Kanazawa 金沢 かなざわ

 

日本海の横にある金沢市
にほんかいのよこにあるかなざわし
nihonkai no yoko ni aru kanazawa-shi
Kanazawa City on the Sea of Japan Coast

 

金沢駅
かなざわえき
kanazawa-eki
Kanazawa station

 

 

 

 

金沢駅の前の門
かなざわえきのまえのもん
kanazawa-eki no mae no mon
The gate in front of Kanazawa station

 

水辺の古い家
みずべのふるいいえ
mizube no furui ie
Old houses along the waterfront

 

春の桜の花
はるのさくらのはな
haru no sakura no hana
cherry blossoms in spring 

 

東茶屋町

ひがしちゃやまち

higashi chaya-machi

lit: East Tea Shop Town

(the suburb where the famous tea shops are)

 

 

 

Higashichaya Information

 

 

金沢城

かなざわじょう

kanazawa-jō

Kanazawa Castle

 

金沢城

かなざわじょう

kanazawa-jō

Kanazawa Castle

Kanazawa Castle

 

 

 

金沢の有名なお寺
かなざわのゆうめいなおてら
kanazawa no yuumei na otera
famous Kanazawa temple
Ninja Temple

Temples in Kanazawa

Kenroku Park

(generally regarded among the most beautiful gardens in Japan)

 

兼六園
けんろくえん
kenroku-en

Kenroku Park

 

兼六園
けんろくえん
kenroku-en

Kenroku Park

 

 

金　kana(kin) here means Gold
沢 zawa(sawa) here means Marshland

 

Kanazawa

(photos from internet for educational purposes)

Japanese Garden in the Mt Coot-tha Botanical Garden, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

Brisbane Japanese Garden

Japanese Garden, Hamilton, New Zealand

Note the turtle-shaped island in the middle of the pond.

Some explanations are better not set in stone.

Never mind. The garden is nevertheless quite beautiful.

Daisen-in

Ryōan-ji 龍安寺

Silver Pavilion Ginkaku-ji, Kyoto

Silver Pavilion  ginkaku-ji 　銀閣寺　ぎんかくじ

Silver Pavilion  ginkaku-ji 　銀閣寺　ぎんかくじ

Silver Pavilion  ginkaku-ji 　銀閣寺　ぎんかくじ

Silver Pavilion  ginkaku-ji 　銀閣寺　ぎんかくじ

Silver Pavilion  ginkaku-ji 　銀閣寺　ぎんかくじ

Ginkakuji

by Dr Jeepney

(photos from internet for educational purposes)

Azaleas of Nezu Shrine, Tokyo 根津神社 (nezu-jinja)のつつじ

azaleas つつじ  tsutsuji

azaleas つつじ  tsutsuji

Famous torii gates of 根津神社 (nezu-jinja) leading to the shrine.

azaleas つつじ  tsutsuji

(and from the internet)

Aoyama Cemetery, Tokyo

Hachikō‘s owner’s grave

Hamarikyū 浜離宮 はまりきゅう, Tokyo

Lotus garden はすいけ hasu-ike

Autumn in Japan

autumn   あき　秋　aki

Persimmons or ‘kaki’ かき

Just a fun train for a fun afternoon

Getting ready for the big snow fall in the garden.

Autumn in a large samurai estate.

What’s in a name? Wisteria 藤 ふじ fuji

What’s in a name? This time we have a look at the kanji for wisteria. The Japanese word for wisteria is 藤 ふじ fuji. The word is relatively common in names of people as well as place names. Here is a selection of such names:

However, the kanji 藤 ふじ fuji can also be pronounced as  とう tō and in that way it turns up in names such as: 

By the way, the word 藤 ふじ fuji wisteria has nothing to do with the word for the highest mountain in Japan. Different kanji and different meaning. Just coincidence.