Wat er het hele jaar speelt in Kanazawa, Japan

Druk — Winter break (fuyuyasumi) in Japan, schoolvakanties in 5 van de markten die de plek vullen

In januari begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Yukitsuri, the snow ropes (1 nov – 15 mrt), Snow crab season (6 nov – 20 mrt)

Tussenseizoen — schoolvakanties in 2 van de markten die de plek vullen, een gewone maand

In februari begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Yukitsuri, the snow ropes (1 nov – 15 mrt), Snow crab season (6 nov – 20 mrt)

Druk — Spring break (haruyasumi) in Japan

In maart begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Yukitsuri, the snow ropes (1 nov – 15 mrt), Snow crab season (6 nov – 20 mrt)

Topdrukte — Cherry blossom, Golden Week

• Natuur

  Cherry blossom

  1–15 apr · meestalDruk

  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.

• Feestdag

  Golden Week

  29 apr – 5 meiDruk

  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. Bron ↗

Topdrukte — Golden Week, Golden Week in Japan

In mei begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Golden Week (29 apr – 5 mei)

Druk — Hyakumangoku Matsuri, schoolvakanties in 3 van de markten die de plek vullen

• Festival

  Hyakumangoku Matsuri

  1–8 jun · meestalGroot festivalDruk

  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. Bron ↗

• Seizoen

  Tsuyu, the rain season

  10 jun – 20 jul · meestalMoessonRisico

  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.

Druk — Summer break (natsuyasumi) in Japan, schoolvakanties in 4 van de markten die de plek vullen

In juli begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Tsuyu, the rain season (10 jun – 20 jul (meestal))

Topdrukte — Obon, Summer break (natsuyasumi) in Japan

• Feestdag

  Obon

  12–16 augNationale feestdagDruk

  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. Bron ↗

Druk — Kanazawa Jazz Street, schoolvakanties in 3 van de markten die de plek vullen

• Festival

  Kanazawa Jazz Street

  19–21 sepMuziekfestivalDruk

  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. Bron ↗

Druk — Kanazawa Marathon, schoolvakanties in 3 van de markten die de plek vullen

• Festival

  Kanazawa Marathon

  25 oktSportevenementDrukBoek vroeg

  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. Bron ↗

Druk — Autumn colour in Kenrokuen

• Seizoen

  Yukitsuri, the snow ropes

  1 nov – 15 mrt

  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.

• Natuur

  Autumn colour in Kenrokuen

  1–30 nov · meestalDruk

  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. Bron ↗

• Seizoen

  Snow crab season

  6 nov – 20 mrtPlukseizoen

  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.

Druk — Winter break (fuyuyasumi) in Japan, schoolvakanties in 4 van de markten die de plek vullen

In december begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Yukitsuri, the snow ropes (1 nov – 15 mrt), Snow crab season (6 nov – 20 mrt)