Kenrokuen Garden, Kanazawa Overview
One of the three great gardens of Japan, laid out by the Maeda lords over two centuries across 11 hectares of ponds, streams and teahouses. The two-legged Kotoji stone lantern on the water's edge is the image the city sells itself on. In winter the pines are roped into yukitsuri cones to hold snow off the branches, which is the best reason to come in the cold months rather than the warm ones.
