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Tree protection work at Kanazawa garden

Gardeners support pine branches with ropes to protect trees from the weight of snow in the coming winter, a process known as "yukizuri," at Kenrokuen garden in Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture, central Japan, on Nov. 1, 2025.

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Tree protection work at Kanazawa garden

Visitors at Kenrokuen garden in Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture, central Japan, on Nov. 1, 2025, watch gardeners support pine branches with ropes to protect trees from the weight of snow in the coming winter, a process known as "yukizuri."

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Tree protection work at Kanazawa garden

Gardeners support pine branches with ropes to protect trees from the weight of snow in the coming winter, a process known as "yukizuri," at Kenrokuen garden in Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture, central Japan, on Nov. 1, 2025.

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[Breaking News]Tree protection work at Kanazawa garden

KANAZAWA, Japan, Nov. 1 Kyodo - Visitors at Kenrokuen garden in Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture, central Japan, on Nov. 1, 2024, watch gardeners support pine branches with ropes to protect the trees from snow damage in the coming winter, a process known as "yukizuri." (Kyodo)

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Tree protection work at Kanazawa garden

Visitors at Kenrokuen garden in Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture, central Japan, on Nov. 1, 2024, watch gardeners support pine branches with ropes to protect the trees from snow damage in the coming winter, a process known as "yukizuri."

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Tree protection work at Kanazawa garden

Visitors at Kenrokuen garden in Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture, central Japan, on Nov. 1, 2024, watch gardeners support pine branches with ropes to protect the trees from snow damage in the coming winter, a process known as "yukizuri."

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Tree protection work at Kanazawa garden

Gardeners support pine branches with ropes to protect the trees from snow damage in the coming winter, a process known as "yukizuri," at Kenrokuen garden in Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture, central Japan, on Nov. 1, 2024.

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Tree protection work at Kanazawa garden

Gardeners support pine branches with ropes to protect the trees from snow damage in the coming winter, a process known as "yukizuri," at Kenrokuen garden in Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture, central Japan, on Nov. 1, 2024.

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Tree protection work at Kanazawa garden

Gardeners protect pines from snow damage by supporting tree branches with ropes in a technique called "yukizuri" at Kenrokuen garden in Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture, central Japan, on Nov. 1, 2023.

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Tree protection work at Kanazawa garden

Gardeners protect pines from snow damage by supporting tree branches with ropes in a technique called "yukizuri" at Kenrokuen garden in Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture, central Japan, on Nov. 1, 2023.

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"KANAZAWA" A LIVING LEGACY

"KANAZAWA" A LIVING LEGACY=Date:January 3, 1989, Place:Kanazawa,Ishikawa, JAPAN (Credit:INTERNATIONAL MOTION PICTURE/Kyodo News Images)

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(2) Ex-Taiwan leader Lee visits Kanazawa on 3rd day of visit

KANAZAWA, Japan - Former Taiwan President Lee Teng-hui and his wife Tseng Wen-hui listen to a Japanese guide during their visit to the Kenrokuen Gardens in Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture on Dec. 29.

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Carp with heart-shaped mark

KANAZAWA, Japan - Photo shows a carp with a heart-shaped mark on its face in Hisago pond at Kenrokuen Garden in Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture, on Oct. 11, 2012.

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Pine trees lit up in gold

KANAZAWA, Japan - Pine trees with ropes to protect against snow damage are lit up in gold in the Kenrokuen garden in Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture on Feb. 4, 2011.

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Heavy snow warning

KANAZAWA, Japan - Visitors walk in the snow at Kenrokuen garden, a tourist spot in Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture, on Dec. 25, 2010. The weather agency warned of the possibility of heavy snow in a wide area of Japan.

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Winter nears at Kenrokuen park

KANAZAWA, Japan - A gardener sets ropes Nov. 1 to protect trees from breaking in snow at Kenrokuen in Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture, widely considered to be one of Japan's three most beautiful traditional gardens.

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Kenrokuen Garden braces for winter

KANAZAWA, Japan - As the winter draws near, a gardener works to cover the trees with ropes to protect them from snowfall at Kenrokuen Garden in Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture, on Nov. 1.

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Event representatives visit Kyodo

TOKYO, Japan - A group of representatives of an exhibition on Japan's three most celebrated gardens visit Kyodo News in Tokyo on Oct. 27. The four-day event is to open Oct. 28 in Tokyo to introduce the gardens -- Kairakuen in Mito, northeast of Tokyo, Kenrokuen in Kanazawa on the Sea of Japan coast and Korakuen in Okayama, western Japan.

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Travelers back in Japan

Kenrokuen garden in Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture, one of Japan's top three landscape gardens, is crowded with tourists on Oct. 15, 2022, the start of the first weekend after the Oct. 11 introduction of a national travel subsidy program aimed at buoying the COVID-hit domestic tourism industry.

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Travelers back in Japan

Kenrokuen garden in Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture, one of Japan's top three landscape gardens, is crowded with tourists on Oct. 15, 2022, the start of the first weekend after the Oct. 11 introduction of a national travel subsidy program aimed at buoying the COVID-hit domestic tourism industry.

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Heavy snow along Sea of Japan coast

A snow-covered Kenrokuen garden is pictured in Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture, one of Japan's top three landscape gardens, on Dec. 18, 2021.

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Plum blossoms in full bloom at Kairakuen garden

Plum blossoms are in full bloom at the Kairakuen garden in Mito, Ibaraki Prefecture, on March 13, 2016. There are about 3,000 ume (plum) trees in Kairakuen, one of the three most beautiful gardens in Japan, along with Kenrokuen in Kanazawa and Korakuen in Okayama. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Plum blossoms in full bloom at Kairakuen garden

Plum blossoms are in full bloom at the Kairakuen garden in Mito, Ibaraki Prefecture, on March 13, 2016. There are about 3,000 ume (plum) trees in Kairakuen, one of the three most beautiful gardens in Japan, along with Kenrokuen in Kanazawa and Korakuen in Okayama. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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(2) Ex-Taiwan leader Lee visits Kanazawa on 3rd day of visit

KANAZAWA, Japan - Former Taiwan President Lee Teng-hui and his wife Tseng Wen-hui listen to a Japanese guide during their visit to the Kenrokuen Gardens in Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture on Dec. 29. (Kyodo)

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Heavy snow warning

KANAZAWA, Japan - Visitors walk in the snow at Kenrokuen garden, a tourist spot in Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture, on Dec. 25, 2010. The weather agency warned of the possibility of heavy snow in a wide area of Japan. (Kyodo)

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Winter nears at Kenrokuen park

KANAZAWA, Japan - A gardener sets ropes Nov. 1 to protect trees from breaking in snow at Kenrokuen in Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture, widely considered to be one of Japan's three most beautiful traditional gardens. (Kyodo)

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Garden in the snow

A rare snow scene. The location is unknown, but you can tell that it is a garden in the snowy northwestern part of Japan, from the ropes that hang around the trees to protect them from the weight of the snow, a seen in the Kenrokuen in Kanazawa.==Date:unknown, Place:unknown, Photo:Suzuki Shin-ichi, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number41‐22‐0]

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Pine trees lit up in gold

KANAZAWA, Japan - Pine trees with ropes to protect against snow damage are lit up in gold in the Kenrokuen garden in Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture on Feb. 4, 2011. (Kyodo)

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1st weekend since freedom of travel restored across Japan

Visitors take a stroll at Kenrokuen, one of Japan's top three landscape gardens, in Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture, on June 20, 2020, the first weekend since Japan lifted its final advisories on inter-prefecture travel, based on the belief that the spread of the novel coronavirus has been kept in check. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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1st weekend since freedom of travel restored across Japan

A visitor takes a photo at Kenrokuen, one of Japan's top three landscape gardens, in Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture, on June 20, 2020, the first weekend since Japan lifted its final advisories on inter-prefecture travel, based on the belief that the spread of the novel coronavirus has been kept in check. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Snow-covered Kenrokuen garden in central Japan

Visitors walk in the snow in Kenrokuen garden in Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture, one of Japan's top three landscape gardens, on Jan. 10, 2021.

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Kenrokuen garden in central Japan

Visitors walk at a snow-covered Kenrokuen garden in Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture, one of Japan's top three landscape gardens, on Dec. 31, 2020.

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Kenrokuen garden in central Japan

People take a selfie at a snow-covered Kenrokuen in Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture, one of Japan's top three landscape gardens, on Dec. 31, 2020.

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Tree protection work at Kenrokuen garden

Gardeners stretch ropes around branches of a tree on Nov. 1, 2020, at Kenrokuen garden in Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture, one of Japan's top three landscape gardens. The work to protect trees from heavy snow, a seasonal practice known as "yukizuri," will last until mid-December.

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Tree protection work at Kenrokuen garden

Gardeners stretch ropes around branches of a tree on Nov. 1, 2020, at Kenrokuen garden in Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture, one of Japan's top three landscape gardens. The work to protect trees from heavy snow, a seasonal practice known as "yukizuri," will last until mid-December.

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Tree protection work at Kenrokuen garden

Gardeners stretch ropes around branches of a tree on Nov. 1, 2020, at Kenrokuen garden in Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture, one of Japan's top three landscape gardens. The work to protect trees from heavy snow, a seasonal practice known as "yukizuri," will last until mid-December.

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Protecting trees from snow

Gardeners stretch ropes around branches of a tree at Kenrokuen garden in Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture, central Japan, on Nov. 1, 2019. The work to protect branches from heavy snow -- known as "yukizuri" -- is a seasonal practice at Kenrokuen, one of the three most famous gardens in the country. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Protecting trees from snow

Gardeners stretch ropes around branches of a tree at Kenrokuen garden in Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture, central Japan, on Nov. 1, 2019. The work to protect branches from heavy snow -- known as "yukizuri" -- is a seasonal practice at Kenrokuen, one of the three most famous gardens in the country. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Protecting trees from snow

Gardeners stretch ropes around branches of a tree at Kenrokuen garden in Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture, central Japan, on Nov. 1, 2019. The work to protect branches from heavy snow -- known as "yukizuri" -- is a seasonal practice at Kenrokuen, one of the three most famous gardens in the country. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Kenrokuen garden in Japan

Pine trees are lit up at Kenrokuen, one of Japan's three best landscape gardens, on Jan. 24, 2020, in Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Kenrokuen garden in Japan

Pine trees are lit up at Kenrokuen, one of Japan's three best landscape gardens, on Jan. 24, 2020, in Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Kenrokuen garden in Japan

Pine trees are lit up at Kenrokuen, one of Japan's three best landscape gardens, on Jan. 24, 2020, in Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Kenrokuen garden in central Japan

Pine trees at Kenrokuen garden in the city of Kanazawa, central Japan, are illuminated on the evening of Feb. 1, 2019. The park keepers covered the trees with "yukizuri" ropes to prevent branches from breaking under the weight of snow. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Kenrokuen garden in central Japan

Pine trees at Kenrokuen garden in the city of Kanazawa, central Japan, are illuminated on the evening of Feb. 1, 2019. The park keepers covered the trees with "yukizuri" ropes to prevent branches from breaking under the weight of snow. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Kenrokuen garden in central Japan

Pine trees at Kenrokuen garden in the city of Kanazawa, central Japan, are illuminated on the evening of Feb. 1, 2019. The park keepers covered the trees with "yukizuri" ropes to prevent branches from breaking under the weight of snow. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Kenrokuen garden

Pine trees at Kenrokuen garden in the city of Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture, are illuminated on the evening of Feb. 2, 2018. The park keeper covered the trees with "yukizuri" ropes to prevent branches from breaking under the weight of snow. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Kenrokuen garden

Pine trees at Kenrokuen garden in the city of Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture, are illuminated on the evening of Feb. 2, 2018. The park keeper covered the trees with "yukizuri" ropes to prevent branches from breaking under the weight of snow. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Heavy snow hits Japan, coldest day this winter in much of country

Tourists walk at a snow-covered Kenrokuen in Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture -- one of the "Three Great Gardens" of Japan -- on Jan. 15, 2017. Temperatures plunged to their lowest levels so far this winter in many regions of Japan, with heavy snowfall continuing to hit areas especially along the Sea of Japan coast. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tree protection work at Kenrokuen

Gardeners stretch ropes around branches of trees at Kenrokuen garden in the Japanese city of Kanazawa on Nov. 1, 2016, so the branches will not be broken by show. Known as "yukizuri," it is a seasonal practice at Kenrokuen, one of the three most celebrated gardens in Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Kenrokuen Garden braces for winter

KANAZAWA, Japan - As the winter draws near, a gardener works to cover the trees with ropes to protect them from snowfall at Kenrokuen Garden in Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture, on Nov. 1. (Kyodo)