Top 10 Things to do Good for a Rainy Day in Kanazawa, Chubu

September 22, 2021 Hector Krause

Kanazawa (金沢市, Kanazawa-shi) is a city located in Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 January 2018, the city had an estimated population of 466,029 in 203,271 households, and a population density of 290 persons per km². The total area of the city was 468.64 square kilometres (180.94 sq mi). It is the capital of Ishikawa Prefecture.
Restaurants in Kanazawa

1. Dolls Museum

2-24-1 Nomachi, Kanazawa 921-8031 Ishikawa Prefecture +81 76-241-0015 [email protected] http://www.dollsmuseum.jp/
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5.0 based on 122 reviews

Dolls Museum

Japan is one of the biggest doll’s possession country that the world has ever seen. In Japan, people have used various crafting methods in order to create dolls. We establish Doll’s Museum in Nishi Chaya district, Kanazawa city, Ishikawa prefecture so that you can enjoy traditional Japanese dolls which have been loved by Japanese people for long time.

Reviewed By fkt2019

Saw this museum at Tripadvisor and we decided to pay a visit. Location is easy to find and the ladies from the museum are kins enough to welcome us with home made green tea. It is awesome to see the ko collection of dolls that the owner keeps and truly interesting to see how different provinces producing their own unique dolls. Personally like the wooden dolls from all over Japan, too bad it is not for sell. Go earlier so that u can spend more times there seeing the doll one by one.

2. Seisonkaku Villa

1-2 Kenroku-machi, Kanazawa 920-0936 Ishikawa Prefecture +81 76-221-0580 http://www.seisonkaku.com/
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4.5 based on 203 reviews

Seisonkaku Villa

3. Hakukokan

2-1-1 Morito, Kanazawa 921-8061 Ishikawa Prefecture +81 76-240-8911 http://kanazawa.hakuichi.co.jp/shop/hakukoukan
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4.5 based on 33 reviews

Hakukokan

4. D. T. Suzuki Museum

3-4-20 Hondamachi, Kanazawa 920-0964 Ishikawa Prefecture +81 76-221-8011 [email protected] http://www.kanazawa-museum.jp/daisetz/index.html
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4.5 based on 440 reviews

D. T. Suzuki Museum

Reviewed By 759chinh - Singapore, Singapore

A wonderful example of contemporary Zen architecture. On a quiet day, the spaces are perfect for contemplation. Using light, lack of light, walls, windows and long corridors, the designers created an expansive space with a small footprint.

5. Kanazawa Phonograph Museum

2-11-21 Owaricho, Kanazawa 920-0902 Ishikawa Prefecture +81 76-232-3066 http://www.kanazawa-museum.jp/chikuonki/
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4.5 based on 91 reviews

Kanazawa Phonograph Museum

Reviewed By Emily2018_G_Scott - Sydney, Australia

Came into the phonograph museum using the day bus ticket and you will get 50yen discount, 250 yen entrance fee. It houses a wide collection of phonographs, music recorder in the older days before digital music. It is so impressive and historical, forgot that music recorder was invented by Thomas Edison, same inventor who gave us light bulb. There are a few sessions a day to showcase and explain the workings of some phonograph so try to catch that. In addition, on Sunday, they show case the oldest piano recorder in the world. On level 3, you can listen to some of the LPs in collection. I listened to Wham - Make it Big LP. Careless Whispers sounded like live. Highly recommended if you love music.

6. Kanazawa Station Tourist Information Center

1-1 Kinoshimbomachi JR Kanazawa Station, Kanazawa 920-0858 Ishikawa Prefecture +81 76-232-6200 http://www.kanazawa-kankoukyoukai.or.jp/
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4.5 based on 313 reviews

Kanazawa Station Tourist Information Center

Kanazawa City Tourism Association

Reviewed By 952fabians

the lady at the info desk solved the problem for us to arrive in Shirakawa-go, after we discovered that the only bus company service in the city was already fully booked. fantastic, thank you

7. Kanazawa Station

1-1 Kinoshinbomachi, Kanazawa 920-0858 Ishikawa Prefecture +81 76-262-7605 http://www.jr-odekake.net/eki/top.php?id=0541449
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4.5 based on 1,671 reviews

Kanazawa Station

Reviewed By DGandJudy - Ann Arbor, United States

The new Kanazawa station, built for the coming of the Shinkansen bullet trains in 2014, is great - has every amenity you could want, and is small enough to be easily negotiated. Be sure to stop by the Tourist Information Center, staffed by knowledgeable and friendly Good Will Guides volunteers, before setting out into the city. The east entrance (shown in the picture) is a striking combination of the old and new, with the traditional wooden torii gate juxtaposed in front of the ultramodern station building; the water clock (behind the photographer) is a fun place for photos.

8. Hanayome Noren Sightseeing Train

Kanazawa 920-0858 Ishikawa Prefecture +81 570-002-486 http://www.westjr.co.jp/press/article/2015/08/page_7524.html
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4.5 based on 75 reviews

Hanayome Noren Sightseeing Train

9. Ishikawa Prefectural Museum of Art

2-1 Dewa-machi, Kanazawa 920-0963 Ishikawa Prefecture +81 76-231-7580 http://www.ishibi.pref.ishikawa.jp/
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4.0 based on 166 reviews

Ishikawa Prefectural Museum of Art

Many national treasures are housed in this museum, including a precious 17th-century incense burner, scrolls, paintings and samurai costumes.

10. Ishikawa Prefectural History Museum

3-1 Dewa-machi, Kanazawa 920-0963 Ishikawa Prefecture +81 76-262-3236 http://ishikawa-rekihaku.jp/
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4.0 based on 84 reviews

Ishikawa Prefectural History Museum

While adults dig into the history of the Ishikawa region, children can try on period clothes, beat drums, and try their hand at various crafts in a hands-on room inside this stately brick building, once used to stock weapons.

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