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The luxurious palace of the Maeda family's wife, decorated with traditional Kaga crafts, stands in Kenrokuen Garden.

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The residence was built in 1863 by the 13th lord of Kaga, Maeda Nariyasu, for his mother, Takako (Shinryuin), the wife of the 12th lord, Narinaga. It was located in the direction of Tatsumi (southeast) from Kanazawa Castle, and it was initially called Tatsumigoden Palace, as the Takatsuka family in Kyoto, Takako's parents' house, was called Tatsumi-den Palace. Every detail of the building is lavishly decorated with the craftsmanship of the Kaga clan.

It is a rare combination of the Buke shoin-zukuri and Sukiya-style(Chaya-style) Shoin-zukuri styles and is the only surviving palace of a feudal lord's regular household in Japan. The lower floor consists of the official meeting room "Ekken no Ma" (room for meeting superiors), a hall, a sleeping room, a living room, and a tea room, while the upper floor consists of rooms in the Sukiya-style shoin style, each with a different atmosphere. The main feature of the rooms is the vivid colors applied in various places, such as the Ranma in "Ekken no Ma" and the colored walls in "Gunsei-no-ma." The richly detailed decorations, such as the walls covered with gold sandstone paper and the shoji screens decorated with pictures of flowers and birds, are also not to be missed. Also noteworthy is the bold use of Western culture at the end of the Edo period, such as the use of imported Dutch glassware from the Netherlands for the Yukimi shoji screens.

Highlights

  • It is located in the corner of Kenrokuen Garden.
  • The museum holds special exhibitions related to the Kaga Maeda family from time to time.

Photos

  • The audience hall with its magnificent decorations of ceramic carvings and Kaga cloisonne enamel.

    The audience hall with its magnificent decorations of ceramic carvings and Kaga cloisonne enamel.

  • The Gunjo Room with its vivid colors.

    The Gunjo Room with its vivid colors.

  • Hikakutei Garden as seen from Seika Shoin

    Hikakutei Garden as seen from Seika Shoin

  • The palace stands in a garden full of greenery.

    The palace stands in a garden full of greenery.

  • Tsukushi no rim garden viewed from the pillar-less rim

    Tsukushi no rim garden viewed from the pillar-less rim

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  • Alvin 陳

    入場費$700日幣有點貴,沒什麼遊客來!

Details

Name in Japanese
成巽閣
Postal Code
920-0936
Address
1-2 Kenrokumachi, Kanazawa City, Ishikawa
Telephone
076-221-0580
Closed
Every Wednesday
Hours
9:00am-5:00pm
Admission
700 yen for adults, 300 yen for junior and senior high school students, 250 yen for elementary school students
(special exhibition: 1,000 yen for adults, 400 yen for junior and senior high school students, 300 yen for elementary school students)
Direction
Take a city bus from JR Kanazawa Station, get off at the Prefectural Museum of Art, Naritatsumikaku bus stop, and walk 1 minute.
Website
Official Website (English)