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| Literature Connected with the Town |
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the temple bell gives me a calm feeling / on a warm winter day
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| Special Products and Local Specialties |
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Miyazaki Yuzensai brought the Yuzen technique to Kanazawa
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| Legends |
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How was this well where clear water gushed out nowtooconstructed?
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| Visiting Famous Spots |
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One of the largest marinas along the Sea of Japan.
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| Visiting Famous Spots |
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The park's symbol is the sailing ship Kaiwo Maru, ""the lady of the sea.""
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| People Connected with the Town |
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A pioneer of metal engraving who is designated as a living national treasure.
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| People Connected with the Town |
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Advancing Takaoka copperware.
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| Kanayamachi-dori |
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Kanaya-machi, a District of Metal Casting Masters, Saijo
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| Visiting Famous Spots |
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Ishikawa Mon at Kanazawa Castle Park is an important cultural asset.
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| Special Products and Local Specialties |
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Over 98% of Japanese gold leaf is produced in Kanazawa.
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| Special Products and Local Specialties |
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An art patronized by the Maeda family.
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| Rows of Storehouse-style Townhouses |
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This is the only building remaining that predates the great fire of 1900
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| Visiting Famous Spots |
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One of Japan's three most famous gardens and a national scenic spot.
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| Keta Shrine |
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This history of this Shinto shrine dates back to the Nara era
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| Major Cultural Assets of Takaoka |
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The main shrine was built in the style of the late Muromachi period.
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| Literature Connected with the Town |
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A report of a visit to Zuiryuji Temple.
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| Visiting Famous Spots in the Town |
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This was an innovative urban planning concept in the early Showa Era.
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| Visiting Famous Spots in the Town |
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Fukuoka has a long history of carp farming.
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| Festival Calendar |
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The folk song designated an intangible cultural asset by the government.
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| Machzan Kokutaiji Temple |
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The Emperor Godaigo's place of praying
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| Stories about the Town |
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This is a story about a strong girl who threw both Kiso Yoshinaka and his horse.
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| Literature Connected with the Town |
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Gathering sticks broken by snow, standing alone in a field of snow
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| Visiting Famous Spots |
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One of the best-known potteries of Etchu.
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| Visiting Famous Spots |
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According to tradition the temple was founded in the mid-Heian era period.
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| Visiting Famous Spots |
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Leaves of trees rustle in the romantic old battlefield.
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| People Connected with the Town |
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He invented a farming implement called the "Takorogashi (field roller)".
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| Visiting Famous Spots |
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It is well known for its autumn festival, ""fire passing"" folk ritual.
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| Special Products and Local Specialties |
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Porcelain decorated with five colors.
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| Literature Connected with the Town |
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A detailed description of a riot that occurred in Toide during the Meiji Era
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