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Other Sights in Kanazawa

7-9 June 2012
Includes Kanazawa Castle, Oyama Jinja (Shrine), Nagamachi Samurai District, and more...


Old wooden building

Ni no mon, Second Gate into Kanazawa Castle

Turrets and storehouse of Kanazawa Castle, restored in 2001

Kanazawa Castle rooftops

Moat, turrets and storehouse of Kanazawa Castle

Turrets and storehouse of Kanazawa Castle

Maple seeds

Stone wall

Sanjikken Nagaya, castle building built in 1858

Tsurumarusoko Storehouse on castle grounds

Turrets and storehouse of Kanazawa Castle

Partially restored castle garden

Red maple

How the castle walls are constructed

Bamboo and mud wall

Marks indicating which clan "donated" the stones

Marks indicating which clan "donated" the stones

Marks indicating which clan "donated" the stones

Poem

Garden at Oyama Jinja (shrine)

Floating...

Pathway in garden at Oyama Jinja (shrine)

Bridge in garden at Oyama Jinja (shrine)

Bridge in garden at Oyama Jinja (shrine)

Bridge in garden at Oyama Jinja (shrine)

Ferns in garden at Oyama Jinja (shrine)

Maple

Bridge in garden at Oyama Jinja (shrine)

Kakitubata Iris

Garden at Oyama Jinja (shrine)

Carp

Bridges in garden at Oyama Jinja (shrine)

Maple

Tourist in garden at Oyama Jinja (shrine)

Wall in garden at Oyama Jinja (shrine), with crest of Maeda Clan

Golden Frog on sculpture in garden at Oyama Jinja (shrine)

Carved rock

Unusual gate at Oyama Jinja

Oyama Jinja (shrine)

Sake Barrels

Entrance to Oyama Jinja (shrine)

Stained glass in gate at Oyama Jinja

Inside gate at Oyama Jinja

Oyama Jinja (shrine)

Oyama Jinja from gate

Entrance to Oyama Jinja

Nearby wooden house

Wooden house

Wooden house detail

Scroll about ikebana

Dining room of Shimizu family house, a typical low ranking military family

Kitchen of Shimizu family house

Maple

Pathway in garden by the Nagaya Gate

Typical mud wall surrounding old samurai houses

Garden of the Nomura family samurai house

Lantern at Nomura family house

Garden of the Nomura family samurai house

Do not enter...

Garden of the Nomura family samurai house

In the fountain

Hanging arrangement in a tea room in the Nomura family house

Garden of the Nomura family samurai house

Hanging arrangement in a tea room in the Nomura family house

Garden of the Nomura family samurai house

Nomura family memorial altar

Lantern

Butterbur

Naga-machi Buke Yashiki District (an area with preserved samurai houses)

Maple

Naga-machi Buke Yashiki District (an area with preserved samurai houses)

Hydrangea

Handmade sign for shaved ice

Yuzu-flavored shaved ice with cream!

Old building

Hydrangea

Paper umbrella shop

Paper umbrella maker

Roofs

Roof tiles

Old signs

Fire hydrant cover

Nishi Chaya (West Tea Shop) District

Heading to music or dance practice

Tea shop entrance

Nishi Chaya (West Tea Shop) District

Memorial markers

Wooden building

Wall in Teramachi Temple area

Window on time

Temple roof

Ema, prayer boards

Temple carving

Odd stone lantern

Roots & stump

Torri gates

Maple

Large ema (prayer boards)

Bride and groom

Preparing the bride for photos

Marking a sacred place

Well and torii gates

Iris leaves

New maple leaves

Garden at Seisonkaku Villa

Garden at Seisonkaku Villa

Rooftops

Roof

Rooftops

Garden at Seisonkaku Villa

Garden at Seisonkaku Villa

Garden at Seisonkaku Villa

Garden at Seisonkaku Villa

New growth

Red maple

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