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Nagamachi Samurai District, Kanazawa
In the early evening I walked to Nagamachi, where the Maeda family's samurai lived below the castle. The narrow lanes are lined with earthen walls and old…
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Autumn Leaves in Kanazawa
Walking out of the castle in late October, the paths and the moss were covered in the first fallen leaves of autumn. Kanazawa's autumn colour usually…
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Kanazawa Castle
Kanazawa Castle was the seat of the Maeda family, the richest lords in Japan after the Tokugawa. Much of it has been rebuilt using traditional methods…
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Kanazawa City Walk
A day in Kanazawa, the old castle town on the Sea of Japan coast. I started with the view from my hotel and walked across the centre of town towards the…