History museums in Kanazawa

This building formerly housed a pharmacy that belonged to one of Kanazawa’s most respected families. Nowadays, it is a museum displaying traditional pharmaceutical artefacts. Moreover, you can also explore exhibitions about traditional lifestyle of Kanazawa’s citizens here or meditate in a small, pe

This museum commemorates Daisetsu Teitaro Suzuki - one of the Japanese philosophers who devoted his life to translating various books about Zen and Shin in order to spread these philosophies to the West.

This museum preserves the tradition of Noh theatre - a form of classical Japanese musical drama.

The Maeda Tosanokami-ke Shiryokan Museum displays many historical artifacts which belonged to the members of the Maeda Tosanokami family.

This modern building hides an intriguing exhibition of traditional tea-serving puppets. Come here and experience how it feels to be served by an actual wooden doll.

The museum is named after Honda family, which was the second most powerful family in Kanazawa in the 18th century. The museum has a rich collection of armor and weapons which were used by brave Japanese samurais. Apart from that, the exhibitions also display many precious historical items like pain

Muso Soseki's calligraphy work, variety of paintings or traditional tea bowls - these and many more objects can be found in this charming museum.

This is the birthplace of the famous Japanese poet Saisei Muro. The house is surrounded by a tranquil moss garden.