Kanazawa: Kenrokuen
We walked down to the nearby Kenroku-en (兼六園) 🗾. Its name means: Garden of Six Attributes, so named by Matsudaira Sadanobu (松平 定信), based on a Chinese chronicle outlining the six attributes of a perfect landscape: spaciousness, seclusion, artifice, antiquity, waterways, and panoramas. Located outside the gates of Kanazawa Castle, where it originally formed the outer garden, this strolling-style garden spans 25 acres and was constructed during the Edo period by the Maeda clan. Kenroku-en is considered one of the Three Great Gardens of Japan and is noted for its beauty across all seasons, particularly in winter.
After visiting many spots in the exquisitely maintained garden (like all the gardens we visited), we walked down the hill to the nearby downtown Korinbo Area (香林坊) 🗾, where we had lunch at Tenichi Kanazawa store (天一 金沢店) 🗾, a tempura restaurant, located on the 8th floor in the Daiwa Korinbo Store 🗾.