Living & Working in Ishikawa, Japan
The weather has been awful lately, but nothing in Kanazawa is more beautiful in the winter than Kenrokuen (兼六園) in the snow!
Kenrokuen’s FREE winter light-up will be held
Friday, 4 February, to Sunday, 6 February 2011
and
Thursday, 10 February, to Sunday, 13 Feb. 2011 (including the holiday on Friday, 11 Feb., Constitution Day)
from 17:30-21:00 each night. (Last entry at 20:45.)
Access
Take the bus bound for “Kenrokuen shita” (兼六園下) from Kanazawa Station (East Gate bus-boarding area #3; West Gate bus-boarding area #4); get off at Kenrokuen-shita (兼六園下). The Kanazawa Loop Bus and the Flat Bus (look for the signs in English by the East Exit).
From Kanazawa Station, it’s about a 25 minute walk to Kenrokuen via Korinbo (香林坊).
Hot-Ishikawa (Japanese)
Leah Zoller is a second-year CIR in Anamizu and the editor of this blog. She thinks Kenrokuen in the snow is one of the only redeeming factors of the Ishikawa winter.
Sunset at the light-up. From the official website.
The annual Senmaida (thousand rice fields) Light-Up (Senmaida Aze no Mantoue 千枚田あぜの万燈) on Saturday, October 2, is one of the Noto’s best and most famous illumination events. Senmaida, a collection of 2000 rice paddies farmed by locals interested in growing their own rice, will be lit up with thousands of candles. The rice paddies are located on a sloping hill on the sea and are famous for being one of the most picturesque places in the Okunoto. The main event (illumination) will start around 19:00, but there will be taiko and other musical performances between 17:30 and 21:00.
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1. Kanazawa Illumination and Craft Fair; Kanazawa, July 29-Aug. 1
2. A Summer’s Night’s Tale of Koiji, Koiji Beach (Noto); Aug. 8
3. Hometown Summer Festival in Masuhogaura; Shika; Aug. 8
Experience the magic of the Noto’s illumination events this summer!
Suzu Akari Matsuri
(Illumination on the Eve of the Iida Toroyama Matsuri)
珠洲あかりまつり(飯田燈籠山祭り宵祭り)
From the Toroyama Blog.
Monday, July 19, 2010 (Marine Day; national holiday)
13:00-18:00; 19:00-22:00
飯田わくわく広場 ;春日神社
At Iida Waku Waku Hiroba (Plaza) and the Kasuga Shrine
This illumination marks the eve of the Toroyama Matsuri (July 20-21). Come in the afternoon for musical and dance performances; come in the evening to see the streets of Iida-machi lit up with lanterns, folk music, and fun.
Be sure to check out the main festival on Monday, July 20, and Tuesday, July 21, too!
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