KANAZAWA–Despite a devastating New Year's Day earthquake in the prefecture, foreign visitors to the famed Kenrokuen garden here have topped 500,000 for the first time, setting a new record.

How can I be so certain? Read on. If you find yourself in the beautiful city of Kanazawa in Ishikawa Prefecture and intend to visit Kenrokuen, one of the three most famous gardens in Japan ...

Kenrokuen Garden in Kanazawa City, Ishikawa Prefecture, is one of three famous gardens in Japan designated as especially scenic. It is open to the public free of charge for a week when the cherry ...

Office hours are 9:00 a.m. to 5:45 p.m. Visitors to Kenrokuen, a Japanese garden in Kanazawa City, can make donations near the Katsurazaka gate from 9:00 a.m. to 5 p.m. on open days. Kenrokuen ...