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There are many museums throughout Kanazawa, with a number of them, including the Prefectural Art Museum, Prefectural History Museum, Honda Museum and 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art, concentrated around Kenrokuen:
Around Kenrokuen: (more about Kenrokuen)
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21st Century Museum (more details)
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Hours: 10:00 to 18:00 (Friday and Saturday until 20:00)
Closed: Mondays and New Year holidays
Admission: Varies by exhibition, typically 1000 yen
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This popular museum exhibits contemporary art by acclaimed artists from across the world. Well known, permanent installation include Leandro Erlich's "Swimming Pool" and James Turrell's "Blue Planet Sky".
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Prefectural History Museum
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Hours: 9:30 to 17:00
Closed: December 29 to January 3
Admission: 700 yen
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Located in former factory buildings used for silk production, this well done museum introduces the natural and cultural history of Kanazawa and Ishikawa Prefecture. Information is available in English and Japanese.
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Prefectural Museum of Art
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Hours: 9:00 to 17:00 (admission until 16:30)
Closed: New Year Holidays
Admission: 350 yen
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This museum hosts permanent and temporary exhibitions of local fine arts from the 15th to 20th centuries. On display are pieces of lacquerware, porcelain, swords, kimono, paintings, sculptures and more.
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Honda Zohinkan
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Hours: 9:00 to 17:00 (admission until 16:30)
Closed: Thursdays in winter, New Year holidays
Admission: 500 yen
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This museum exhibits treasures of the Honda family, the second most powerful family of Kanazawa during the Edo Period. Objects on display include samurai weapons and armor as well as paintings and calligraphy.
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Museum for Traditional Products and Crafts
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Hours: 9:00 to 17:00 (admission until 16:30)
Closed: 3rd Thursday of the month (every Thursday in winter), New Year holidays
Admission: 250 yen
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This museum displays famous handicrafts and products produced in Ishikawa Prefecture. Gold leaf and dyed silk kimono (using the local Kaga Yuzen technique) are some of the numerous products on exhibit.
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Nagamachi District: (more about Nagamachi)
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Maeda Tosanokami-ke Shiryokan
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Hours: 9:30 to 16:30
Closed: New Year holidays
Admission: 300 yen
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This museum is dedicated to the Maeda family who once ruled over the region that is now Ishikawa Prefecture. The museum features samurai armor and other relics of the Maeda Clan. English audio guides are freely available.
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Shinise Kinenkan Museum
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Hours: 9:30 to 17:00 (entrance until 16:30)
Closed: No closing days
Admission: 100 yen
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The Shinise Kinenkan is a restored shop from the Edo Period. Once a prominent pharmacy, it now is a museum that also shows local Kanazawa crafts.
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Ashigaru Shiryokan Museum
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Hours: 9:30 to 17:00
Closed: No closing days
Admission: Free
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The ashigaru, or footsoldiers, were the lowest ranked soldiers of the samurai class. This small museum consists of two reconstructed homes, which illustrate the relatively austere lifestyle of the ashigaru.
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North of Kanazawa Castle Park:
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Confectionery Museum
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10 minutes by bus from Kanazawa Station
Hours: 9:00 to 17:00 (admission until 16:30)
Closed: Wednesdays, New Year holidays
Admission: 300 yen
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The Confectionery Museum is appropriately located above a number of sweets shops and displays different types and methods of making traditional Japanese sweets (wagashi).
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