I hope this helps a little with your sightseeing! Cross the pedestrian crossing in front of the hotel and head toward Kenrokuen. I see some buildings in the back left corner. It seems to be a place called Ishikawa Fourth High School Memorial Park.
In 1887, the old Fourth Higher School was established and was popularly known as “Fourth High School”. Later, when the National Kanazawa University was established but the school building was relocated, the site was developed as a park.
This brick building is the Ishikawa Shiko Memorial Cultural Exchange Center. In addition to exhibits that tell the history and traditions of the four high schools, they also have materials on the great writers of Ishikawa Prefecture. Further along a small path in the park.
A monument was set up to commemorate the four high schools. Further on. It looks like a good walking course. Bronze statue of the 7th principal, Shinma Mizobuchi, titled “Mizobuchi Sensei.” I would love to see the inside of the memorial hall next time I visit. Further ahead, another magnificent building appeared before us.
The Shiinoki Cultural Complex, Ishikawa Prefecture is registered as a tangible cultural property. It is a renewal of the old prefectural government building, and is said to be a facility equipped with a space for interaction with comprehensive tourist information on the surrounding area, a restaurant/cafe, and meeting rooms.
This is the front of the building. The design is as it was in 1924. It still has a modern impression. Now, let’s go further. Kenrokuen Garden is just around the corner! The entrance to Kenrokuen Garden can be seen on the other side!
Kenrokuen Garden is designated as a Special Place of Scenic Beauty by the national government and is known as one of the three most famous gardens in Japan. Incidentally, the Three Famous Gardens refer to Kenrokuen Garden, Korakuen Garden in Okayama, and Kairakuen Garden in Ibaraki.
The entrance here is Mayumi Slope entrance. It was November 3, Culture Day, and admission was free.
Map of the park from the official website. The size of the park is about 2.4 times the size of Tokyo Dome. By the way, it is hard to get a sense of the size of the Tokyo Dome, isn’t it? The first thing that jumped out at me was “Hisago-ike Pond,” a gourd pond.
This area was called “Renchi-tei garden” when the garden was first created, and it is said that this is where the creation of Kenrokuen Garden began. The pond is shaped like a gourd, hence the name Hisago-ike Pond. There was also a standing sign with information about the gourd pond.
Then, as I lifted my gaze from the pond, I saw a stone pagoda called “Kaiseki Pagoda”. The waterfall over there flowing into the pond is “Midori-taki Waterfall”. It is 1.6 m wide and has a drop of 6.6 m. It is a beautiful waterfall that makes the most of the natural terrain.
In the gourd pond with a beautiful waterfall flowing into it…. Miyoshian, a long-established ryotei (Japanese-style restaurant) established in 1875, is located here. You can enjoy Kaga cuisine at a relatively reasonable price. The information board was out. Let’s go to Kasumiga-ike Pond later and head toward the fountain first.
A stream flowing into Hisago-ike Pond. The water is really beautiful. As we climbed up, we saw a crowd of people. The fountain also came into view! A very high fountain has appeared.
This fountain is said to be the oldest fountain in Japan, and was originally built as a prototype to supply water to the Ninomaru area of Kanazawa Castle in the late Edo period (1603-1867).
This fountain is about 3.5 meters high. I heard that a fountain in a Japanese garden is rare, and I saw it for the first time myself. It was very cool, with the droplets dancing in the wind. In summer, it would feel cool.
Kenrokutei restaurant serves dishes made with locally grown vegetables and seafood. Jibusoba looks very delicious. However, I still feel that there are many people there because it is a free open day. I saw many foreign tourists visiting Japan.
We have come to a place where there are a lot of people. Let’s take a look around a bit… I’ve come around, but I think I need to go in through that line.
This is Kasumiga-ike Pond, the largest pond in the park. It covers an area of about 5,800 square meters and is 1.5 meters deep at its deepest point.
Sazae-yama hill, Uchihashi-tei tea house, Kotoji lantern, Niji-bashi bridge, Karasaki pine tree, Horai island, and other famous scenic spots are located around the garden, so that visitors can enjoy the seasonal changes in the garden scenery as they tour around the garden. The stone lantern in the foreground is the “Kotoji lantern”.
The building over there is Uchihashi-tei tea house. You can have a meal or a sweet treat there, too. I like this kind of bridge because of its elegance. This is “Karasaki pine tree” protected by snow hanging. Many people have the impression that this is the most common sight in Kenrokuen Garden.
A signboard for information about Kasumiga-ike Pond. The area around the pond was still the most popular.
After a short walk from the pond, you will see the “Meiji Monument”. This bronze statue is said to be that of Yamatotakeru-no-Mikoto, the 12th Emperor Keiko. He was the son of the 12th Emperor Keiko, a legendary hero who played an active role in supporting his father despite being a prince.
A signpost of the Meiji Monument. The Ishikawa Warriors’ Loyalty Monument is dedicated to mourn those Ishikawa soldiers who died in the Civil War. Here, where the bridge crosses, there is the “Tatsumi Yosui canal”. This water was used to secure water for fire prevention of Kanazawa Castle.
After crossing the bridge, I went ahead and saw some kind of wall. Seisonkaku, a retreat built by Maeda Nariyasu, the 13th lord of the domain, for his mother, Shinryu-in. It is designated as a National Important Cultural Property.
The Maeda family is said to have been loved not only in Kanazawa but also in Ishikawa. The foundation of Kaga Hyakumangoku was laid by Toshiie Maeda, also known as Mataza.
As a history buff, especially studying about Nobunaga Oda in particular, I am happy to feel the footprints of the Maeda family, which is also closely related to the Oda family.
Aside from that. This building is the Ishikawa Museum of Traditional Crafts. Traditional crafts such as Kaga Yuzen, Kutani ware, Yamanaka lacquerware, and Wajima lacquerware are on display. Autumn leaves nearby. It is beautiful. That island over there in the pond is “Sekirei-jima, Wagtail Island”.
The three rites of life, “birth,” “marriage,” and “death,” are represented by the Yin-Yang stone, the Aioi pine tree, and the five-story stone pagoda, respectively, and their arrangement is said to represent a person’s life. With the Sekirei-jima, Wagtail Island at the side, we continue onward.
This is a stone monument with a haiku written by Matsuo Basho in Kanazawa. This one, with a rest area at the top of the stairs, is called “Yamazaki-yama Hill”. It is also called “Momijiyama” because of the beautiful red and yellow colors of the surrounding area in autumn.
The roof of the hut of the rest area is made of karabuki-roof. It is a very fine structure. On the way to Katsurazaka exit, we went to Kikantei, which is also a souvenir shop. The langue d’ocha I got at the club lounge was on sale, so I got it without a second thought!
Coming out of the park as it is, this is Katsurazaka exit. There were many stores lined up just outside the Katsurazaka exit. There were many people who must have come for sightseeing. Now, let’s head to our next destination. Kanazawa Castle Park is located right in front of Katsurazaka exit.
This is Ishikawa-mon gate entrance. There was a map of the park in front of the gate. Kanazawa Castle Park is said to be about 6 times the size of Tokyo Dome. I don’t know but it is huge!
Ishikawa-mon gate has been designated as an Important National Cultural Asset. The present gate was reconstructed in 1788. It used to be the rear gate to Kanazawa Castle, and was constructed in a box-shape style to connect two turrets and two gatehouses.
The second gate of the turret gate which is a continuation turret. It is a very fine and robust structure. Just past the gate, there was a rest area. A diorama of Kanazawa Castle Park was also displayed in the rest area. We went out from the rest area and decided to go further inside.
A guide with the history of Kanazawa Castle. This is “San-no-maru Hiroba”. When Toshiie Maeda moved to Kanazawa Castle, the residences of his chief vassals were built around here. Later, they were moved out of the castle, and the Kochi guardhouse and the Monotou guardhouse were established. Continue onward across the plaza.
A magnificent turret, “Hashizume-mon Tsuzuki Yagura”. And below it is “Hashizume-mon Gate”. From the turret just above, it appears that they were monitoring people coming across the San-no-maru plaza and the Hashizume Bridge here. We have passed through the first gate. I am overwhelmed by the robustness of the second gate.
After passing through the Hashizume-mon Gate, you will find yourself in the Ninomaru area. This is the central part of Kanazawa Castle. The Hashizume-mon gate, the Hashizume-mon continuation turret, the Gojyuken nagaya and the Hishiyagura, which are connected to the Hashizume-mon gate, are open to visitors. This is a toll area.
Of course, we went inside for a tour, of course. A guide map of the inside. The whole building is about 113 meters long. It is worth seeing. The actual construction of the wall was also introduced.
History of Kanazawa Castle: In 1546, “Kanazawa Mido” was built by Shonyo Honganji, the 10th head of Honganji temple in Osaka. After the castle fell to the Oda forces, Morimasa Sakuma, a vassal of Nobunaga, became the first lord of the castle and started the castle construction.
It seems that the building was damaged by lightning strikes and a large fire, rebuilt, and then transformed into what it is today. These are the excavated objects and fragments of castles, etc.? Just around here is the Hashizume-mon continuation tower. History of Hashizume-mon Gate and information on when it was rebuilt.
Hashizume-mon Gate There was also a guide about the construction of the second gate. From inside the turret, we could indeed see the San-no-maru plaza. Introduction of the eight families of the Kaga Clan, the leading forces of the Kaga Clan. A guide to lead tiles, which are the building’s roof structure.
Descriptions of the structures were on display as well as lead tiles. It’s a miniature, but it’s just beautiful. “Pine and Tiger” is often seen as a barrier painting. This one was painted by Kishikoma, a painter from Kanazawa.
A stone drop sometimes seen in the upper turret of the castle gate. They used to attack by dropping stones from here. That’s it for the inside, albeit briefly. Let’s go outside. On the left hand side is a row house. At the end of it, there is a ryo-yagura (water chestnut tower).
Proceeding along the inner moat. We found the stairs down to the new round plaza, so let’s go down. This is the Shinmaru Plaza. As you can see, it is quite large. We leave Kanazawa Castle Park and take a peek at a place we’ve been wondering about.
The building has a rather quaint appearance, and there is a café that looks like a pure coffee shop. Gallery Mita is designated as a Tangible Cultural Property of Japan. The Western-style building from the early Showa period has been faithfully restored, and artworks are displayed inside.
Continue on from there and continue through the alley. The “Kyoka Izumi Kinenkan Museum” is located on the site of the birthplace of Kyoka Izumi, a great writer from Kanazawa. The museum is currently closed due to the Noto Peninsula Earthquake of 2024. We hope you will visit the museum when it reopens.
We cross the Asano River to our next destination. The “Shusei no michi Street” leads to the destination. The street was crowded with many people. Many people are crowded. From the previous path, we will walk along the street leading to the path of the autumnal festival. Continue on the path of autumn.
A magnificent bridge over the Asano River comes into view. This is also a “Tokuda Shusei Kinenkan Museum”, a great writer from Kanazawa. The museum was also affected by the earthquake and some of the exhibits were taken down, but it seems to be open safely. Please visit the museum.
The Umeno-hashi Bridge, also the bridge we just saw, is located in front of the Tokuda Shusei Kinenkan Museum. There was a fair amount of pedestrian traffic, and women dressed in kimono were taking pictures. It is a picturesque bridge, isn’t it?
Now, let’s go to the last place you want to see as we head for the station. We have come to Omicho Market. I knew I wanted to see this place. It was crowded with many people. Sorry it is almost a blur.
Omicho Market flourished during the Edo period (1603-1867) as a market for the Kaga Clan’s purveyors. In the Meiji era (1868-1912), the area developed as “citizens’ kitchen” with a wide variety of wholesale, intermediate wholesale, and retail stores.
Later, the wholesale market was established in a different location, and Omicho Market became primarily a retail and food and beverage market selling fresh fish, fruits and vegetables, and meat. Redevelopment of the area began in 2007, and the market pavilion was completed in 2009, making the area even more crowded.
After collecting our luggage at the hotel, we arrived at Kanazawa station. This is the “Tsuzumimon Gate”, which everyone must have seen once on TV, etc. This gate was designed by architect Ryuzo Shirae. The motif seems to be the drum of “Kaga Hosho”, a traditional performing art of Ishikawa prefecture.
This is the “Motenashi Dome” that leads from the Tsuzumimon Gate. It is a space made of aluminum and glass, in contrast to the Kudamon. This is the end of Kanazawa sightseeing. Thank you for watching until the end.
I know that it is very hard for the people there because of the earthquake, but I personally think that sightseeing like this is one way to support the people. Even if you can’t visit right away, please visit when you get settled.
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2024年1月1日に発生した令和6年能登半島地震について、
1日でも早く、日常が戻ってくることをお祈りします。
また、落ち着いた頃にでも現地に行ってお話を聞いたり
実際に観光する、宿泊するのも支援の1つだと考えています。
素敵なホテル、素敵な観光地ですので、
ぜひ頃合いを見て皆様にも訪れていただければ幸いです。
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2023年11月に初の金沢旅行に1泊2日で行ってきました！
兼六園や金沢城公園といった、定番どころも含めて観光してきたので
その様子をVLOG風にお届けします！
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■関連動画
・金沢 東急ホテル
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WOEZS2VQ1Ro
■動画の中で訪れたホテルや観光スポット
・金沢 東急ホテル
東急ホテルズ＆リゾーツが運営する高級ホテル。
繁華街・香林坊の中心にあり、観光の拠点としても最適。
詳しくはホテル紹介動画をご覧いただければと思います。
・宇宙軒食堂
片町エリアにある大衆食堂。リーズナブルで美味しいお食事がいただけます。
金沢東急ホテルに宿泊した際は、是非食事処の候補にしてほしいですね。
・いしかわ四高記念公園
加賀藩が文正5年（1822年）にこの公園のある場所に学問所を置いて以来、
長い間学問の場として受け継がれてきた場所である。
明治20年、旧制第四高等学校が設置されてからは「四高(しこう)」として、
長く県民に親しまれ、その後、国立「金沢大学」の理学部が置かれましたが、
昭和38年校舎が移転。その跡地を学都金沢にふさわしい、
学舎と緑が共存する公園として整備。
・石川県政記念いしのき迎賓館
旧石川県庁舎跡地に新たに開業した多目的施設。
正面は大正13年(1924)建築の格調ある意匠をそのままに、
反対面は現代的なガラスの空間に生まれ変わった施設。
イベントホールや展示、レストランなど様々な施設が入っています。
・兼六園
国の特別名勝に指定された、岡山後楽園、水戸偕楽園とならぶ日本三名園の1つ。
四季それぞれに趣が深く、季節ごとにさまざまな表情を見せるが、
特に雪に備えて行われる雪吊は冬の風物詩となっている。
・金沢城公園
加賀一向一揆の拠点としてあった金沢御堂を織田信長が攻め落とした際に
家臣の佐久間盛政を送り城郭整備を行ったことで築城された城。
その後は前田利家が城主となり、前田家の居城として知られている。
・泉鏡花記念館
尾崎紅葉に師事した、明治後期から昭和初期に活躍した文豪。
現実社会の暗部に対する著者の思想を小説に反映した作風である「観念小説」の
新進作家として注目を集める。紅葉門下四天王の1人として知られる。
・徳田秋聲記念館
尾崎紅葉の門下である、明治後期から昭和初期に活躍した文豪。
自然主義的技法の完成者であり、静かに現実を見つめ、それを飾り気なく
書き込んでいく作風で大家となるが、自然主義の衰退と共に行き詰まる。
その後、心境小説に新境地を開拓して復活。紅葉門下四天王の1人として知られる。
・近江町市場
江戸時代、城下町の火災をきっかけに現在の場所に市内の市場を集め、
加賀藩の御膳所として始まる。
■チャプター情報
00:00 1日目 駅弁紹介
00:50 金沢東急ホテル
01:22 宇宙軒食堂
01:46 ホテル朝食
02:03 2日目 観光スタート
02:41 いしかわ四高記念公園
03:57 石川県政記念いしのき迎賓館
04:51 兼六園
11:51 金沢城公園
18:48 ギャラリー三田〜泉鏡花記念館
19:43 ひがし茶屋街〜秋聲のみち〜徳田秋聲記念館
21:44 近江町市場
22:51 金沢駅
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