The seat of the Maeda Clan was once in Kanazawa, a town that rivals Kyoto in cultural achievements and is the capital city of the Ishikawa Prefecture.
Buildings in the old castle town including the Nagamachi samurai district are still standing and preserved in excellent condition after World War II bombings and many other historic landmarks have been converted into museums. The Higashi District still operates traditional teahouses with geisha performance. The most popular attraction in Kanazawa is the Kenrokuen Garden.
This landscape garden is one of the top three most beautiful in Japan and was at one time part of the Kanazawa Castle outer gardens which were constructed over two hundred years by the Maeda family. Kenrokuen has been open to the public since 1871.
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