Seison-kaku — Attraction in Kanazawa

Not worth 1000 yen for a ticket! Yes, there are drawings on wooden panels at the bottom, covered with glass, and opposite some there are display cases. And so almost nothing can be seen (the glass reflects, the drawings are old), and then you have to climb under the display case. The only thing that impressed me was the carving in the main hall, it is also depicted on the advertising poster. The blue room also did not impress me much. It says where the paint is from and what? Is it from the time of decoration, or has it already been repainted? They could have created scenes from the same dolls, so that it would be clearer who is where, what is doing. For comparison - a museum in an old pharmacy building on "samurai street" is 100 yen. It is filled with even more exhibits than here. I understand why they do not allow taking photos - most will see that there is nothing to see for that amount and...

The house has some beautiful details. There were two we almost missed. The turtle’s painted on the wainscoting are faded. We are glad we asked where they were. Second, in the raised room where she received visitors, lean over and check out the ceiling. It has beautiful wood panels. You’re going to miss it if you just look at the room and it’s contents. They have seasonal displays. We saw the dolls. We were told grandparents gave dolls to celebrate the birth of little girls. The dolls were handed down over the generations. I wish we saw some of the wardrobe items, dolls just aren’t my thing. It is also interesting to compare this house to the Nomura samurai house a short distance away. I recommend seeing these two back to back. You’ll be amazed at the difference in aristocracy...

Fabulous place to visit! Built in 1863, this Villa was intended by Maeda Nariyasu for his mother to live out her retirement years comfortably. The villa is very large (1000m2) and 2 stories, but the garden is over 4 times larger and circumnavigated the villa and backs directly on to the Kenrokuen-en Gardens. The villa is very preserved, with several artefacts also on display. There is loads on information in Japanese and English. I would highly recommend a visit to this villa. No photos allowed inside, but photos of the gardens are fine. No shoes in the building. Free lockers...