Kanazawa is one of the few remaining old castle towns.

We went to the Yasue Gold Leaf Museum where they showed how gold leaf was made. The demonstration included a serving of Japanese green tea with flakes of gold leaf in it!


We also went to the Ono Karakuri Museum - with mechanical dolls made from wood around 1830s.


The Higashichaya area has many old houses which were former Geisha houses.

The must-see place in Kanazawa is the Kenroku-en, the Garden of six sublimities: spaciousness, seclusion, human ingenuity, antiquity, water and panoramic views. The Kanazawa Kenroku-en.is listed as one of the three most beautiful gardens in Japan and this is a popular tourist spot with the Japanese.