Kenroku-en garden (Six Attributes Garden) is one of the top three gardens of Japan. It follows the six characteristics of a perfect landscape: spaciousness, seclusion, artifice, antiquity, waterways, and panoramas.

The castle of Kanazawa has been destroyed by fire many times. Every time it has been rebuilt. It still uses the same innovative timber constructions as in the old times. The roof is made of lead, turned white by being exposed to carbon dioxide. Some say it's for aesthetic purposes, others say it was used as stock to be melted into weaponry when needed.