It was lunch time and I wouldn’t have seen the magnificent Nikko Hotel if it hadn’t been raining so hard. Guide Ito had the bus driver stop in front of the hotel and let the group off to walk through to a connected building with restaurants.
I oohed and aahed as we rushed through the Nikko and after a huge and delish Pork Tonkatsu in whatever restaurant, went back to photograph the reception area and buy yummy pastries in the Nikko bakery. The hotel also had an exquisite flower shop in the lobby area and when of our tour people touched a flower, the woman in charge almost had apoplexy (she touched to see if they were real).
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Nikko Hotel lobby, Kanazawa, Japan
Nikko Hotel, Kanazawa, Japan
poster in Nikko Hotel, Kanazawa, Japan
All guest rooms are located on or above the 17th floor, giving views of castle town Kanazawa. Nikko Hotel has eight restaurants and bars, with a 6th floor sushi counter. Based on the lobby/reception area which is indeed a work of art, I know the rooms have got to be beyond stunning. I would have requested to view the rooms with a little more time, sigh…
atrium inside Nikko Hotel, Kanazawa, Japan
Nikko Hotel bakery, Kanazawa, Japan
Nikko Hotel yummy bakery, Kanazawa, Japan
Keep both the Nikko Hotel and Kanazawa in mind if you happen to be traveling through Honshu with time to spare. Beside world-famous Kenrokuen Garden, Kanazawa is registered as a UNESCO Creative City of Crafts and Folk Art, and don’t miss the Castle ruins next to the garden.
map of Kanazawa, Japan
directional signs, Kanazawa, Japan
running man statue in Kanazawa, Japan
Lord Maeda Toshiie, who was Toyotomi Hideyoshi’s first retainer, moved to Kanazawa in 1583. He and his family lived in the castle and governed the present Ishikawa and Toyama areas for more than 280 years. The castle tower burned down and was not rebuilt, but other fortress buildings were reconstructed; Ishikawamon Gate rebuilt in 1788, and Sanjikken Nagaya warehouse rebuilt in 1858.
Moats once surrounded Kanazawa Castle and 400 year old stone walls still remain. Onwards. We had a 19-minute shinkansen train to catch in Maibara.
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