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    Kanazawa Trip 2026: The Full List

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    Kanazawa Trip 2026: The Full List

    Planning a trip to Kanazawa? This is the full index of my 2026 travel series — covering Kanazawa Station, Nagamachi, Kenroku-en, Higashi Chaya-gai, Shirakawa-go, Toyama, and more. All posts in one place.

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    The Museum, Kanazawa, Present Day

    #19 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art, Kanazawa

    The Museum, Kanazawa, Present Day

    Kanazawa’s 21st Century Museum, right across from Kenrokuen — The Swimming Pool, the architecture, and what this place reveals about the city’s present.

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    Peaceful Park — My Favorite in Kanazawa

    #18 Ishikawa Shiko Memorial Park

    Peaceful Park — My Favorite in Kanazawa

    A slow afternoon in Kanazawa’s Hirosaka — Ishikawa Shiko Memorial Park, Amerika-fu-dori, and the Shiinoki Cultural Complex, all within easy walking distance.

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    Darkest Curry in Japan

    #17 Turban Curry

    Darkest Curry in Japan

    Turban Curry in Kanazawa: the darkest, thickest curry in Japan. Stainless bowl, cabbage on the side, spork included. A quick lunch near the 21st Century Museum.

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    Street Scenes: Night Alleys, Most Missed

    #16 Back Alleys of Katamachi

    Street Scenes: Night Alleys, Most Missed

    Katamachi at night — back alleys of Kigura-machi, Shintenchi district, and Kanazawa Chuo Mishokugai. The streets that ended up meaning the most.

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    Tucked in a Local Alley, a Gem of a Wine Bar

    #15 Higenomise

    Tucked in a Local Alley, a Gem of a Wine Bar

    Inside Yakitori Yokocho in Kikuramachi, Higenomise is a tiny Kanazawa wine bar with great glass pours and locals who pull you right into the conversation.

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    Best Kanazawa Seafood? Turned Out to Be Shrimp

    #14 Kawabata Sengyo-ten

    Best Kanazawa Seafood? Turned Out to Be Shrimp

    Kawabata Sengyo-ten in Kanazawa’s Katamachi — nodoguro, gasu-ebi, and Ishikawa nihonshu from Noguchi Naohiko and Tedorigawa. Tabelog 3.5, book via Tabelog.

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    This Garden Takes More Than One Photo

    #13 Kenrokuen

    This Garden Takes More Than One Photo

    One of Japan’s three great gardens, Kenrokuen rewards walking more than photography. Every step shifts the scenery — no single shot captures it all.

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