Qué hay en Kanazawa, Japón, a lo largo del año

Concurrido — Winter break (fuyuyasumi) en Japón, vacaciones escolares en 5 de los mercados que lo llenan

En enero no empieza nada nuevo.

Sigue en marcha: Yukitsuri, the snow ropes (1 Nov – 15 Mar), Snow crab season (6 Nov – 20 Mar)

Temporada media — vacaciones escolares en 2 de los mercados que lo llenan, un mes normal

En febrero no empieza nada nuevo.

Sigue en marcha: Yukitsuri, the snow ropes (1 Nov – 15 Mar), Snow crab season (6 Nov – 20 Mar)

Concurrido — Spring break (haruyasumi) en Japón

En marzo no empieza nada nuevo.

Sigue en marcha: Yukitsuri, the snow ropes (1 Nov – 15 Mar), Snow crab season (6 Nov – 20 Mar)

Máxima afluencia — Cherry blossom, Golden Week

• Naturaleza

  Cherry blossom

  1–15 Abr · normalmenteMucha gente

  Kenrokuen opens its gates free for the blossom week and stays lit at night, which is the only time the garden is worth the crowd it draws.

• Festivo

  Golden Week

  29 Abr – 5 MayMucha gente

  The shinkansen from Tokyo made Kanazawa a Golden Week destination. Omicho market and the Higashi Chaya lanes are shoulder to shoulder; the museums need timed tickets. Fuente ↗

Máxima afluencia — Golden Week, Golden Week en Japón

En mayo no empieza nada nuevo.

Sigue en marcha: Golden Week (29 Abr – 5 May)

Concurrido — Hyakumangoku Matsuri, vacaciones escolares en 3 de los mercados que lo llenan

• Festival

  Hyakumangoku Matsuri

  1–8 Jun · normalmenteGran festivalMucha gente

  The lord's entry into the castle re-enacted through the streets on the first weekend of June, with lantern boats floated down the Asano river the night before. Fuente ↗

• Temporada

  Tsuyu, the rain season

  10 Jun – 20 Jul · normalmenteMonzónRiesgo

  The Hokuriku rains usually set in around mid-June and lift in the second half of July. Kenrokuen's irises and moss look their best in it, but plan the day around indoor sights like the 21st Century Museum.

Concurrido — Summer break (natsuyasumi) en Japón, vacaciones escolares en 4 de los mercados que lo llenan

En julio no empieza nada nuevo.

Sigue en marcha: Tsuyu, the rain season (10 Jun – 20 Jul (normalmente))

Máxima afluencia — Obon, Summer break (natsuyasumi) en Japón

• Festivo

  Obon

  12–16 AgoFiesta nacionalMucha gente

  Mid-August is when Japan travels home, and the Hokuriku shinkansen and Kanazawa's hotels fill for the week. The Higashi Chaya teahouse lanes are at their busiest of the summer. Fuente ↗

Concurrido — Kanazawa Jazz Street, vacaciones escolares en 3 de los mercados que lo llenan

• Festival

  Kanazawa Jazz Street

  19–21 SepFestival de músicaMucha gente

  The biggest jazz event on the Japan Sea coast, usually over the Respect for the Aged Day long weekend: free stages in plazas and parks across the centre, with ticketed evening sets by Japanese and overseas bands. Fuente ↗

Concurrido — Kanazawa Marathon, vacaciones escolares en 3 de los mercados que lo llenan

• Festival

  Kanazawa Marathon

  25 OctEvento deportivoMucha genteReserva pronto

  Fifteen thousand runners on a late-October Sunday, finishing near the castle. Central roads close for the morning and hotels book out the Saturday night, so non-runners should avoid that weekend. Fuente ↗

Concurrido — Autumn colour in Kenrokuen

• Temporada

  Yukitsuri, the snow ropes

  1 Nov – 15 Mar

  The ropes that hold Kenrokuen's pines up under wet snow go on from 1 November and come off in the middle of March. Half the photographs of this city are of them.

• Naturaleza

  Autumn colour in Kenrokuen

  1–30 Nov · normalmenteMucha gente

  The maples in Kenrokuen and around the castle park usually turn through November, and the garden opens free in the evening on the autumn light-up nights. The first snow ropes go up in the same weeks. Fuente ↗

• Temporada

  Snow crab season

  6 Nov – 20 MarTemporada de recolección

  The boats go out on 6 November and land males until 20 March. The small female kobako crab is only sold until the end of December, which is when Omicho market is at its best and dearest.

Concurrido — Winter break (fuyuyasumi) en Japón, vacaciones escolares en 4 de los mercados que lo llenan

En diciembre no empieza nada nuevo.

Sigue en marcha: Yukitsuri, the snow ropes (1 Nov – 15 Mar), Snow crab season (6 Nov – 20 Mar)