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Extract from the Kanazawa Travel Guides:
Like several other historic cities on the Japan Sea coast,
KANAZAWA
, the modern, refined capital of Ishikawa-ken, south of Toyama-ken, has become something of a backwater. Only 150 years ago, this old castle town was the fourth largest city in Japan, with a sophisticated population whose riches rested on the area's abundant production of rice and long periods of peace. Today, despite being a sprawling city with artistic pretensions, its main attraction is the lovely
Kenroku-en
, one of Japan's top three gardens, within which you'll find the elegant Seison-kaku villa. The city also has many museums, a compact area of...
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