The west of the jurisdiction is located in Jinze Plain, and the southeast is mountainous, mainly located in the watershed of Xichuan and Onogawa.
Because Kanazawa has a large number of historical sightseeing resources, mainly in the past, tourism and traditional craft industries, including gold foil, Kaga oil production, Jiugu burning, Kanazawa lacquerware, Erju and papermaking, have become one of the main industries in the area.
Because it is the largest city in Hokuriku, local media including Hokuriku Sino-Japanese News, Hokuriku News, NHK Kanazawa Broadcasting Bureau, Hokuriku Broadcasting, Ishikawa TV Station, Kanazawa TV Station, Hokuriku Asahi Broadcasting, Kanazawa Cable and other local media targeting the whole Hokuriku are located in Kanazawa.
With Kanazawa City as the center, the surrounding city wall area still maintains the planning of the Edo era in the past and maintains the past style of the whole street. In addition to retaining the remains of bamboo houses that used to be earth walls and stone roads in Nagamachi, Dongchawu Street, Main Town Chawu Street and Xicawu Street are the most famous teahouse streets in Kanazawa, and the first two have been listed as important traditional architectural preservation areas by the Japanese government.
Kanazawa 2 1 Century Art Museum, which opened in 2004, is a representative art museum in this area. At the same time, there are many museums related to local history and culture, such as Kanazawa Anjiang Gold Foil Art Museum, Nagachi Youchan Museum in Youchan, Kagawa Traditional Industry Art Museum, Kagoshima Comprehensive Museum, Nishikawa Teahouse Information Museum and Kanazawa Lome Art Museum.
Scenic spots/tourist attractions
Kanazawa City, which has many tourist attractions, is most praised for its six parks. Located near the city center, with an area of 1 10000 square meters, the park is equipped with ponds, fountains, waterfalls, streams and other landscapes, planted with trees such as pine, maple, plum, cherry, orchids, chrysanthemums, swallowtail flowers, lawns and other flowers, plus pavilions, terraces, buildings, pavilions and other buildings. It is a returning garden.
It is as famous as Hou Yuan of Okayama and Kaiyuan of Mito, and is called "Three Famous Gardens" in Japan. It was designated as a special scenic spot by the Japanese government.