Kenroku-en
We had walked past Kenroku-en so many times on our cultural excursions and had heard so much about it being one of the top 3 most beautiful parks in Japan that it would have been a shame not to go.
Frances and I went out after a fun time bar-hopping the previous night. Unfortunately it was raining, so it was difficult to take pictures or stay out for too long… but we walked around for a few hours. Located right between the castle and Lord Maeda’s teahouse (which we had visted earlier), the park was spectacular… and enormous. There were footpaths to travel everywhere, and it was located on a hill so there were many levels. We saw another privated teahouse in the center of the park, but due to the weather we decided not to explore too much more. So we headed back into town and walked around, passing by some of the buildings we had come to recognize downtown; Kohrinbo 109, a huge department store, a 3-story Mister Donut, and the only McDonalds we had seen in Kanazawa. And Biz Cafe, of course.