My home town, Kanazawa

Today I will write down something about my hometown, Kanazawa city.

I was born in Kanazawa city, Ishikawa Prefecture.

It is historical and cultural city.

During the Edo Period, Kanazawa served as the seat of the Maeda Clan, the second most powerful feudal clan after the Tokugawa in terms of rice production and fief size. Accordingly, Kanazawa grew to become a town of great cultural achievements, rivaling Kyoto and Edo (Tokyo).

During World War Two, Kanazawa was Japan’s second largest city (after Kyoto) to escape destruction by air raids. Consequently, parts of the old castle town, such as the Nagamachi samurai district and chaya entertainment districts, have survived in pretty good condition.

Today, Kanazawa remains an important city in its region and serves as the capital of Ishikawa Prefecture. The city boasts many historical attractions such as restored residences and districts, as well as modern museums. But Kanazawa’s unchallenged main attraction is Kenrokuen, one of Japan’s “three best landscape gardens” and by many considered the most beautiful of them all.

 Look at this picture. It looked like a cloud was born from the Kanazawa castle with big energy and went up towards to the top of the sky!!

We took this picture just after our show which was held last September!!

今日は少し私の故郷金沢について書きたいと思います。金沢はみなさんご存じの通り、歴史的、文化的に素晴らしい街です。加賀百万石の名の通り、城下町として京都、江戸に並ぶ文化的な街として発達しました。第二次世界大戦での空襲を免れたために、今でも古い街並みが町のところどころに残っています。芸者さんの花街として有名な場所もありますね。まあ、金沢の細かい説明はいろいろなサイトがありますので。

今回はこの写真を見てください。すごいでしょ。兼六園のすぐ横にあるお城の屋根から竜巻状の雲が空に向かって伸びています。すごくエネルギーを感じませんか？　去年の９月に行われた孝藤流家元の記念公演の後に撮ったものです。