Kanazawa offers history, geisha sightings, teahouses, famous gardens and a sublime cherry blossom season — with a fraction of the tourists.
Kanazawa is known as Japan's "Little Kyoto" for a reason.
Up until the late 19th Century, the castle town of Kanazawa flourished under the powerful Maeda clan, who ruled over an ancient province then known as Kaga.Today, Kanazawa is a lively modern city with a population of just under 500,000, located 250 miles northwest of Tokyo. It retains much of its Kaga past, which is why the Maeda's old powerbase is gaining popularity as a travel alternative to Kyoto — with far fewer visitors.
Geishas still perform in Higashi Chaya teahouses, but the heritage structures here now mostly house a mix of stores, cafes and restaurants.of Japan. Built by the Maeda clan, this 11-hectare strolling-style garden features a large central pond and teahouses, but is best known for the distinctive yukitsuri rope and bamboo supports placed over its trees to protect them from snow in the winter.Yukitsuri ropes at Kenrokuen, one of Japan's Three Great Gardens.
Most obvious is Kanazawa's gold leaf industry. The city produces more than 99 percent of Japan's kinpaku, which was traditionally used to decorate temples, shrines, ornaments and other items.
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