Kanazawa City (金沢市) is located in the southwest part of Ishikawa Prefecture (石川県): it is along the Sea of Japan (日本海) in the Chubu District (中部地方) of the main island of Japan.
  Kanazawa is bordered by the Japan Alps (日本アルプス), Hakusan National Park (白山国立公園) and Noto Peninsula National Park (能登半島国立公園).  The city sits between the Sai River (犀川) and Asano River (浅野川).  Kanazawa's weather is temperate though rainy.  Average temperatures are similar to those of Tokyo though slightly cooler.  The city is relatively wet, with an average humidity of 73% and 178 rainy days in an average year.  Precipitation is highest in the autumn and winter; it averages more than 250 mm/month November through January.  The current city has an area of 467.77 sq. km, a population of 454,950, and a density of 973 persons per sq. km (April 1, 2008).
  The name "Kanazawa" (金沢), which literally means "marsh of gold," is said to derive from the legend of the peasant Imohori Togoro (芋掘り藤五郎; "Togoro Potato-digger"), who was digging for potatoes when flakes of gold washed up.  The well in the grounds of Kenroku-en Garden known as 'Kinjo Reitaku' (金城麗澤) was recreated by the Maeda lords to acknowledge these roots.  The area where Kanazawa City is was originally known as Ishiura Village (石浦村), and the Ishiura-jinjya Shrine (石浦神社) near Kenroku-en Garden (兼六園) is a remnant of this period.
  The centre of the castle town was Kanazawa Castle (金沢城).  While many castle towns in Japan had the castle placed to one side of the city, Kanazawa spread out concentrically from the castle site.  Kanazawa Castle itself largely burned down in 1888, but there are a few buildings remaining, notably the Ishikawa-mon Gate (石川門) and the Sanjikken Longhouse (三十間長屋), and one large section has been painstakingly rebuilt to authentic standards of construction.  The castle site dates back to the fifteenth century, when it was the center of power for the "Ikko--ikki" (一向一揆; the Uprisings of the Ikko [Jodo Shin-shu] Sect in Medieval Japan), which was a Buddhist sect that had overthrown the old regional governors, the Togashi clan (富樫一族), and established what is called “The Peasant’s Kingdom” in the district of Kaga (加賀), the southern part of present-day Ishikawa Prefecture (石川県).
  During the fifteenth century, the powers of the central Shoguns in Kyoto was waning, and their regional governors were assuming even greater powers, carving out their own little fiefs.  In Kaga, the priest Rennyo (蓮如, 1415-1499), of the Jodo Shin-shu sect (浄土真宗), arrived in the Kaga region to proselytize.  Rennyo’s brand of Buddhism quickly spread among the samurai and peasants.  The followers of Rennyo were directly under the control of Hongwan-ji Temple (本願寺) in Higashiyama, Kyoto, and were known as the Ikko sect (一向門徒), the “Single-Minded” sect.  At the time, due to the diminishing power of the hereditary regional governors, the Togashi, central control over the region was weak, which allowed groups of Rennyo converts to increase their political ambitions, leading to the suicide of the last Togashi governor in 1488.
  For the next hundred years, Kaga was ruled by the Ikko peasants, who created a kind of republic known by history as The Peasant’s Kingdom.  Their principle stronghold was the basilica of Kanazawa Gobo (金沢御坊; also known as Oyama Gobo [尾山御坊]), on the tip of the Kodatsuno Ridge (小立野台地).  Backed by high hills and flanked on two sides by rivers, it was a natural fortress, and the eventual home of the Maeda lords.  Around the basilica, in what is now divided into the second and third baileys, the first proper town grew, with priestly residences and other religious buildings as its core, and around them came the merchant areas. Many of these districts have survived to the present day, in name if nothing else.  This type of town, peculiar to the Age of Civil Wars (戦国時代), was a fortified temple town, and in its basic structure bears a great deal of resemblance to mediaeval European towns, with the temple or church in the centre and the entire town enclosed in some form of fortification, usually a high wall surrounded by a moat, often dry.
  In the year 1580, a general under Nobunaga Oda (織田信長, 1534-1582) named Morimasa Sakuma (佐久間盛政, 1554-1583) attacked the Peasants Kingdom, and succeeded in overthrowing Kanazawa Gobo (金沢御坊).  Granted an income of 50,000 koku from Nobunaga, Sakuma proceeded to recreate the town as a military base.  However, his reign was short-lived: in 1583 Hideyoshi Toyotomi (1537-1598), with Lord Toshiie Maeda (前田利家, 1538-1599) as his advance guard, invaded, and Toshiie was granted the fief of Kaga in addition to the Noto Peninsula (能登半島), which he already possessed.  In 1581, the 45-year-old Toshiie was granted the 230,000 koku fief of Noto (能登), and became the lord of an entire province. Leaving Fuchu Castle (府中城) in Echizen (越前; now Fukui), Toshiie and his family moved to Noto and the next year he built Komaruyama Castle (小丸山城) in Tokoroguchi (所口)(part of present-day Nanao City [七尾市]).  In the Battle of Shizugatake (賤ヶ岳の戦い) in 1583 (天正11年) between Hideyoshi and the powerful lord Katsuie Shibata (柴田 勝家, 1522-1583), Toshiie took a neutral position.  At first he had set out with the Shibata forces, but withdrew part-way, retreating to Fuchu Castle (府中城) and going over to Hideyoshi.  Toshiie's position was delicate.  Katsuie had his third daughter, Ma'a (摩阿, 1572-1605), as hostage, but two more of his daughters had been adopted into Hideyoshi's family.  However, for the preservation of his clan, Toshiie had to make the most politically wise choice, so he sided with Hideyoshi.
  Hideyoshi was anxious about his young son Hideyori (豊臣秀頼, 1593-1615)'s future, and asked Toshiie to be his guardian in 1595.  Hideyoshi died in 1598 when Toshie was also afflicted with a fatal illness.  After Toshiie's death in April 1599, his son Toshinaga (前田 利長, 1562-1614) had enshrined him at Utatsu Hachiman-gu Shrine (卯辰八幡宮) in Kanazawa, and made it a duty of the samurai to pay their respects.  When feudalism was abolished and the fiefs disbanded after the Meiji Restoration, former samurai built Oyama-jinjya Shrine (尾山神社) on the site of the Kanaya Palace (金谷邸址), once part of the castle.  The shrine gate, built in 1875, is a mixture of European and Japanese design, with rare stained-glass windows in the top level, and is now registered as an Important Cultural Property.
  Toshiie's oldest son, Toshinaga (前田 利長, 1562-1614), was born in 1562, when Toshiie was 26. At twenty he married Nobunaga's daughter Ei (永姫, 1574-1623), and inherited stewardship of the Maeda Clan in 1598.  At the Battle of Sekigahara (関ヶ原の戦い) in 1600, he sided with Ieyasu Tokugawa (徳川家康, 1543-1616) and thus was able to further enlarge the lands left him by his father to a massive 1.2 million koku, by far the largest domain outside Ieyasu's lands in the Kanto District (関東地方) around Edo (江戸; present-day Tokyo).  He succeeded his father's position as one of the Five Regents (五大老) that Hideyoshi had appointed to govern while his son was a minor, though Toshinaga kept his ears to the ground and was careful to protect his lands against Tokugawa pressure.  He died in 1614 after retiring to Toyama Castle (富山城).
  Toshinaga's younger brother/son-in-law Toshitsune (前田利常, 1594-1658) was generally credited with ensuring the Maeda’s dominance, by his alliances by marriage with the Tokugawa and the care he took to avoid any pretence of military ambition. Instead the vast wealth of the Maedas was channeled into arts and crafts, many of which are still nationally renowned.  The "Million-koku Culture" (百万石文化) bloomed as a result of the vast wealth of the region.  As both a large domain and an "Outer Lord" (外様大名; Tozama: daimyo who submitted to Ieyasu only after he won the Battle of Sekigahara in 1600) the eyes of the Shogunate were constantly on Kaga, and to keep it at bay, the Maedas poured their efforts into cultural rather than military pursuits. The 3rd Lord Toshitsune Maeda (前田利常, 1594-1658), formed the Kaga Workmanship Office and promoted lacquer and gold-and-lacquer-work; and the 5th lord, Tsunanori (前田 綱紀, 1643-1724), collected works of art and artisans from all over the country.  The roots of this cultural flowering go back to the days of Toshiie and Toshinaga, when Kaga gold-leaf, inlaid work, and calligraphy were well-known even then.
  When the third lord split his domain up between his three sons, Kaga still provided an income in excess of a million koku, (more precisely, Its holdings totaled around 1025000 koku), which was the largest (other than the Shogun).  This massive income ensured Kanazawa's status as one of the largest cities in Japan throughout the Edo Period (1603-1867), and gave rise to a legacy of art and culture that in many ways rivals even that of Kyoto.  Even today the phrase ‘Kaga Hyakuman-goku’ (加賀百万石) is a common one when talking about the history and position of the city: a ‘koku’ was the unit of income for samurai in the feudal period, and is about 150 kg of rice.  At current Japanese retail rice prices, a million-koku income is roughly the equivalent of about sixty billion yen, or an income of some US$600,000,000 per year.
  On the 14th of April 1631, great fire broke out near the Sai Bridge (犀橋).  It consumed much of the city, including the castle. In 1632 Toshitsune ordered the construction of a canal to bring water from the upper Sai River (犀川) to the castle to alleviate the water shortage problem in the castle.  A bold plan was drawn up: water would be drawn from far upstream, and channeled through kilometers of canals and pipes down to the castle.  The pipes were carefully laid at a 750:1 slope for about 3.3 kilometers along the Kodatsuno Ridge (小立野台地).  The water was fed to the castle under the moat that lay between it and what is now Kenroku-en Garden (兼六園) by an artesian well, and the large lake in Kenroku-en Garden (兼六園), Kasumi-ga-Ike Pond (霞ヶ池), acted as an emergency supply.  Local legend has it that the lake in fact has a plug, which could be pulled to suddenly increase the water in the moats.
  In the Meiji Era (1868-1912), castles were now the property of the central government, who considered them symbols of the outmoded feudal system and tore most of them down. In Kanazawa’s case the castle became the base for the Ninth Division of the Imperial Army (金沢第九師団).  Those buildings which were in the way were torn down, and most of the rest perished in a fire in 1888.  The Army occupied the castle until after World War II, when it was disbanded, and in 1949 the site became the new home of Kanazawa University (金沢大学), which stayed there until about ten years ago when it moved to its new campus in the hills surrounding the city.  Now the site is a park, and for the first time in its 400-year history is open to all who visit.
    (Main reference: "Kanazawa, Ishikawa: From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia")
  
  
  
  Finally, I would like to add that the roots of the Ito family (伊東家) is in somewhere in this city as my grandfather often told us.  My paternal ancestors decided to leave Kanazawa presumably due to some financial issues around the Meiji Restoration period.  They finally settled in Daito-cho, Ichinoseki City, Iwate (岩手県一関市大東町) in the early Meiji Era where they were regarded just as country samurai or yeomen (郷士).  After their resident cards were lost by a fire, however, no records can be found now.  So every time I visited Kanazawa, I feel obscure nostalgia or even deja vu.

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JR Kanazawa Station		JR Kanazawa Station (JR金沢駅) is located in Kita-yasue-cho, Kanazawa City (金沢市北安江町).
	ikn2008-002	(Wednesday 19 March) JR Kanazawa Station
	ikn2008-003	(Wednesday 19 March) JR Kanazawa Station
Ozaki-jinjya Shrine		Ozaki-jinjya Shrine (尾崎神社) is located at 5-5- Marunouchi, Kanazawa City (金沢市丸の内5-5).  It enshrines Amaterasu-o-mikami (天照大神), Tosho-Dai-Gongen (東照大権現; posthumous name of Ieyasu Tokugawa) and the 3rd lord Toshitsune Maeda (前田利常, 1594-1658).  Its original shrine called "Tosho-Sanjo-Dai-Gongen-sha Shrine (東照三所大権現社) was founded in 1643 (寛永20年) by the 4th lord Mitsutaka Maeda (前田 光高, 1616-1645).  It was renamed as Ozaki-jinjya Shrine in 1874 (明治7年) due to the Separation Act of Shintoism and Buddhism (神仏判然令) in 1868.
	ikn2008-008	(Wednesday 19 March) West Gate of Ozaki-jinjya Shrine
	ikn2008-009	(Wednesday 19 March) Red Gate to Ozaki-jinjya Shrine
	ikn2008-011	(Wednesday 19 March) Hai-den (拝殿; Worshippers' Hall), Ozaki-jinjya Shrine
	ikn2008-012	(Wednesday 19 March) Hai-den (拝殿; Worshippers' Hall), Ozaki-jinjya Shrine
Princess Go's Residence		Princess Go (豪姫, 1574-1634)'s Residence Site (豪姫住居遺址) is located in Ote-machi (大手町) or in front of Kuro-mon Gate (黒門) of Kanazawa Castle.  Princess Go (豪姫) was born in 1574 (天正2年) between the 1st lord Toshiie Maeda and his legal wife Lady Matsu (お松の方) as their 4th daughter.  later she was adopted by Hideyoshi Toyotomi (豊臣秀吉) and married Hideie Ukita (宇喜多 秀家, 1572-1655), lord of Okayama Castle (岡山城), Bizen Province (備前国).  After her husband was banished to Hachijo-jima Island (八丈島) after Battle of Sekigahara (関ヶ原の戦い) in 1600, she came back to Kanazawa and lived here with pocket money of 4,500 koku per year (粧田四千五百石) from the lord Toshitsune (前田利常) until her death at the age of 60 in 1634 (寛永11年).   During Meiji Era (1867-1912), the house was used as the official residence of the chief public prosecutor (検事正) of Kanazawa District Public Prosecutors Office (金沢地方検察庁).
	ikn2008-015	(Wednesday 19 March) Princess Go's Residence Site
	ikn2008-016	(Wednesday 19 March) Princess Go's Residence Site
	ikn2008-017	(Wednesday 19 March) Princess Go's Residence Site
Kanazawa-jo Castle		Kanazawa-jo Castle Remains (金沢城址) is in Marunouchi Kanazawa City (金沢市丸の内).  It was probably the second largest castle next to Edo-jo Castle (now Imperial Palace) in Edo Period (1603-1867).   Kanazawa Castle (金沢城) is a large, well-restored castle in Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan.  It is located adjacent to the celebrated Kenroku-en Garden, which once formed the castle's private outer garden.  The castle was founded in 1583 when the Maeda family moved to Kanazawa to establish the Kaga Domain.  It was greatly reconstructed in 1592 after the Battle of Bunroku, at which time its moats were dug.  It was burned down and reconstructed in 1620-21 and again in 1631-1632, then almost completely gutted in the great Kanazawa fire of 1759, and rebuilt in 1762 and 1788 (Ishikawa-mon Gate).  After several minor fires and an earthquake, it was again destroyed by fire in 1881.   What remains, including the 1788 Ishikawa-mon Gate (石川門), is now part of Kanazawa Castle Park (金沢城公園).  The "Sanjikken Nagaya" (三十間長屋) and the Tsurumaru Storehouse (鶴丸倉庫) are two additional remaining structures.  The Hishi Yagura Turret (菱櫓), Gojikken Nagaya Warehouse (五十間長屋), and Hashizume-mon Tsuzuki Yagura Turret (橋爪門続櫓) were faithfully restored in 2001 to their 1809 form, using traditional construction methods.  Today's pillars are Japanese Hinoki Cypress (檜) with massive American cypress as ceiling beams.  It is such a large structure within that in the late 1700s it was called "the palace of 1,000 tatami."  The castle's distinctive, whitish roof tiles are made of lead.  The reason for that is not only that they are fireproof, but also that in times of siege, the tiles could be melted down and cast into bullets.  The castle sits within extensive grounds, currently organized as large, well-kept lawns and informal wooded areas, with various large walls, gates, and outbuildings.   Until 1989, Kanazawa University (金沢大学) was located on the castle grounds.  The large campus is now on the edge of town in an area called Kakuma.  Prior to World War II, the grounds served as headquarters of the 9th Division of the Imperial Japanese Army (金沢第九師団).
	ikn2008-021	(Wednesday 19 March) Map of Kanazawa-jo Castle Remains
	ikn2008-022	(Wednesday 19 March) Ote-bori Moat (大手堀), Kanazawa-jo Castle Remains
	ikn2008-024	(Wednesday 19 March) "Shin-maru Hiroba" (新丸広場; Shin-maru Park), Kanazawa-jo Castle Remains
	ikn2008-025	(Wednesday 19 March) "Shin-maru Hiroba" (新丸広場; Shin-maru Park), Kanazawa-jo Castle Remains
	ikn2008-029	(Wednesday 19 March) "Hishi-yagura" (菱櫓; the lozenge-shaped tower) and Shissei-en Garden (湿生園), Kanazawa-jo Castle Remains
	ikn2008-032	(Wednesday 19 March) "Hishi-yagura" (菱櫓; the lozenge-shaped tower) and Nino-maru Hiroba (二の丸広場; Ninomaru Park), Kanazawa-jo Castle Remains
	ikn2008-035	(Wednesday 19 March) Near Nino-maru Hiroba (二の丸広場; Ninomaru Park), Kanazawa-jo Castle Remains
	ikn2008-037	(Wednesday 19 March) Gate to "Kyu-Dai-Roku-Ryo-dan Shirei-bu" (旧第六旅団司令部; the Former Sixth Brigade Office), Kanazawa-jo Castle Remains
	ikn2008-038	(Wednesday 19 March) Stone Wall near "Kyu-Dai-Roku-Ryo-dan Shirei-bu" (旧第六旅団司令部; the Former Sixth Brigade Office), Kanazawa-jo Castle Remains
	ikn2008-039	(Wednesday 19 March) "Kyu-Dai-Roku-Ryo-dan Shirei-bu" (旧第六旅団司令部; the Former Sixth Brigade Office), Kanazawa-jo Castle Remains.  It was built in 1898 (明治31年).  Later Kanazawa University used this building as "Kyoiku Kaiho Center" (教育解放センター; Education Liberation Center).
	ikn2008-043	(Wednesday 19 March) "Nino-maru Kita-men Ishigaki" (二の丸北面石垣; Northern Stone Fence of Nino-maru), Kanazawa-jo Castle Remains
	ikn2008-045	(Wednesday 19 March) "Hishi-yagura" (菱櫓; the lozenge-shaped tower) and Gojikken Nagaya (五十間長屋; Gojikken Nagaya Warehouse), Kanazawa-jo Castle Remains
	ikn2008-046	(Wednesday 19 March) "Hishi-yagura" (菱櫓; the lozenge-shaped tower) and Gojikken Nagaya (五十間長屋; Gojikken Nagaya Warehouse), Kanazawa-jo Castle Remains
	ikn2008-048	(Wednesday 19 March) "Hashizume-mon Tsuzuki Yagura (橋爪門続櫓; Hashizume-mon Gate Tsuzuki Tower), Kanazawa-jo Castle Remains
	ikn2008-049	(Wednesday 19 March) "Hashizume-mon Tsuzuki Yagura (橋爪門続櫓; Hashizume-mon Gate Tsuzuki Tower), Kanazawa-jo Castle Remains
	ikn2008-051	(Wednesday 19 March) The model of Kanazawa-jo Castle, Gojikken Nagaya (五十間長屋; Gojikken Nagaya Warehouse), Kanazawa-jo Castle Remains
	ikn2008-052	(Wednesday 19 March) The model of Kanazawa-jo Castle, Gojikken Nagaya (五十間長屋; Gojikken Nagaya Warehouse), Kanazawa-jo Castle Remains
	ikn2008-053	(Wednesday 19 March) A 1/10-scaled model of Hishi-yagura (菱櫓) and Gojikken Nagaya (五十間長屋), Gojikken Nagaya (五十間長屋; Gojikken Nagaya Warehouse), Kanazawa-jo Castle Remains
	ikn2008-055	(Wednesday 19 March) Interior of the reproduced Gojikken Nagaya (五十間長屋; Gojikken Nagaya Warehouse), Kanazawa-jo Castle Remains
	ikn2008-057	(Wednesday 19 March) Stone Walls of Hon-maru (本丸; the donjon), Kanazawa-jo Castle Remains
	ikn2008-058	(Wednesday 19 March) Stone Walls of Hon-maru (本丸; the donjon), Kanazawa-jo Castle Remains
	ikn2008-062	(Wednesday 19 March) Sanjikken Nagaya (三十間長屋). Kanazawa-jo Castle Remains
	ikn2008-063	(Wednesday 19 March) Sanjikken Nagaya (三十間長屋). Kanazawa-jo Castle Remains
	ikn2008-066	(Wednesday 19 March) Hon-maru Enchi Park (本丸園地), Kanazawa-jo Castle Remains
	ikn2008-072	(Wednesday 19 March) Tsurumaru-soko Storehouse (鶴丸倉庫), Kanazawa-jo Castle Remains
	ikn2008-073	(Wednesday 19 March) Tsurumaru-soko Storehouse (鶴丸倉庫), Kanazawa-jo Castle Remains
	ikn2008-074	(Wednesday 19 March) Stone Walls near Tsurumaru-soko Storehouse (鶴丸倉庫), Kanazawa-jo Castle Remains
	ikn2008-075	(Wednesday 19 March) Tsurumaru-soko Storehouse (鶴丸倉庫) viewed over the stone wall, Kanazawa-jo Castle Remains
	ikn2008-077	(Wednesday 19 March) Model of the earthen wall of Tsuruno-maru (鶴の丸土塀), Kanazawa-jo Castle Remains
	ikn2008-080	(Wednesday 19 March) Gate to Higashino-maru Kitamen Ishigaki (東の丸北面石垣), Kanazawa-jo Castle Remains
	ikn2008-081	(Wednesday 19 March) Higashino-maru Kitamen Ishigaki (東の丸北面石垣), Kanazawa-jo Castle Remains
	ikn2008-082	(Wednesday 19 March) "Hishi-yagura" (菱櫓; the lozenge-shaped tower) and Gojikken Nagaya (五十間長屋; Gojikken Nagaya Warehouse), Kanazawa-jo Castle Remains
	ikn2008-085	(Wednesday 19 March) "Hishi-yagura" (菱櫓; the lozenge-shaped tower) and Gojikken Nagaya (五十間長屋; Gojikken Nagaya Warehouse), Kanazawa-jo Castle Remains
	ikn2008-091	(Wednesday 19 March) Ishikawa-mon Gate (石川門) made in 1788 (天明８年), Kanazawa-jo Castle Remains
	ikn2008-093	(Wednesday 19 March) Ishikawa-mon Gate (石川門) made in 1788 (天明８年), Kanazawa-jo Castle Remains/td>
	ikn2008-094	(Wednesday 19 March) Ishikawa-mon Gate (石川門) made in 1788 (天明８年), Kanazawa-jo Castle Remains
	ikn2008-095	(Wednesday 19 March) Ishikawa-mon Gate (石川門) made in 1788 (天明８年), Kanazawa-jo Castle Remains
	ikn2008-097	(Wednesday 19 March) Ishikawa-mon Gate (石川門) made in 1788 (天明８年), Kanazawa-jo Castle Remains
	ikn2008-099	(Wednesday 19 March) Ishikawa-mon Gate (石川門) made in 1788 (天明８年), Kanazawa-jo Castle Remains
	ikn2008-101	(Wednesday 19 March) Ishikawa-mon Gate (石川門) made in 1788 (天明８年), Kanazawa-jo Castle Remains
Kenroku-en		Kenroku-en Garden (兼六園). Kenroku-en (兼六園, Six Attributes Garden), located in Kanazawa, Ishikawa, Japan, is an old private garden developed from the 1620s to 1840s by the Maeda clan, the great daimyo who ruled the former Kaga Domain (加賀藩; now Ishikawa Prefecture).  Along with Kairaku-en Garden (偕楽園), Okayama City and Koraku-en Garden (後楽園), Mito City, Kenroku-en Garden is one of the Three Great Gardens of Japan (日本三大名園).   The garden is located outside the Ishikawa-mon Gate (石川門) of Kanazawa Castle (金沢城) where it originally formed the outer garden, and covers 114,436.65 sq. m (over 25 acres).  It began in 1676 (延宝4年) when the 5th lord Tsunanori Maeda (前田 綱紀, 1643-1724) moved his administration to the castle and began to make a teahouse called "Renchi-tei" (蓮池亭) and a garden called "Renchi-tei" (蓮池庭) in this vicinity.  This garden was, however, destroyed by fire in 1759 (宝暦9年).  Its restoration was begun in 1774 (安永3年) by the 11th lord Harunaga (前田 治脩, 1745-1810), who created the Emerald Waterfall (翠滝; Midori-taki) and Yugao-tei (夕顔亭), a teahouse. Improvements continued in 1822 (文政5年) when the 12th lord Narinaga (前田斉広, 1782-1824) created the garden's winding streams with water drawn from the Tatsumi Waterway.  The 13th lord Nariyasu (前田斉泰, 1811-1884) subsequently added more streams and expanded the Kasumi-ga-ike Pond (霞ヶ池).  With this, the garden's current form was complete.  The garden was opened to the public on May 7, 1874 (明治7年).   The garden was named by Sadanobu Matsudaira (松平定信, 1759-1829) at the request of Narinaga.  Its name was derived from the Chronicles of the Famous Luoyang Gardens (『洛陽名園記』; Luoyang mingyuan ji), a book by the Chinese poet Li Gefei (李格非, c.1047-1107), and stands for the six attributes of a perfect landscape: spaciousness (宏大), seclusion (幽邃), artifice (人力), antiquity (蒼古), waterways (水泉), and panoramas (眺望).  Kenroku-en Garden contains roughly 8,750 trees, and 183 species of plants in total.     (Main Reference: Kenroku-en: From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia)
	ikn2008-104	(Wednesday 19 March) Signposts of Kenroku-en Garden, located in the opposite side of Ishikawa-mon Gate of Kanazawa Castle
	ikn2008-105	(Wednesday 19 March) Map of Kenroku-en Garden
	ikn2008-109	(Wednesday 19 March) "Katsura-no-ki" (桂の木; The Japan Judas-tree), Kenroku-en Garden
	ikn2008-110	(Wednesday 19 March) Sakura-ga-oka (桜ヶ岡), Kenroku-en Garden
	ikn2008-112	(Wednesday 19 March) Kasumi-ga-ike Pond (霞ヶ池), Kenroku-en Garden
	ikn2008-113	(Wednesday 19 March) The stone lantern "Kotoji-toro" (徽軫灯籠) of Kasumi-ga-ike Pond (霞ヶ池), Kenroku-en Garden
	ikn2008-114	(Wednesday 19 March) Kasumi-ga-ike Pond (霞ヶ池), Kenroku-en Garden
	ikn2008-115	(Wednesday 19 March) The pine tree called "Karasaki-matsu" (唐崎松) by Kasumi-ga-ike Pond (霞ヶ池), Kenroku-en Garden
	ikn2008-117	(Wednesday 19 March) The pine tree called "Karasaki-matsu" (唐崎松) by Kasumi-ga-ike Pond (霞ヶ池), Kenroku-en Garden
	ikn2008-118	(Wednesday 19 March) The small island called "Horai-shima" (蓬莱島) in Kasumi-ga-ike Pond (霞ヶ池), Kenroku-en Garden
	ikn2008-119	(Wednesday 19 March) The stone bridge "Ganko-bashi" (雁行橋), Kenroku-en Garden
	ikn2008-121	(Wednesday 19 March) Statue of Yamato-Takeru-no-mikoto (日本武尊の像) built for the repose of souls of the dead in Seinan War (西南の役, 1877) in 1880, Kenroku-en Garden
	ikn2008-122	(Wednesday 19 March) Statue of Yamato-Takeru-no-mikoto (日本武尊の像) built for the repose of souls of the dead in Seinan War (西南の役, 1877) in 1880, Kenroku-en Garden
	ikn2008-124	(Wednesday 19 March) Basho Matsuo (松尾芭蕉, 1644-1694)'s haiku monument, Kenroku-en Garden:      あかあかと (Akaaka to)   日は難面も (Hi ha Tsurenaku mo)   秋の風 (Aki no Kaze)   However brilliantly   The cruel sun shines,   The autumn breeze has begun to blow.     (trans. Eishiro Ito)        This tanka was written by Basho in Kanazawa in 1689 (元禄2年): fecit Baishitsu (梅室).
	ikn2008-126	(Wednesday 19 March) "Yamazaki-yama" (山崎山; Hill of Yamazaki), also known as "Momiji-yama" (紅葉山; Hill of the Autumn Leaves), Kenroku-en Garden
	ikn2008-127	(Wednesday 19 March) Pavilion of Yamazaki-yama" (山崎山; Hill of Yamazaki), also known as "Momiji-yama" (紅葉山; Hill of the Autumn Leaves), Kenroku-en Garden
	ikn2008-128	(Wednesday 19 March) Pavilion of Yamazaki-yama" (山崎山; Hill of Yamazaki), also known as "Momiji-yama" (紅葉山; Hill of the Autumn Leaves), Kenroku-en Garden
	ikn2008-129	(Wednesday 19 March) Pavilion of Yamazaki-yama" (山崎山; Hill of Yamazaki), also known as "Momiji-yama" (紅葉山; Hill of the Autumn Leaves), Kenroku-en Garden
	ikn2008-130	(Wednesday 19 March) Around Hanami-bashi Bridge (花見橋), Kenroku-en Garden
	ikn2008-132	(Wednesday 19 March) Omuro Pagoda (御室の塔), Kenroku-en Garden
	ikn2008-133	(Wednesday 19 March) "Ryu-seki" (竜石; the Dragon Stone), Kenroku-en Garden
	ikn2008-134	(Wednesday 19 March) A tsubaki (椿; camellia; a Japanese rose; a japonica), Kenroku-en Garden
	ikn2008-136	(Wednesday 19 March) Gate to "Seison-kaku" (成巽閣), built in 1863, Kenroku-en Garden
	ikn2008-137	(Wednesday 19 March) "Bai-rin" (梅林; the ume grove), Kenroku-en Garden
	ikn2008-138	(Wednesday 19 March) "Bai-rin" (梅林; the ume grove), Kenroku-en Garden
	ikn2008-139	(Wednesday 19 March) "Bai-rin" (梅林; the ume grove), Kenroku-en Garden
	ikn2008-140	(Wednesday 19 March) "Bai-rin" (梅林; the ume grove), Kenroku-en Garden
	ikn2008-141	(Wednesday 19 March) "Bai-rin" (梅林; the ume grove), Kenroku-en Garden
	ikn2008-142	(Wednesday 19 March) "Bai-rin" (梅林; the ume grove), Kenroku-en Garden
	ikn2008-143	(Wednesday 19 March) "Bai-rin" (梅林; the ume grove), Kenroku-en Garden
	ikn2008-144	(Wednesday 19 March) "Bai-rin" (梅林; the ume grove), Kenroku-en Garden
	ikn2008-145	(Wednesday 19 March) A tsubaki (椿; camellia; a Japanese rose; a japonica), Kenroku-en Garden
	ikn2008-146	(Wednesday 19 March) Kenroku-en Garden
	ikn2008-148	(Wednesday 19 March) The teahouse "Shigure-tei" (時雨亭) and Hase-ike Pond (長谷池), Kenroku-en Garden.     A teahouse "Renchi-o-chin" (蓮池御亭), the original house of Shigure-tei Teahouse (時雨亭) was built in 1676 (延宝4年) by Tsunanori Maeda (前田綱紀, 1643-1724), the 5th lord, as a villa.  After being rebuilt smaller by the 6th lord, Yoshinori (前田 吉徳, 1690-1745), it was continually renovated until the beginning of the Meiji Era.  In the late Edo Period, before one knew;, it was also called "Shigure-tei."   According to a floor plan from the feudal period, there were two connected rooms and a small tea-ceremony room.  There were also four waiting rooms and a kitchen; 210 sq. m of floor space.  Although the original building was demolished in the early Meiji Era in the late nineteenth century, the present Shigure-tei Teahouse was restored iin March 2000 according to the original floor plan, and is widely used as a place to relax while enjoying a tea ceremony or admiring the garden.
	ikn2008-149	(Wednesday 19 March) The teahouse "Shigure-tei" (時雨亭) and Hase-ike Pond (長谷池), Kenroku-en Garden
	ikn2008-150	(Wednesday 19 March) The teahouse "Shigure-tei" (時雨亭), Kenroku-en Garden
	ikn2008-151	(Wednesday 19 March) Hase-ike Pond (長谷池), viewed from the teahouse "Shigure-tei" (時雨亭), Kenroku-en Garden
	ikn2008-152	(Wednesday 19 March) A traditional Japanese sweet (和菓子), served at the teahouse "Shigure-tei" (時雨亭), Kenroku-en Garden
	ikn2008-156	(Wednesday 19 March) A traditional Japanese sweet (和菓子) and ceremonial powdered green tea (抹茶), served at the teahouse "Shigure-tei" (時雨亭), Kenroku-en Garden
	ikn2008-159	(Wednesday 19 March) A flower and the hanging scroll (掛軸) saying "Gensho Mushin" (厳松無心; "the solemn pine-tree and detachment"?) in the alcove (床の間), the teahouse "Shigure-tei" (時雨亭), Kenroku-en Garden
	ikn2008-160	(Wednesday 19 March) A flower and the hanging scroll (掛軸) saying "Fukujyu" (福寿; "happiness and longevity") in the alcove (床の間), the teahouse "Shigure-tei" (時雨亭), Kenroku-en Garden
	ikn2008-161	(Wednesday 19 March) A flower and the hanging scroll (掛軸) saying "Tsukihi" (月日; "months and days; time") in the alcove (床の間), the teahouse "Shigure-tei" (時雨亭), Kenroku-en Garden
	ikn2008-164	(Wednesday 19 March) The teahouse "Shigure-tei" (時雨亭), Kenroku-en Garden
	ikn2008-165	(Wednesday 19 March) Kenroku-en Garden, viewed from The teahouse "Shigure-tei" (時雨亭)
	ikn2008-166	(Wednesday 19 March) The teahouse "Shigure-tei" (時雨亭), Kenroku-en Garden
	ikn2008-168	(Wednesday 19 March) Hisago-ike Pond (瓢池; lit. the gourd-shaped pond), Kenroku-en Garden
	ikn2008-169	(Wednesday 19 March) Hisago-ike Pond (瓢池; lit. the gourd-shaped pond), Kenroku-en Garden
	ikn2008-170	(Wednesday 19 March) Hisago-ike Pond (瓢池; lit. the gourd-shaped pond), Kenroku-en Garden
	ikn2008-171	(Wednesday 19 March) Hisago-ike Pond (瓢池; lit. the gourd-shaped pond), Kenroku-en Garden
	ikn2008-172	(Wednesday 19 March) The small waterfall "Midori-taki" (翠滝, built in 1774) of Hisago-ike Pond (瓢池; lit. the gourd-shaped pond), Kenroku-en Garden
	ikn2008-174	(Wednesday 19 March) The teahouse Yugao-tei (夕顔亭), built in 1774 by the 11th lord Harunaga Maeda (前田 治脩, 1745-1810) and Hisago-ike Pond (瓢池; lit. the gourd-shaped pond), Kenroku-en Garden
	ikn2008-175	(Wednesday 19 March) The teahouse Yugao-tei (夕顔亭), built in 1774 by the 11th lord Harunaga Maeda (前田 治脩, 1745-1810), Kenroku-en Garden<
	ikn2008-176	(Wednesday 19 March) The teahouse Yugao-tei (夕顔亭), built in 1774 by the 11th lord Harunaga Maeda (前田 治脩, 1745-1810) and Hisago-ike Pond (瓢池; lit. the gourd-shaped pond), Kenroku-en Garden
	ikn2008-178	(Wednesday 19 March) The ceramic art shop "Togei Yoshizaki Higashiyama" (陶芸 吉崎東山), Kenroku-en Garden
Omi-cho Market		Omi-cho Ichiba Market (近江町市場) is located southeast of Musashi Intersection (むさし交差点), formerly called Musashi-ga-tsuji Shopping Street (武蔵ヶ辻), and not so far from Korimbo Shopping Street (香林坊).  It has about 170 shops (including some specializing perishables, "Kaga vegetables" [加賀野菜] and local fresh fishes) and restaurants.
	ikn2008-179	(Wednesday 19 March) Entrance to Omi-cho Ichiba Market
	ikn2008-180	(Wednesday 19 March) Omi-cho Ichiba Market
Naga-machi Samurai District		Naga-machi Samurai District (長町武家屋敷跡) is located in Naga-machi (長町) in the city center of Kanazawa City.  The name "Naga-machi" (長町; lit. the Cho-shi's town [長氏の町] was derived from the Cho-shi's house in this area.  Generations of the family were senior statesmen of the Maeda clan.  The district has had rows of upper-class and middle-class samurai houses.  Some of them are now open to the public:
	ikn2008-183	(Wednesday 19 March) Takada family's house site (高田家跡), 2-6-1 Naga-machi, Kanazawa City.  They had an annual income of 550 koku of rice, which is considered to have been middle-class samurai of the Kaga clan.
	ikn2008-184	(Wednesday 19 March) Takada family's house site (高田家跡), 2-6-1 Naga-machi, Kanazawa City.  They had an annual income of 550 koku of rice, which is considered to have been middle-class samurai of the Kaga clan.
	ikn2008-185	(Wednesday 19 March) Takada family's house site (高田家跡), 2-6-1 Naga-machi, Kanazawa City.  They had an annual income of 550 koku of rice, which is considered to have been middle-class samurai of the Kaga clan.
	ikn2008-187	(Wednesday 19 March) Takada family's house site (高田家跡), 2-6-1 Naga-machi, Kanazawa City.  They had an annual income of 550 koku of rice, which is considered to have been middle-class samurai of the Kaga clan.
	ikn2008-188	(Wednesday 19 March) Garden of Takada family's house site (高田家跡), 2-6-1 Naga-machi, Kanazawa City.  They had an annual income of 550 koku of rice, which is considered to have been middle-class samurai of the Kaga clan.
	ikn2008-189	(Wednesday 19 March) Garden of Takada family's house site (高田家跡), 2-6-1 Naga-machi, Kanazawa City.  They had an annual income of 550 koku of rice, which is considered to have been middle-class samurai of the Kaga clan.
	ikn2008-190	(Wednesday 19 March) San-no-hashi Bridge (三の橋) over the city's oldest irrigation canal "Onosho-yosui" (大野庄用水) constructed by Sataro Tominaga (富永佐太郎) between 1573-1592, Naga-machi Samurai District
	ikn2008-191	(Wednesday 19 March) Signpost of "Kaga-han Sen-nihyakkoku Nomura-ke" (加賀藩千二百石野村家; the house of Nomura family of 1200 koku of rice from the Kaga clan), 1-3-32 Naga-machi, Kanazawa City
	ikn2008-194	(Wednesday 19 March) "Kaga-han Sen-nihyakkoku Nomura-ke" (加賀藩千二百石野村家; the house of Nomura family of 1200 koku of rice from the Kaga clan), 1-3-32 Naga-machi, Kanazawa City
	ikn2008-195	(Wednesday 19 March) Gate to "Kaga-han Sen-nihyakkoku Nomura-ke" (加賀藩千二百石野村家; the house of Nomura family of 1200 koku of rice from the Kaga clan), 1-3-32 Naga-machi, Kanazawa City
	ikn2008-196	(Wednesday 19 March) Entrance to "Kaga-han Sen-nihyakkoku Nomura-ke" (加賀藩千二百石野村家; the house of Nomura family of 1200 koku of rice from the Kaga clan), 1-3-32 Naga-machi, Kanazawa City
	ikn2008-197	(Wednesday 19 March) A suit of armor, "Kaga-han Sen-nihyakkoku Nomura-ke" (加賀藩千二百石野村家; the house of Nomura family of 1200 koku of rice from the Kaga clan), 1-3-32 Naga-machi, Kanazawa City
	ikn2008-200	(Wednesday 19 March) "Jodan-no-ma" (上段の間), "Kaga-han Sen-nihyakkoku Nomura-ke" (加賀藩千二百石野村家; the house of Nomura family of 1200 koku of rice from the Kaga clan), 1-3-32 Naga-machi, Kanazawa City
	ikn2008-201	(Wednesday 19 March) "Jodan-no-ma" (上段の間), "Kaga-han Sen-nihyakkoku Nomura-ke" (加賀藩千二百石野村家; the house of Nomura family of 1200 koku of rice from the Kaga clan), 1-3-32 Naga-machi, Kanazawa City
	ikn2008-202	(Wednesday 19 March) The garden of "Kaga-han Sen-nihyakkoku Nomura-ke" (加賀藩千二百石野村家; the house of Nomura family of 1200 koku of rice from the Kaga clan), viewed from "Jodan-no-ma" (上段の間), 1-3-32 Naga-machi, Kanazawa City
	ikn2008-204	(Wednesday 19 March) "Jodan-no-ma" (上段の間), "Kaga-han Sen-nihyakkoku Nomura-ke" (加賀藩千二百石野村家; the house of Nomura family of 1200 koku of rice from the Kaga clan), 1-3-32 Naga-machi, Kanazawa City
	ikn2008-206	(Wednesday 19 March) "Kaga-han Sen-nihyakkoku Nomura-ke" (加賀藩千二百石野村家; the house of Nomura family of 1200 koku of rice from the Kaga clan), 1-3-32 Naga-machi, Kanazawa City
	ikn2008-208	(Wednesday 19 March) "Kaga-han Sen-nihyakkoku Nomura-ke" (加賀藩千二百石野村家; the house of Nomura family of 1200 koku of rice from the Kaga clan), 1-3-32 Naga-machi, Kanazawa City
	ikn2008-210	(Wednesday 19 March) "Kaga-han Sen-nihyakkoku Nomura-ke" (加賀藩千二百石野村家; the house of Nomura family of 1200 koku of rice from the Kaga clan), 1-3-32 Naga-machi, Kanazawa City
	ikn2008-211	(Wednesday 19 March) The inner garden of "Kaga-han Sen-nihyakkoku Nomura-ke" (加賀藩千二百石野村家; the house of Nomura family of 1200 koku of rice from the Kaga clan), 1-3-32 Naga-machi, Kanazawa City
	ikn2008-212	(Wednesday 19 March) The inner garden of "Kaga-han Sen-nihyakkoku Nomura-ke" (加賀藩千二百石野村家; the house of Nomura family of 1200 koku of rice from the Kaga clan), 1-3-32 Naga-machi, Kanazawa City
	ikn2008-213	(Wednesday 19 March) The inner garden of "Kaga-han Sen-nihyakkoku Nomura-ke" (加賀藩千二百石野村家; the house of Nomura family of 1200 koku of rice from the Kaga clan), 1-3-32 Naga-machi, Kanazawa City
	ikn2008-215	(Wednesday 19 March) The inner garden of "Kaga-han Sen-nihyakkoku Nomura-ke" (加賀藩千二百石野村家; the house of Nomura family of 1200 koku of rice from the Kaga clan), 1-3-32 Naga-machi, Kanazawa City
	ikn2008-216	(Wednesday 19 March) The inner garden of "Kaga-han Sen-nihyakkoku Nomura-ke" (加賀藩千二百石野村家; the house of Nomura family of 1200 koku of rice from the Kaga clan), 1-3-32 Naga-machi, Kanazawa City
	ikn2008-217	(Wednesday 19 March) "Kaga-han Sen-nihyakkoku Nomura-ke" (加賀藩千二百石野村家; the house of Nomura family of 1200 koku of rice from the Kaga clan), 1-3-32 Naga-machi, Kanazawa City
	ikn2008-219	(Wednesday 19 March) "Kaga-han Sen-nihyakkoku Nomura-ke" (加賀藩千二百石野村家; the house of Nomura family of 1200 koku of rice from the Kaga clan), 1-3-32 Naga-machi, Kanazawa City
	ikn2008-220	(Wednesday 19 March) "Kaga-han Sen-nihyakkoku Nomura-ke" (加賀藩千二百石野村家; the house of Nomura family of 1200 koku of rice from the Kaga clan), 1-3-32 Naga-machi, Kanazawa City
	ikn2008-221	(Wednesday 19 March) The tearoom of "Kaga-han Sen-nihyakkoku Nomura-ke" (加賀藩千二百石野村家; the house of Nomura family of 1200 koku of rice from the Kaga clan), 1-3-32 Naga-machi, Kanazawa City
	ikn2008-222	(Wednesday 19 March) The tearoom of "Kaga-han Sen-nihyakkoku Nomura-ke" (加賀藩千二百石野村家; the house of Nomura family of 1200 koku of rice from the Kaga clan), 1-3-32 Naga-machi, Kanazawa City
	ikn2008-223	(Wednesday 19 March) The Japanese sweets shop "Wagashi Murakami" (和菓子 村上), 1-3-32 Naga-machi, Kanazawa City (next to "Kaga-han Sen-nihyakkoku Nomura-ke")
	ikn2008-225	(Wednesday 19 March) The city's oldest irrigation canal "Onosho-yosui" (大野庄用水) constructed by Sataro Tominaga (富永佐太郎) between 1573-1592, Naga-machi Samurai District
	ikn2008-226	(Wednesday 19 March) The city's oldest irrigation canal "Onosho-yosui" (大野庄用水) constructed by Sataro Tominaga (富永佐太郎) between 1573-1592, Naga-machi Samurai District
	ikn2008-227	(Wednesday 19 March) "Dobei" (土塀; the plaster wall) Street, Naga-machi Samurai District
	ikn2008-229	(Wednesday 19 March) Kanazawa Kutani Ceramic Ware Museum (金沢九谷ミュージアム), 1-3-16 Naga-machi.   China-making in Kutani (九谷焼) dates back to c. 1655.  As part of a policy to encourage local industry, a kiln to make colored porcelain was established at Kutani Village (九谷村; now Kaga City, Ishikawa [石川県加賀市]).
	ikn2008-230	(Wednesday 19 March) "Dobei" (土塀; the plaster wall) Street, Naga-machi Samurai District
	ikn2008-232	(Wednesday 19 March) "Dobei" (土塀; the plaster wall) Street, Naga-machi Samurai District
	ikn2008-233	(Wednesday 19 March) "Dobei" (土塀; the plaster wall) Street, Naga-machi Samurai District
	ikn2008-234	(Wednesday 19 March) "Dobei" (土塀; the plaster wall) Street, Naga-machi Samurai District
	ikn2008-236	(Wednesday 19 March) "Dobei" (土塀; the plaster wall) Street, Naga-machi Samurai District
	ikn2008-238	(Wednesday 19 March) "Dobei" (土塀; the plaster wall) Street, Naga-machi Samurai District
Higashi-Chaya Geisha District		Higashi-Chaya Geisha District (ひがし茶屋街), located in 1 Higashiyama, was formerly called "Higashi-kuruwa" (ひがし廓), which was the licensed gay quarters of Kanazawa.  It has been one of the three Kanazawa geisha districts with Nishi-Chaya Geisha District (にし茶屋街) and Kazue-machi-Chaya Geisha District (主計町茶屋街) since the subdivision in 1820 (文政3年).  Higashi-Chaya Geisha District is the largest one of the three districts with eight chaya or geisha houses with about 20 geisha girls.  Now two geisha houses are open to the public as museums: Shima (志摩) and Kaika-ro (懐華樓).
	ikn2008-243	(Wednesday 19 March) Higashi-Chaya Geisha District, 1 Higashiyama, Kanazawa City
	ikn2008-244	(Wednesday 19 March) Higashi-Chaya Geisha District, 1 Higashiyama, Kanazawa City
	ikn2008-246	(Wednesday 19 March) "Shima" (志摩), 1-13-21 Higashiyama, Higashi-Chaya Geisha District.   "Shima" was built in 1820 (文政3年) and still preserves its original building as it was in the late Edo Period in the early nineteenth century.  This two-storied geisha house or "Ochaya" (お茶屋) has its parlor in the upper floor which takes much importance on amusement and entertainment by geisha girls for/with the guests.
	ikn2008-247	(Wednesday 19 March) "Shima" (志摩), 1-13-21 Higashiyama, Higashi-Chaya Geisha District District
	ikn2008-248	(Wednesday 19 March) "Cha-no-ma" (茶の間; the living room) of "Shima" (志摩), 1-13-21 Higashiyama, Higashi-Chaya Geisha District
	ikn2008-249	(Wednesday 19 March) "Cha-no-ma" (茶の間; the living room) of "Shima" (志摩), 1-13-21 Higashiyama, Higashi-Chaya Geisha District
	ikn2008-250	(Wednesday 19 March) "Cha-no-ma" (茶の間; the living room) of "Shima" (志摩), 1-13-21 Higashiyama, Higashi-Chaya Geisha District
	ikn2008-251	(Wednesday 19 March) "Oku-no-ma" (奥の間; the back room) of "Shima" (志摩), 1-13-21 Higashiyama, Higashi-Chaya Geisha District
	ikn2008-252	(Wednesday 19 March) "Daidokoro" (台所; the kitchen) of "Shima" (志摩), 1-13-21 Higashiyama, Higashi-Chaya Geisha District
	ikn2008-253	(Wednesday 19 March) "Daidokoro" (台所; the kitchen) of "Shima" (志摩), 1-13-21 Higashiyama, Higashi-Chaya Geisha District
	ikn2008-254	(Wednesday 19 March) "Daidokoro" (台所; the kitchen) of "Shima" (志摩), 1-13-21 Higashiyama, Higashi-Chaya Geisha District
	ikn2008-255	(Wednesday 19 March) "Kaidan" (奥階段; the back steps) of "Shima" (志摩), 1-13-21 Higashiyama, Higashi-Chaya Geisha District
	ikn2008-257	(Wednesday 19 March) "Kaidan" (奥階段; the back steps) and "Kami-dana" (神棚; the household altar) of "Shima" (志摩), 1-13-21 Higashiyama, Higashi-Chaya Geisha District
	ikn2008-258	(Wednesday 19 March) "Roka" (廊下; the upper floor corridor) of "Shima" (志摩), 1-13-21 Higashiyama, Higashi-Chaya Geisha District
	ikn2008-259	(Wednesday 19 March) "Naka-no-ma" (なかの間; the middle room) of "Shima" (志摩), 1-13-21 Higashiyama, Higashi-Chaya Geisha District
	ikn2008-260	(Wednesday 19 March) Three hooded "S[h]ami-sen" (三味線; the Japanese-three-stringed cithers), "Shima" (志摩), 1-13-21 Higashiyama, Higashi-Chaya Geisha District
	ikn2008-262	(Wednesday 19 March) "Mae-zashiki" (前座敷; the front parlor), "Shima" (志摩), 1-13-21 Higashiyama, Higashi-Chaya Geisha District
	ikn2008-263	(Wednesday 19 March) "Hikae-no-ma" (ひかえの間; the anteroom), "Shima" (志摩), 1-13-21 Higashiyama, Higashi-Chaya Geisha District
	ikn2008-264	(Wednesday 19 March) "Hiroma" (ひろま; the hall) of "Shima" (志摩), 1-13-21 Higashiyama, Higashi-Chaya Geisha District
	ikn2008-265	(Wednesday 19 March) "Hikae-no-ma" (ひかえの間; the anteroom), "Shima" (志摩), 1-13-21 Higashiyama, Higashi-Chaya Geisha District
	ikn2008-267	(Wednesday 19 March) "Hiroma" (ひろま; the hall) of "Shima" (志摩), 1-13-21 Higashiyama, Higashi-Chaya Geisha District
	ikn2008-268	(Wednesday 19 March) "Hikae-no-ma" (ひかえの間; the anteroom), "Shima" (志摩), 1-13-21 Higashiyama, Higashi-Chaya Geisha District
	ikn2008-269	(Wednesday 19 March) A view from "Hiroma" (ひろま; the hall), "Shima" (志摩), 1-13-21 Higashiyama, Higashi-Chaya Geisha District
	ikn2008-270	(Wednesday 19 March) The inner garden (庭) of "Shima" (志摩), 1-13-21 Higashiyama, Higashi-Chaya Geisha District
	ikn2008-273	(Wednesday 19 March) "Hanare" (はなれ; the secluded room) of "Shima" (志摩), 1-13-21 Higashiyama, Higashi-Chaya Geisha District
	ikn2008-274	(Wednesday 19 March) "Hanare" (はなれ; the secluded room), "Shima" (志摩), 1-13-21 Higashiyama, Higashi-Chaya Geisha District
	ikn2008-276	(Wednesday 19 March) "Hanare" (はなれ; the secluded room), "Shima" (志摩), 1-13-21 Higashiyama, Higashi-Chaya Geisha District
	ikn2008-277	(Wednesday 19 March) "Genkan" (玄関; the entrance) of "Shima" (志摩), 1-13-21 Higashiyama, Higashi-Chaya Geisha District
	ikn2008-278	(Wednesday 19 March) The bibelot of a frog at "Genkan" (玄関; the entrance) of "Shima" (志摩), 1-13-21 Higashiyama, Higashi-Chaya Geisha District
	ikn2008-279	(Wednesday 19 March) A traditional Japanese sweet (和菓子), served at the tearoom "Kanson-an" (寒村庵), "Shima" (志摩), 1-13-21 Higashiyama, Higashi-Chaya Geisha District
	ikn2008-281	(Wednesday 19 March) A traditional Japanese sweet (和菓子) and ceremonial powdered green tea (抹茶), served at the tearoom "Kanson-an" (寒村庵), "Shima" (志摩), 1-13-21 Higashiyama, Higashi-Chaya Geisha District
	ikn2008-283	(Wednesday 19 March) The tearoom "Kanson-an" (寒村庵), "Shima" (志摩), 1-13-21 Higashiyama, Higashi-Chaya Geisha District
	ikn2008-286	(Wednesday 19 March) Higashi-Chaya Geisha District, 1 Higashiyama, Kanazawa City
	ikn2008-285	(Wednesday 19 March) Higashi-Chaya Geisha District, 1 Higashiyama, Kanazawa City
	ikn2008-287	(Wednesday 19 March) Higashi-Chaya Geisha District, 1 Higashiyama, Kanazawa City
Fu-cha-seki Miyata		"Fu-cha-seki Miyata" [traditional Kanazawa restaurant] (麩茶席 宮田) is located at 1 Hirookaguchi, Kanazawa City (金沢市広岡口1) or JR Kanazawa Station.  It specializes "fu" (麩) or the wheat-gluten bread dishes.  Their head restaurant (本店) is at 3-13-7 Higashiyama, Kanazawa City (金沢市東山3丁目13-7).
	ikn2008-289	(Wednesday 19 March) "Fu-cha-seki Miyata," 1 Hirookaguchi, Kanazawa City or in JR Kanazawa Station
	ikn2008-292	(Wednesday 19 March) Part of "Shofu Gozen" (生麩御膳; the wheat starch table d'hote, 2,100 yen), "Fu-cha-seki Miyata."   Highly recommended for vegetarian or health-conscious gourmets.
	ikn2008-293	(Wednesday 19 March) Part of "Shofu Gozen" (生麩御膳; the wheat starch table d'hote, 2,100 yen), "Fu-cha-seki Miyata."   Highly recommended for vegetarian or health-conscious gourmets.

        

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