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The town is brightly illuminated in a Xmas mood !

How beautiful it is !

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Do you know what is the tree decorated with?

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Gold leaf(A thickness of 1/10,000~2/10,000mm)

The tree is near the intersection of Omicho market.

It takes 10 minutes to walk from Garden Hotel Kanazawa to Omicho market.

Kanazawa is famous for gold leaf and 99% of it is made here.

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Have an interesting experience in kanazawa !

cf. Hakuichi

  Kanazawa Yasue Gold-leaf Museum  




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I participated in Sunday Zazen Session at Daijoji Temple on November 15th.

"Zazen"is Zen meditation.

Doing Zazen requires that you free your mind of all thought.

Nine of foreign monitors attended a Zazen Session for the first time.

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The maple leaves have turned red at Daijoji Temple.

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Mr.Hojun is from Australia, a monk practicing asceticism.

He showed us around the Daijoji Temple.

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Pressing the palms together, fingertips at nose height, and bowing slightly.

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Mr.Hojun talked about Zen meditaion, his lifestyle at Daijoji Temple and so on.

We all had a precious experience through Zazen Session.



Daijoji Temple
Daily Zazen 4:30am-6:30am Sunday Zazen 1:30pm-4:00pm
Ru-10, Nagasaka-machi, Kanazawa Tel:076-241-2680
http://www.daijoji.or.jp/(Japanese)





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This is a lobby of Garden Hotel Kanazawa.

I am a front desk clerk.

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We have three personal computers in a hotel lobby.

It's free to use for our hotel guests.

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Two of them are connected to the printers.

So you can check your e-mail or serch sightseeing information through the Internet.





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Last two days ware quite cold in Kanazawa !

It's like the end of November

Let me introduce one of Japanese culture to you

Most of people maybe have prepared Kotatsu.

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Kotatsu is a low, covered table with an electric heater underneath.

Using a kotatsu is a unique way of heating a home in Japan.

Watching TV while eating tangerines at a kotatsu is one of the happiest moments

in winter






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Yuki-tsuri will be performed from Nov.1st in Kenroku-en Garden.

Yuki-tsuri literally means "snow hanging".

It's a gardening technique and protects tree branches against heavy

snow during winter.


Gardeners give the trees extra support with poles and ropes.

Please come and see their sophisticated skills !

Open hours: 8:00-17:00        Admission: 300yen

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Why don't you enjoy the autumn leaves in Kenroku-en Garden too?

From the middle of Nov. to the beginning of Dec. is the best time to view

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                                       Photo credit: Kanazawa city


[Announcement]

Period: from Nov. 13th (Fri.) to 15th (Sun.)


from Nov.20th (Fri.) to 23rd(Mon.)

Time: 17:30-21:00        Admission: free

Kenrokuen Garden and Kanazawa Castle Park will be lit up in a

fantastic atmosphere
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Don’t miss it!






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Shoko

Author:Shoko
Hello ! Everyone !
Thank you for visiting our blog!
We hope you have a nice trip in Kanazawa ^ _ ^ !!

GARDEN HOTEL KANAZAWA
2-16-16 Honmachi, Kanazawa-shi,
Ishikawa 920-0853 JAPAN
TEL: 81-76-263-3333
FAX: 81-76-263-7761


For your reservation, visit our Website !

http://ssl.gardenhotel-kanazawa.co.jp/garden/english/

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