Ishikawa (石川県)

Getting to Kenrokuen Garden

From Kanazawa Station (金沢駅)

Leave by the Kenrokuen Exit (兼六園口, east side). Take the Kanazawa Loop Bus or a listed local bus to Kenrokuen Garden–Kanazawa Castle Park (兼六園下・金沢城). The Katsurazaka Gate is uphill from the stop.

Kanazawa Station (金沢駅)

• Kanazawa Loop Bus, Right Loop · RL 城下まち金沢周遊バス 右回り
• Kanazawa Loop Bus, Left Loop · LL 城下まち金沢周遊バス 左回り

From the Kenrokuen Exit, both loop buses serve Kenrokuen Garden–Kanazawa Castle Park. Use the RL or LL display, as the vehicle may differ from the route color on the map. Official transport information

Three stops in order

1. 1. Kenrokuen Garden (兼六園)

   Enter at Katsurazaka and walk toward Kasumigaike Pond and the two-legged Kotoji lantern. Allow time for the garden’s slopes and smaller paths.

   Walk in Google Maps Map of the stop Kanazawa’s official garden guide

2. 2. Kanazawa Castle Park (金沢城公園)

   Leave via Katsurazaka and cross to Ishikawa-mon Gate. Continue past the stone walls and reconstructed towers. Check hours separately for interiors.

   Walk in Google Maps Map of the stop Ishikawa Prefecture’s castle guide

3. 3. Gyokusen’inmaru Garden (玉泉院丸庭園)

   Continue across the park to the west side for a pond garden built into the slope below the stone walls.

   Walk in Google Maps Map of the stop Kanazawa’s official garden guide

The prefecture’s map shows the garden gates and castle entrances. Kenrokuen and paid interiors have separate admission arrangements.

Transport and visitor information checked 14 November 2026.