Kanazawa City

Its gate glass is said to have lit ships.

Oyama Shrine gate

Photo by Motokoka (CC BY-SA 4.0)

01 ／ Kazuemachi

The name "Kazuemachi" vanished --then became an address again.

On October 1, 1999, "Kazuemachi" (主計町), a name lost when postal addresses were overhauled, was restored as part of Owaricho 2-chome. The name is said to come from the residence of Kaga-domain retainer Tomita Kazue. The district was expanded in 2004, and teahouse buildings now line the Asano River.

1999/10/1: Kazuemachi restored
0.88ha, about 30 households (expanded 0.14ha in 2004)
Named, it is said, for retainer Tomita Kazue's residence

02 ／ Tatsumi Canal

Water crossed a valley to the castle,rising by the logic of an inverted siphon.

辰巳用水001.jpg — Photo by 金沢市 (CC BY 2.1 jp)

The Tatsumi Canal (辰巳用水) is said to have been built in 1632 on the order of the third domain lord, Maeda Toshitsune, by Itaya Heishiro. Running about 11km from the upper Sai River to Kanazawa Castle, it used the reverse-siphon principle called fusekoshi no ri to cross a valley; wooden pipes were buried under a bridge by Ishikawa Gate. About 8.7km of it became a National Historic Site in 2010.

1632: said to have been built by Itaya Heishiro
About 11km long; about 8.7km a National Historic Site
Used the reverse-siphon principle "fusekoshi no ri"

03 ／ Kaga Hosho

"Chants fall from the pines,"so the saying went for Kaga Hosho.

Under the 5th domain lord, Maeda Tsunanori, the Kaga domain adopted Hosho-school Noh (能楽) and let townspeople, not only samurai, study it. In Kanazawa, gardeners are said to have joked that "chants come falling down from the pines," a sign of how deeply Noh wove into daily life. Kaga Hosho (加賀宝生) was designated an intangible cultural property of Kanazawa City in 1950.

Adopted Hosho-school Noh under the 5th lord, Tsunanori
1950/8/11: Kanazawa City intangible cultural property
"Chants fall from the pines" -- said to be a gardeners' saying

Living here

"Don't forget your umbrella, even if you forget lunch."

about 460,000 people
Shinkansen stops here

By the Kanazawa Local Meteorological Observatory's normal-year average, annual rainfall runs to about 2,400mm. With its Sea of Japan climate, Kanazawa sees frequent rain and snow, and the local saying "don't forget your umbrella, even if you forget lunch" is still used today.

People living here: 463,254people
Area: 468.81km²
Households: 207,520households
Rent (average for rentals): 48,539yen
Healthcare: 43 hospitals ／ 419 clinics

Area and habitable land at the same scalee-Stat B1101 / B1103

Children waiting for childcare: —103 nurseries and similar
Home purchase subsidy: —
Average annual temperature: —

These 3 items are waiting on a nationwide data source. We do not fill them with estimates.

ACCESS

Where you can go from here.

Kanazawa City in Japan36.561°N 136.656°E

to TokyoHokuriku Shinkansen150min
to NagoyaHighway bus230min
to OsakaHighway bus325min

Travel times follow 観光公式「金沢旅物語」のアクセスページ（東京の値）、名鉄バス公式時刻表（名古屋・昼行）、近鉄バス公式時刻表（大阪・昼行）。本体の決め（2026-09-25）で3区間・夜行の京都366分・大阪446分は外した (checked 2026-09-25). They vary by time of day.

Shape

Borders 6 municipalities across 1 prefectures.

Territory of Kanazawa City

Boundaries: National Land Numerical Information (N03)

North to south

37.3km

Ishikawa Prefecture: 白山市, 津幡町, 野々市市, 内灘町
Toyama Prefecture: 南砺市, 小矢部市

Kanazawa City isthis kind of town.

01Kanazawa was the castle town of the Maeda family, lords of the Kaga domain. The gate of Oyama Shrine (尾山神社), built in 1875 (Meiji 8), blends Japanese, Chinese and Western styles; its third-story colored glass is said to have served as a lighthouse for ships off Kanaiwa.
02Kazuemachi (主計町), along the Asano River, is a neighborhood whose old name -- erased when postal addresses were overhauled -- was restored in 1999. It is said to be named for the residence of Kaga retainer Tomita Kazue, and its row of teahouse buildings is a National Preservation District for Groups of Historic Buildings.
03The Tatsumi Canal (辰巳用水), said to have been built by Itaya Heishiro in 1632, carried water across a valley to Kanazawa Castle using the reverse-siphon principle known as fusekoshi no ri. Kaga Hosho (加賀宝生), the domain's Noh tradition, spread from samurai to townspeople and is still passed down today.

See the town as it is now.

Source: Wikidata (P2002, P2003, P2013, P2397)

If something caught your eye, ask the town itself.

Kanazawa City official site ↗Wikipedia ↗