Number of spots : 55spots
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Oyama Jinja Shrine
2.Ruins
This shrine was founded in 1873 by former Kaga retainers on the grounds of the old Kanaya Palace of Kanazawa Castle, a separate area across the moat that was used as a retirement villa by former clan lords. The shrine was dedicated to Lord Maeda Toshiie, the first lord of the Kaga Maeda clan, and his wife Matsu, with Toshiie’s spirit deity being transferred from Utasu Hachimangu Shrine. The three-story shrine gate, dating from 1875, has been designated as a national Important Cultural Property.
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West Inner Moat
2.Ruins
This was constructed by the famous “Christian General” Takayama Ukon when the Maedas were suspected by Tokugawa Ieyasu of plotting against him in 1599, to serve as a western inner line of defense for the castle. The fortifications used a moat and earth embankment system, and stretched some 1.6 km from Oyama Shrine to the Asanogawa River via Owari-cho. A short section that looks as it would have originally can be seen in the Ryokusuien park by Kazue-machi, near the Asanogawa River end.
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West Inner Moat
2.Ruins
This was constructed by the famous “Christian General” Takayama Ukon when the Maedas were suspected by Tokugawa Ieyasu of plotting against him in 1599, to serve as a western inner line of defense for the castle. The fortifications used a moat and earth embankment system, and stretched some 1.6 km from Oyama Shrine to the Asanogawa River via Owari-cho. A short section that looks as it would have originally can be seen in the Ryokusuien park by Kazue-machi, near the Asanogawa River end.
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West Inner Moat
2.Ruins
This was constructed by the famous “Christian General” Takayama Ukon when the Maedas were suspected by Tokugawa Ieyasu of plotting against him in 1599, to serve as a western inner line of defense for the castle. The fortifications used a moat and earth embankment system, and stretched some 1.6 km from Oyama Shrine to the Asanogawa River via Owari-cho. A short section that looks as it would have originally can be seen in the Ryokusuien park by Kazue-machi, near the Asanogawa River end.
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West Inner Moat
2.Ruins
This was constructed by the famous “Christian General” Takayama Ukon when the Maedas were suspected by Tokugawa Ieyasu of plotting against him in 1599, to serve as a western inner line of defense for the castle. The fortifications used a moat and earth embankment system, and stretched some 1.6 km from Oyama Shrine to the Asanogawa River via Owari-cho. A short section that looks as it would have originally can be seen in the Ryokusuien park by Kazue-machi, near the Asanogawa River end.
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West Outer Moat (part of Kuratsuki Waterway)
2.Ruins
This was constructed by the famous “Christian General” Takayama Ukon when the Maedas were suspected by Tokugawa Ieyasu of plotting against him in 1599, to serve as a western outer line of defense for the castle. The nearly 3 km long moat runs from Honda-machi 3-chome to Nagamachi, where it is known as the Kuratsuki Waterway, and ends in the Asanogawa River. The embankments on the inner side were planted with bamboo and other vegetation, forming a green belt.
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West Outer Moat (part of Kuratsuki Waterway)
2.Ruins
This was constructed by the famous “Christian General” Takayama Ukon when the Maedas were suspected by Tokugawa Ieyasu of plotting against him in 1599, to serve as a western outer line of defense for the castle. The nearly 3 km long moat runs from Honda-machi 3-chome to Nagamachi, where it is known as the Kuratsuki Waterway, and ends in the Asanogawa River. The embankments on the inner side were planted with bamboo and other vegetation, forming a green belt.
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West Outer Moat (part of Kuratsuki Waterway)
2.Ruins
This was constructed by the famous “Christian General” Takayama Ukon when the Maedas were suspected by Tokugawa Ieyasu of plotting against him in 1599, to serve as a western outer line of defense for the castle. The nearly 3 km long moat runs from Honda-machi 3-chome to Nagamachi, where it is known as the Kuratsuki Waterway, and ends in the Asanogawa River. The embankments on the inner side were planted with bamboo and other vegetation, forming a green belt.
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West Outer Moat (part of Kuratsuki Waterway)
2.Ruins
This was constructed by the famous “Christian General” Takayama Ukon when the Maedas were suspected by Tokugawa Ieyasu of plotting against him in 1599, to serve as a western outer line of defense for the castle. The nearly 3 km long moat runs from Honda-machi 3-chome to Nagamachi, where it is known as the Kuratsuki Waterway, and ends in the Asanogawa River. The embankments on the inner side were planted with bamboo and other vegetation, forming a green belt.
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West Outer Moat (part of Kuratsuki Waterway)
2.Ruins
This was constructed by the famous “Christian General” Takayama Ukon when the Maedas were suspected by Tokugawa Ieyasu of plotting against him in 1599, to serve as a western outer line of defense for the castle. The nearly 3 km long moat runs from Honda-machi 3-chome to Nagamachi, where it is known as the Kuratsuki Waterway, and ends in the Asanogawa River. The embankments on the inner side were planted with bamboo and other vegetation, forming a green belt.
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East Inner Moat
2.Ruins
This was constructed by the famous “Christian General” Takayama Ukon when the Maedas were suspected byTokugawa Ieyasu of plotting against him in 1599, to serve as a eastern inner line of defense for the castle. The moat runs for about 1.3 km from Kojiridani-saka to the Asanogawa river through Hashiba-cho. The embankments on the inner side were planted with bamboo and other vegetation, forming a green belt.
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East Inner Moat
2.Ruins
This was constructed by the famous “Christian General” Takayama Ukon when the Maedas were suspected byTokugawa Ieyasu of plotting against him in 1599, to serve as a eastern inner line of defense for the castle. The moat runs for about 1.3 km from Kojiridani-saka to the Asanogawa river through Hashiba-cho. The embankments on the inner side were planted with bamboo and other vegetation, forming a green belt.
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East Outer Moat
2.Ruins
This was constructed by the famous “Christian General” Takayama Ukon when the Maedas were suspected byTokugawa Ieyasu of plotting against him in 1599, to serve as a eastern outer line of defense for the castle. The moat runs for about 1.4 km from Hassaka to the Asanogawa river through Zaimoku-cho. The embankments on the inner side were planted with bamboo and other vegetation, forming a green belt.
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East Outer Moat
2.Ruins
This was constructed by the famous “Christian General” Takayama Ukon when the Maedas were suspected byTokugawa Ieyasu of plotting against him in 1599, to serve as a eastern outer line of defense for the castle. The moat runs for about 1.4 km from Hassaka to the Asanogawa river through Zaimoku-cho. The embankments on the inner side were planted with bamboo and other vegetation, forming a green belt.
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Kanazawa Medical Center
2.Ruins
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Sekisuke Baba Monument
2.Ruins
This area used to be a riding ground (baba). Saga Sekisuke, a low-ranking samurai in charge of horses and tackle, revived what had been an abandoned ground during the rule of the third Lord Maeda in the early 17th century.
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The Fourth High School Memorial Museum of Cultural Exchange, Ishikawa
2.Ruins
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Ashigaru Shiryokan Museum
2.Ruins
These two houses used to belong to ashigaru, or foot-soldier, families, and have been relocated and restored to close to their original condition. They are now operated by the city as a free museum for visitors to understand something of the lifestyle of the lowest-ranking samurai. Each house is fully detached, and surrounded by a hedge rather than an earth wall, while trees were planted in the grounds. One of the two houses, belonging to the Shimizu family, was lived in by their descendents until 1990, while the other, belonging to the Takanishi family, was lived in right up until 1994. Both houses were located in Hayamichi- machi, now Saiwai-cho/Kikugawa 2-chome, which was where the Kaga Domain’s foot- soldier messengers lived.
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Chuo Elementary School
2.Ruins
Site of the Murai Residence With an income of 16,500 koku, the Murai family, one of the “Eight Houses,” the highest-ranking retainers of the Maedas, served as senior political advisors.
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Kanazawa Bunka Hall
2.Ruins
Site of the Maeda Chikara/Imaeda Residences These two families, with incomes of 2,400 koku and 14,000 koku respectively, were of “hitomochi” rank, one rank below the senior advisors.
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Tamagawa Park, Mitani Sangyo Co. Ltd.
2.Ruins
Site of the Cho Residence With an income of 33,000 koku, the Cho family, one of the “Eight Houses,” the highest-ranking retainers of the Maedas, served as senior political advisors.
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Rokuto-no-Hiromi
2.Ruins
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Kaji-machi
2.Ruins
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Aramachi
2.Ruins
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Horikawa Ageba
2.Ruins
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Tamai-machi
2.Ruins
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Onosho Waterway
1.Extant
The present sluice gate is on the right bank of the Saigawa river, upstream near Sakurabashi Bridge. Water flows through a culvert under the river bank, and into an open conduit upstream of Shinbashi Bridge. This waterway then flows through the Nagamachi Bukeyashiki area to the mouth of the Saigawa river, covering a distance of about 10 km. This waterway is believed to have been used for carrying timbers to the castle site when Kanazawa Castle was being built.
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Kyouohji Temple
1.Extant
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Senkoji Temple
1.Extant
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Chikahachi-shobo (Antiquarian bookshop)
1.Extant
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Meboso-hachirobee Store
1.Extant
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Higashi Honganji Kanazawa Betsuin
1.Extant
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Nishi Honganji Kanazawa Betsuin
1.Extant
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Saishoji Temple
1.Extant
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Yasue Hachimangu Shrine
1.Extant
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Ryuzoji Temple
1.Extant
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Shinmeigu Shrine
1.Extant
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Uhoin Temple
1.Extant
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Shogetsuji Temple
1.Extant
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Fushimi-ji Temple
1.Extant
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Saigawa-Ohashi Bridge
1.Extant
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Hamaguri-zaka
1.Extant
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Myokeiji Temple
1.Extant
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Kannon-in Temple
1.Extant
Originally located near what is now Kenrokuen, this temple was moved to Mt. Utatsu in 1601, and then to its current location in 1616 at the wish of Princess Tama, the wife of the third Maeda lord. Ever since, generations of daughters of the Maeda family would visit to pray for safe childbirth. Special sacred Noh plays were also performed here under the patronage of the Maedas. The “46,000 Days” event, when a pilgrimage to the temple is considered to grant the good fortune of 46,000 days’ worth of visits, has been held here annually since the Edo period. If you hang corn bought at the temple that day under your eaves, it will keep your family safe and bring prosperity to your business.
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Nana-Ine Jizo
1.Extant
Seven memorial Jizo statues stand at the front gate of the Jukyoji Temple. Three months of cold rains in summer 1858 had devastated the rice crop, causing mass starvation and skyrocketing rice prices. Late at night on July 11th, some 2,000 commoners climbed Mt.Utatsu, from where they could look down over the castle – a forbidden act. There they shouted out “Give us rice!” towards the lord in his castle. As punishment for defying the law, the seven ringleaders were killed, but the domain opened its granaries to feed the people, and these Jizo statues were erected to pray for the repose of those executed men. Even today, they are still offered the rice they were denied in life.
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Hosenji Temple
1.Extant
This temple enshrines Marici, the guardian Buddha of swordsmanship, as its principal icon. Lord Maeda was said to go off to war with an emblem of Marici hidden in his battle helmet. The “Five Pines” here featured in a famous novel written by Izumi Kyoka, and the grounds offer a panoramic view of the city.
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Utasu Jinja Shrine (Hachiman Shrine)
1.Extant
Maeda Toshiie’s son Toshinaga founded this shrine in 1599 to venerate his father, but as it was not possible under the Tokugawa Shogunate’s laws to publicly deify him, the deities from the Mononobe Hachimangu Shrine in what is now Takaoka City (Toyama) and the Sakakibara Jinmeigu Shrine in what is now Himi City (Toyama) were transferred here, and the shrine was established to protect the “demons’ gate” direction of the castle. In 1873, after the Tokugawa were overthrown, the spirit of Toshiie was relocated to the new Oyama Jinja Shrine, but the shrine still enjoyed the patronage of locals. Its name was thus changed to Utasu Shrine, reflecting the old name for the hill behind it. In 2004, Toshiie’s spirit was once again enshrined here after a ceremonial division of his spirit from Oyama Jinja Shrine.
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Kenroku-en
1.Extant
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Hassaka
1.Extant
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Kisozaka
1.Extant
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Gokokuzan Hoenji Temple
1.Extant
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Tentokuin Temple
1.Extant
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Nyoraiji Temple
1.Extant
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Onosho Waterway
1.Extant
The present sluice gate is on the right bank of the Saigawa river, upstream near Sakurabashi Bridge. Water flows through a culvert under the river bank, and into an open conduit upstream of Shinbashi Bridge. This waterway then flows through the Nagamachi Bukeyashiki area to the mouth of the Saigawa river, covering a distance of about 10 km. This waterway is believed to have been used for carrying timbers to the castle site when Kanazawa Castle was being built.
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Tatsumi Waterway
1.Extant
In 1632, following a major fire the previous year, Lord Maeda Toshitsune ordered the construction of a waterway by diverting water from the river to the castle. Along with Tamagawa Aqueduct in Tokyo and the Hakone Canal in eastern Shizuoka Prefecture, this waterway is one of the oldest in Japan. The winding streams of Kenrokuen are supplied from the Tatsumi Waterway. An almost unchanged 8.7 km section of the full 11 km waterway from the Kami-Tatsumi-machi sluice gate to Kenrokuen was made a National Historic Site in 2010.
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