More than just "Kakumon! Traditional Crafts of Ishikawa Prefecture at Kanazawa Station <Vol. 2> Inside the Shinkansen Ticket Gates

  • Ishikawa
  • Sightseeing
When you think of Kanazawa Station in Ishikawa Prefecture, you may have a strong impression of the Kudomon gate located at the east exit of the station. However, in addition to the Kodo Gate, Kanazawa Station is also filled with wonderful spots where you can see traditional crafts from all over Ishikawa Prefecture at once! You can start your trip by experiencing the traditional crafts of Ishikawa Prefecture at the entrance, or you can enjoy the aftermath at the end of your trip.
In this Vol. 2, we will introduce traditional crafts that can be found inside the Shinkansen ticket gates!

Please click here for Vol.1!

You should look up at the "pillar" when you get off the platform!

First of all, when you arrive at Kanazawa Station on the Hokuriku Shinkansen and get off at the platform, look up immediately! You will see gold leaf shining on the top of the pillars. There are 30 pillars on each of the two bullet train platforms, for a total of 60 pillars, and the number of pieces of gold leaf on them is more than 20,000 pieces of approximately 11 cm square! This is a "hospitality" unique to Kanazawa, which accounts for 99% of the nation's gold leaf production.
Can you see the rows of them all the way to the back?

There are two locations on the mezzanine floor off the platform!

Waiting room "Hyakko no Ma

There are two points where visitors can view the crafts as they exit the platform. The first is the waiting room. The first is the waiting room, with its impressive wall of round holes, each of which houses 236 traditional Ishikawa crafts of 30 different items, and is named "Hyakko no Ma.
It is a rare opportunity to see traditional crafts from all over Ishikawa Prefecture, such as Kaga Yuzen and Wajima lacquerware, and even three-dimensional items such as Kaga Tehari in the same space. If you look at them one by one, time seems to fly by.
Kaga mizuhiki work
Wajima-nuri (left)
Wajima-nuri (left) and Kanazawa butsudan (right)
Kaga wool needle

Look at both sides of the electric bulletin board!

The second is the Kaga yuzen that decorates both sides of the electric board. The blue yuzen on the left side depicts Kenrokuen Garden. The gorgeous and delicate beauty is overwhelming. Right below the electric bulletin board is "Futamata Washi" paper.
How was it? Please pay attention to it when you use Kanazawa Station on the Hokuriku Shinkansen Line.
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