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Kanazawa’s kitchen Omicho market

by josephbautista | Sunday, November 18, 2018 | Food, Ishikawa, Japan

Kanazawa's kitchen omicho market On our trip to Ishikawa prefecture, our first stop at Kanazawa couldn’t be other than a morning visit to Kanazawa’s kitchen, the central market of Omicho. Established during the Edo period in the 18th century, it has been the main...

Things to do in Kanazawa, my Golden week trip

by josephbautista | Sunday, June 14, 2015 | Ishikawa, Japan, Things to do

It’s been a little more than 2 years of my trip to Kanazawa, but I would like to share some tips and my experience of my weekend in Kanazawa for Golden Week. At the time, I wasn’t good enough with japanese reading so my friend Yurina helped me a lot with...

Kanazawa samurai district

by josephbautista | Wednesday, May 27, 2015 | Ishikawa, Japan

To step literally in history is an amazing feeling, like the time I walked around the Nagamachi district in Kanazawa. Also known for being the samurai district of the city, many residences, shops and streets remain there, most of them restaured to their origins. The...

Kanazawa gold streets

by josephbautista | Wednesday, May 20, 2015 | Ishikawa, Japan

On my visit to Kanazawa, my friend Yurina guided me to the gold streets in Kanazawa. I didn’t know at the moment what she was talking about but I was soon to discover. We walked to Higashi Chaya district, a tourist spot of the city, where you can buy souvenirs,...

Kenrokuen 兼六園

by josephbautista | Wednesday, April 29, 2015 | Ishikawa, Japan

Kenrokuen garden, located in Kanazawa, Ishikawa prefecture, is one of the Three Great Gardens of Japan, along with Kairakuen and Korakuen. The name Kenrokuen comes from the concept of combining the six attributes of a perfect garden. It is required to pay an entrance...