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Traditional parade in Kanazawa

KANAZAWA, Japan, June 9 Kyodo - Men perform during a traditional parade in Kanazawa in Ishikawa Prefecture, central Japan, on June 7, 2025, reenacting 16th-century warlord Maeda Toshiie's entry into Kanazawa Castle. (Kyodo)

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Traditional parade in Kanazawa

Actor Yoshizumi Ishihara (on horse) reenacts the entry of 16th-century warlord Maeda Toshiie into Kanazawa Castle during a traditional parade in Kanazawa in Ishikawa Prefecture, central Japan, on June 7, 2025.

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Traditional parade in Kanazawa

Men perform during a traditional parade in Kanazawa in Ishikawa Prefecture, central Japan, on June 7, 2025, reenacting 16th-century warlord Maeda Toshiie's entry into Kanazawa Castle.

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Traditional parade in Kanazawa

Drummers perform during a traditional parade in Kanazawa in Ishikawa Prefecture, central Japan, on June 7, 2025, reenacting 16th-century warlord Maeda Toshiie's entry into Kanazawa Castle.

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Traditional parade in Kanazawa

Women dressed in kimono dance during a traditional parade in Kanazawa in Ishikawa Prefecture, central Japan, on June 7, 2025, reenacting 16th-century warlord Maeda Toshiie's entry into Kanazawa Castle.

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Traditional parade in Kanazawa

Actor Yoshizumi Ishihara (on horse) reenacts the entry of 16th-century warlord Maeda Toshiie into Kanazawa Castle during a traditional parade in Kanazawa in Ishikawa Prefecture, central Japan, on June 7, 2025.

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Traditional parade in Kanazawa

Actor Yoshizumi Ishihara (on horse) reenacts the entry of 16th-century warlord Maeda Toshiie into Kanazawa Castle during a traditional parade in Kanazawa in Ishikawa Prefecture, central Japan, on June 7, 2025.

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Traditional parade in Kanazawa

Women dressed in kimono parade during a summer festival in Kanazawa in Ishikawa Prefecture, central Japan, on June 1, 2024, reenacting 16th-century warlord Maeda Toshiie's entry into Kanazawa Castle.

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Traditional parade in Kanazawa

Actor Toru Nakamura (on horse), reenacts the entry of 16th-century warlord Maeda Toshiie into Kanazawa Castle during a summer festival in Kanazawa in Ishikawa Prefecture, central Japan, on June 1, 2024.

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Aftermath of strong earthquake in central Japan

Photo taken in Kanazawa in central Japan's Ishikawa Prefecture on Jan. 14, 2024, shows a partially damaged wall of Kanazawa Castle following a strong earthquake on Jan. 1.

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Aftermath of strong earthquake in central Japan

Photo taken in Kanazawa in central Japan's Ishikawa Prefecture on Jan. 14, 2024, shows Kanazawa Castle Park closed following a strong earthquake on Jan. 1.

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Aftermath of strong quake in central Japan

Photo taken on Jan. 2, 2024, shows a partially collapsed stone wall of Kanazawa Castle in Kanazawa in the central Japan prefecture of Ishikawa, following a strong earthquake that rocked a wide area on the Sea of Japan coast the previous day.

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Aftermath of strong quake in central Japan

Photo taken on Jan. 2, 2024, shows a partially collapsed stone wall of Kanazawa Castle in Kanazawa in the central Japan prefecture of Ishikawa, following a strong earthquake that rocked a wide area on the Sea of Japan coast the previous day.

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Kanazawa's travel map illustrates castle town attractions

KANAZAWA, Japan - A woman holds a map of Kanazawa which was created based on a map from the late Edo period in the central Japanese city in Ishikawa Prefecture on Dec. 3, 2014. Kanazawa is expecting more visitors due to bullet train service on the Hokuriku Shinkansen Line starting in March 2015 (Nagano-Kanazawa) to link Tokyo with Kanazawa.

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Japanese Castle

Kanazawa Castle, Ishikawa prefecture (Jul. 2001)

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Kanazawa firefighters perform at New Year ceremony

Firefighters perform "Kaga Tobi" acrobatic stunts dating from the Edo period (1603-1867) on 6-meter-high ladders during an annual New Year ceremony in Kanazawa Castle Park in Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture, on Jan. 10, 2016. The role of firefighters in the Edo period was to destroy adjoining houses in order to prevent the spread of fires. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Event held for Hokuriku tourism campaign

Traditional folk songs from the Gokayama region in Toyama Prefecture, central Japan, are performed at an event to promote the Hokuriku Destination Campaign on Oct. 3, 2015, at Kanazawa Castle Park in Kanazawa, central Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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People in feudal attire parade at festa in Kanazawa, central Japan

Local citizens dressed in "samurai" outfits and feudal kimono attire set off in a summer festival procession in Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture, central Japan, on June 6, 2015, re-creating 16th-century warlord Maeda Toshiie's entry into Kanazawa Castle. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Imperial couple visits house in Kanazawa Castle Park

Emperor Akihito (2nd from L) and Empress Michiko (3rd from L) visit the Gojukken Nagaya (50-bay long house) in the Kanazawa Castle Park in Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture, on May 18, 2015. The imperial couple attended a tree-planting ceremony the previous day elsewhere in the central Japan prefecture. (Pool Photo by Hokkoku Shimbun) (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Imperial couple greets well-wishers in Kanazawa Castle Park

Emperor Akihito (front) and Empress Michiko acknowledge well-wishers during their visit to the Kanazawa Castle Park in Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture, on May 18, 2015. The imperial couple attended a tree-planting ceremony the previous day elsewhere in the central Japan prefecture. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Imperial couple visits Kanazawa Castle Park

Emperor Akihito (2nd from R) and Empress Michiko (R) visit the Kanazawa Castle Park in Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture, on May 18, 2015. The imperial couple attended a tree-planting ceremony the previous day elsewhere in the central Japan prefecture. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Restored gate at Kanazawa Castle Park unveiled to media

A restored gate at Kanazawa Castle Park in Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture, central Japan, is unveiled to the media on March 6, 2015. The Ishikawa prefectural government restored the gate, which was burnt down during the 1868-1912 Meiji era, with the hope of making it a new attraction ahead of the March 14 opening of the Hokuriku Shinkansen bullet train line linking Tokyo and Kanazawa. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Restored garden at Kanazawa Castle Park unveiled to media

A restored garden at Kanazawa Castle Park in Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture, central Japan, is unveiled to the media on March 6, 2015. The Ishikawa prefectural government restored the garden, landfilled during the 1912-1926 Taisho era, with the hope of making it a new attraction ahead of the March 14 opening of the Hokuriku Shinkansen bullet train line linking Tokyo and Kanazawa. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tokyo Olympic torch relay

A Tokyo Olympic torch relay event takes place at Kanazawa Castle Park in Ishikawa Prefecture on May 31, 2021, with the torch relay on public roads having been canceled in the central Japan prefecture due to the coronavirus pandemic.

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Tokyo Olympic torch relay

A Tokyo Olympic torch relay event takes place at Kanazawa Castle Park in Ishikawa Prefecture on May 31, 2021, with the torch relay on public roads having been canceled in the central Japan prefecture due to the coronavirus pandemic.

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Tokyo Olympic torch relay

A Tokyo Olympic torch relay event takes place at Kanazawa Castle Park in Ishikawa Prefecture on May 31, 2021, with the torch relay on public roads having been canceled in the central Japan prefecture due to the coronavirus pandemic.

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Kanazawa Castle

Kanazawa Castle==Date:Early Meiji, Place:Kanazawa, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images)

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Kanazawa Castle

Kanazawa Castle==Date:Early Meiji, Place:Kanazawa, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images)

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Kanazawa Castle in central Japan

Photo taken July 18, 2020, shows the just restored Nezumitamon bridge and Nezumitamon gate at Kanazawa Castle in central Japan. A ceremony was held the same day celebrating the restoration of the gate, which burned down in a fire in 1884, and the bridge, which was dismantled in 1877 as it became too old.

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Kanazawa Castle in central Japan

Photo taken July 18, 2020, shows the just restored Nezumitamon bridge and Nezumitamon gate at Kanazawa Castle in central Japan. A ceremony was held the same day celebrating the restoration of the gate, which burned down in a fire in 1884, and the bridge, which was dismantled in 1877 as it became too old.

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Kanazawa Castle in central Japan

Photo taken July 18, 2020, shows the just restored Nezumitamon gate at Kanazawa Castle in central Japan. A ceremony was held the same day celebrating the restoration of the gate, which burned down in a fire in 1884.

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Firefighters perform New Year ceremony

Firefighters perform "Kaga Tobi" acrobatic stunts on six-meter ladders dating from the Edo period (1603-1867) on during an annual New Year's ceremony at Kanazawa Castle Park in Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture, on Jan. 7, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Firefighters perform New Year ceremony

Firefighters perform "Kaga Tobi" acrobatic stunts on six-meter ladders dating from the Edo period (1603-1867) during an annual New Year's ceremony at Kanazawa Castle Park in Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture, on Jan. 7, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo