During the Edo period, Kanazawa and Takaoka, both cities that belonged to the Kaga domain, developed as castle towns and commercial and industrial cities, respectively. The streetscapes of these two cities still retain their original appearance today, and are perfect examples of urban landscapes developed in early modern Japan.
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The cities of Kanazawa and Takaoka were overseen and developed by the Maeda clan of the Kaga domain. Many cultural assets related to the Maeda clan remain, and they serve as examples of the lives of feudal lords in the Edo period.
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Kanazawa and Takaoka were also thriving cultural and artistic areas due to the policies of their domains. The crafts of both cities were of such high quality that they were exhibited at international expositions in modern times.
There are eighteen in total.
| Asset Name | Type | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kanazawa Castle Ruins | Castle |
| 2 | Takaoka Castle Ruins | Castle |
| 3 | Kenroku-en | Feudal lord garden |
| 4 | Seison-Kaku | Feudal lord garden/Maeda family cultural properties |
| 5 | Graveyard of the Maeda family, lords of Kaga domain | Maeda family cultural properties/Grave |
| 6 | Graveyard of the Maeda family, lords of Kaga domain | Maeda family cultural properties/Grave |
| 7 | Zuiryu-ji | Maeda family cultural properties/Temple |
| 8 | Tatusmi Waterway | Waterway |
| 9 | Nagamachi Samurai District | Samurai Distric |
| 10 | Higashi Chaya District | “Chaya” District |
| 11 | Kazue-machi Chaya District | “Chaya” District |
| 12 | Utatsu-yama Temple District | Temple District |
| 13 | Tera-machi Temple District | Temple District |
| 14 | Kanazawa's Cultural Landscape | Cultural landscape of the castle town |
| 15 | Yama-machi-suji | Merchant District |
| 16 | Kanaya-machi | Artisan District |
| 17 | Yoshihisa | Zaigo-machi district |
| 18 | Syōkō-ji | Jinai-machi district/Temple |
1:Kanazawa Castle Ruins
3:Kenroku-en
5:Graveyard of the Maeda family, lords of Kaga domain
7:Zuiryu-ji
9:Nagamachi Samurai District
10:Higashi Chaya District
11:Kazue-machi Chaya District
12:Utatsu-yama Temple District
15:Yama-machi-suji
16:Kanaya-machi
17:Yoshihisa
18:Syōkō-ji
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