Ishikawa KenShopping

Shopping in Ishikawa Ken

  1. 100 Yen Shop

    Tatemachi is to Kanazawa what Takeshita-dōri is to Tokyo: young and trendy. The 100 Yen Shop here has an amazing assortment, from housewares to toys.

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  2. A

    Murakami

    Murakami is a handsome wagashi (Japanese candy) shop next to the Nomura samurai house.

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  3. Kankō Bussankan

    For a quick view of Kanazawa crafts, you can visit Kankō Bussankan.

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  4. Kikuya Bookshop

    Small selection of English-language titles; beneath Kōrinbo 109.

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  5. B

    Libro Books

    Located downstairs from Ishikawa Prefectural International Exchange Centre (石川県国際交流センター), Libro sells English-language books and magazines.

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  6. C

    Kanazawa Kutani Museum

    On a corner in the Nagamachi samurai district in a wonderful old house with a garden, this is a lovely place if a bit of a misnomer; it's really a shop selling mostly high-end ceramic ware with a small museum of historic Kutani ware in the old storehouse and a cafe.

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  7. Asa-ichi

    This market is highly entertaining, though undeniably touristy. Some 200 fishwives ply their wares – seafood, crafts etc – with sass and humour that cuts across the language barrier. To find the market, walk north along the river from the Wajima Shikki Shiryōkan and turn right just before Iroha-bashi.

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