Picture of Kenroku-en
Caption: If you’re in Japan, you can’t miss the beautiful Kenrokuen 兼六園 in the historic city of Kanazawa 🍂 兼六園 KENROKUEN
Video of Kenroku-en
Caption: Located in Kanazawa, it’s a perfect day trip from Toyama and accessible easily by Shinkansen from Tokyo or Kyoto & Osaka
Video of Kenroku-en
Caption: Kenrokuen is considered one of the three most beautiful gardens in Japan - you can see why!
Video of Kenroku-en
Caption: The garden covers over 25 acres and has been open to the public since 1871
Video of Kenroku-en
Caption: Kenrokuen 兼六園 means ‘garden of six sublimities’ or ‘six attributes’ - according to Chinese landscape theory, the perfect garden needs all six of these attributes
Video of 兼六園桂坂口
Caption: The six attributes are spaciousness, seclusion, artificiality, antiquities, flowing water and broad views. I think Kenrokuen definitely achieved that!