Showing posts with label Kanazawa. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Kanazawa. Show all posts

Sunday, June 22, 2008

Nagamachi Samurai District - Day 2




samurai district kanazawa



Kenrokuen (兼六園) - Day 2



Higashi Chayamachi (ひがし茶屋街) - Day 2

Kanazawa's geisha district

higashi chaya





Kanazawa is known for its gold leaf (gold that has been worked into a thin sheet). Hakuza, a well known store for gold leaf is found right on the main street in Higashi Chaya.
inside Hakuza (箔座)

Kanazawa Station (金沢駅), Lunch and Dinner in Kanazawa - Day 2

kanazawa station entrance
Kanazawa Station
kanazawa eki
getting on shinkansen
Shinkansen
eki ben
Eki ben 駅弁
welcome to kanazawa sign

Lunch at Jiyuken (レストラン自由軒) near Higashi Chaya district
jiyuken omuraisu
Omuraisu made with soy sauce instead of the more common ketchup
jiyuken lunch special