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I enjoyed Geisha Performance Party "Ozashiki-asobi" on October 17th.

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Place: Cuisine Ryokan Matsumoto Owari-cho, Kanazawa city

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                 Dinner: sea foods hot pot

Geisha girls are from Nishi Chaya District of Kanazawa.

Ms.Hitomi and Ms.Junko played Shami-sen and flute.

Ms.Aki and Ms.Ponta danced soooo lovely.
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Four of Foreign monitors for "Ozashiki-asobi" also enjoyed the party

with Geisha Girls.

They are interested in the arts, culture and food in Kanazawa, Japan.

It was a wonderful experience for us to have a traditional Geisha experience.

Kate and Peter Mr. and Mrs.Teploff
        Ms.Kate & Mr.Peter, Mrs.Evelyn & her father Mr.Alexey

Aki.jpg Mr. Teploff Mrs. Evelyn

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Everyone danced to music round the room !

Ryokan Matsumoto1 Mr. Matsumoto

We had a wonderful time at the Geisha Party.

Thank you, Mr. Matsumoto !







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        Kanazawa Asia Festival 2009

                            October 11th, 12th

       in Pref.Ongaku-do Hall and Hokkoku Shinbun Akabane Hall


It is asian music, dance and food festival of autumn.

You'll feel like being in other countries of Asia.

Garden Hotel Kanazawa opened a Japanese dish "Oden"stall.

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Ms.Tsuriya and Mr. Miyashita were selling oden !

Have you ever had "Oden"?

"Oden" is a Japanese dish containing all kinds of ingredients cooked

in a special broth of soy sauce, sugar, sake, etc.

It's Japanese Pot-au-feu !

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mmm...looks yummy !

We feel like to eat "Oden" during autumn and winter especially.


When you come to Japan, why don't you try "Oden" at Japanese-style

pub "Izakaya
"?







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Do you like curry?

Japanese people really like curry.

For example,

curry and rice, curry udon, curry bun, snacks flavored with curry powder,

etc.

As I told you before, Sep. 20th and 21st are parts of a five-day holiday.

If you are planing to come to Kanazawa on Sep. 20th and 21st, why don't you

join the curry festival?


HOKURIKU CURRY CHAMPIONSHIP 2009

in Motenashi dome(underground square of JR Kanazawa station)



Garden Hotel Kanazawa is located just in front of JR Kanazawa station.

It takes about 1 minute from Garden Hotel Kanazawa to the Motenashi dome.

13 kinds of curry and rice shops are coming together for the curry festival.

You can have any of curry and rice just 500yen.

We also cook delicious curry and rice for this festival.

Please try some yummy Kanazawa curry and rice.


kanazawa curry 

 Kanazawa  curry              

 -a fried pork cutlet (Tonkatsu)
and shredded cabbage
on the side- 








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The 58th Kanazawa Hyakumangoku Festival is being held in

Kanazawa

The main event of today was “Hyakumangoku” Parade that started

from in front of JR Kanazawa Station .


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This man, in the photo, wearing “Happi Coat” is our General Manager

prepared ready for the festival.



The parade started from the Tsutsumi-mon Gate and passed through

the front of Garden Hotel Kanazawa.

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I could successfully take a photo of actress Mami Kumgaya who acted

as Omatsu, wife of the feudal lord


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Our hotel guests who could see the parade from their rooms

were very happy saying their rooms as “VIP seat



Festival always makes people very happy









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Here comes again our big summer event, Kanazawa Hyakumangoku

Festival


Kanazawa Hyakumangoku Festival is the biggest annual festival in

Kanazawa which commemorate Toshiie Maeda, the first lord of the

Kaga clan, entered Kanazawa Castle on 14th June 1583 and built a

strong foundation of Kanazawa.

Kanazawa Hyakumangoku Festival this year will be held from 5th

to 7th June for 3 days


The festival climax is of course the Hyakumangoku Parade which

will start at 2 pm on 6th June (Saturday)

The actor Toshiyuki Nagashima will act as Lord Toshiie Maeda and

the actress Mami Kumagai will act as his wife Matsu.



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Photo credit : Kanazawa City



Garden Hotel Kanazawa is located right in front of Kanazawa

station
and take advantage of its location and has been launching

the Kanazawa
Hyakumangoku festival accomodation plan.

Our hotel guests will be able to see the ceremony of the parade

held at the East square of Kanazawa Station from our hotel guests

rooms.

Kanazawa Hyakumangoku festival accommodation plan with

the Grandstand ticket
is also available.

Either plan will get sold out soon, so we recommend that you order

it as quickly as possible


Why don't you come and join our citywide event, Kanazawa

Hyakumangoku festival










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Shoko

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

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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 !

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