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Kanazawa Station Tsuzumi-mon Gate

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Kanazawa Station Tsuzumi-mon Gate

金沢駅鼓門

Ishikawa · Chubu

The Tsuzumi-mon is a wooden gate at the east exit of Kanazawa station, two 13-metre columns splayed like the body of a hand drum used in Noh theatre. Behind it a glass-and-steel dome, the Motenashi Dome, covers the forecourt. It is lit after dark and is the first thing most arrivals in Kanazawa see.

Why we picked it

Travellers walk under it towards the Kenroku-en bus stop without registering that the gate is itself the city's most photographed piece of architecture.

Crowd level
Moderate
Rating
4.5· 2,643 reviews
Opening hours
Daily Open 24 hours

Usual hours — confirm with the official site for holidays + seasonal closures.

Nearest station
Kanazawa Station · 1 min walk
Website
www4.city.kanazawa.lg.jp/soshikikarasagasu/dorokanrika/gyomuannai/3/1/6329.html

Today

Open 24 hours

Stored weekly hours

Daily Open 24 hours

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