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Kanazawa Station, Kanazawa

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Architectural Building · Landmark
Catch the train at Kanazawa Station, home to an impressive display of modern Japanese architecture. In front of the station's entrance stands the grand Tsuzumi-mon, a red gate in the form of a traditional Japanese hand drum. The main structure, the Motenashi (Welcome) Dome, consists of a high, swooping roof of steel frames and a spherical glass design. This area also has shopping stores and sometimes hosts small events. To visit Kanazawa Station on your trip to Kanazawa, use our Kanazawa day trip tool.
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    To visit the sakura bloom of in Kanazawa was amazing experience. Nature amazes everybody and for me and my partner was a dream come true. Japan, I will come back.  more »
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    You arrive. You leave. Or you could leave and then arrive later, but that conundrum would be like solving whether the chicken or the egg came first. Big, Huge, Modern. Lots of glass and steel. Not....  more »
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