Kenroku-en Garden

Kanazawa’s Kenroku-en Garden is one of the three celebrated garden in Japan.

The area is as huge as 25acres (114,436 square meters). It is not only a huge garden but also has many features.

The name, Kenroku-en, came from the old Chinese word rokusho (六勝)which appeared in a old Chinese writing of Song(宋)Dynasty.

It refers to “six beautiful elements” in English. It is also fun to think over the six beutiful elements in Kenroku-en Garden.

General Information of Kenroku-en Garden

Developed in1620
Created by Maeda Tsunanori
LocationKanazawa city
Garden Area25 acres (114,436 square meters)
Annual VisitorsApprox. 260,000

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