Kenrokuen
Kenrokuen | 兼六園
– About the Garden –
Information : It was built over long time. Though the element of strolling pond style was taken in, it is the garden built synthetically, making full use of the garden technique of a various time. Fundamentally, it is a garden centering on legendary-hermit-with-miraculous-power thought, and the islands are arranged centering on the pond. The Isle of Eternal Youth, the head priest’s residence, and Eishu Isle called three legend? islands? in China can be seen in a pond.
Hours :
1st Mar – 15th Oct | 7:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.
16th Oct – 28th Feb | 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Fee : Adult / 300 yen
– About Cherry blossom –
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nfomation: One of the three most famous Japanese gardens in Japan and a representative landscape garden constructed in Edo period. Kenrokuen Kikusakura which attaches 300 petals is the highlight.
Time (Normal year) : From the beginning of Apr to the middle of the Apr
The number of Cherry trees : 400 trees
Tree light up : Yes
Address
Kenroku town, Kanazawa city, Ishikawa
Access
13 min by bus from Kanazawa Sta. to Kenrokuen shita stop or Hirosaka stop + 5 min walk
Map / Print
[…] the Edo period. The scenery of Kyokusui which drops off the inside of a garden, an artificial mountain is viewpoint. Besides, it has been designated as? one of the three Japan greatest gardens like Kenrokuen Garden in Kanazawa, and Kairakuen in Mito. […]