Kanazawa has many excellent sightseeing spots, but if you have limited time or need help finding where to look, this is the place to stop by. The original owner of this residence (a samurai family) was a man of high rank, and it is said that he had assets that could support 1,200 people at a time when the amount of rice owned was considered property. In Japan, where wooden architecture is the norm, such historical buildings rarely survive due to disasters and wars, and those that remain as they were in those days are extremely valuable. This samurai residence is only a part of the buildings from that period (it seems to be part of another wealthy merchant's building that has been moved and combined), but fortunately, this beautiful Japanese garden is a wonderful place to see what it was like in those days, and I highly recommend that you take the time to enjoy it. Some trees in this small, rich, beautiful garden are over 400 years old. I believe that time spent in this garden will be much more memorable than walking around the tourist attractions and getting tired. Incidentally, I recommend the sweets shop next to the samurai residence for its delicious and stylish modern interpretation of traditional Japanese sweets (yokan).