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The Momiji Diaries – Part 11 – Kanazawa
17th November, Kanazawa
Kanazawa is a major provincial town in Ishikawa province on the north coast of Honshu some 2½ hours by the Thunderbird express train. On arriving we walked through the back streets to an old samurai district to visit one of the few remaining Buke Yashiki style residences of the Nomura family. The Nomura’s [...]
A Place in Time
The Japanese garden tradition started in the early Heian period when the new capital was established at Heian-kyo (modern day Kyoto). This provided an opportunity to build a new city in a geomantically ideal location. The new Heian aristocracy were allocated plots near the Imperial Palace, where they built their homes and gardens. From surviving [...]
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