This is one of my favourite Japanese stations, it is located in Kanazawa, the capital of Ishikawa Prefecture in Japan. After the train trip from Kyoto Station (another favourite train station), I...
Kenroku-en Garden in Kanazawa
Kenroku-en Garden is located in Kanazawa, Ishikawa, Japan. It was established between the 1620s and 1840s by the Maeda clan, who ruled the former Kaga Domain. The garden contains roughly 8,750 trees...
Kanazawa’s Illusory Swimming Pool
In one of the museum’s courtyards, there is a swimming pool framed by a limestone deck. In a way, it’s the last thing you would expect in places like that. Nevertheless, I dived in to explore...
Kenrokuen Garden in Kanazawa, Japan
This garden opened to the public in 1871, Kenrokuen features a variety of flowering trees which provide the garden with a different look for each season. It is a must-see place in Japan.
Train to Kanazawa
We went to Kanazawa for a couple of days. To get there, we took a train from Osaka and I loved the bad ass locomotive that our train had! Took this photo when the train was pulling in the station…
Kenrokuen Garden
Kenrokuen (兼六園) in Kanazawa is justifiably classified as one of Japan’s “three most beautiful landscape gardens” alongside Mito’s Kairakuen and Okayama’s Korakuen. The...