Kanazawa Castle Town

…Famous important cultural properties include the Ozaki Shrine main building, Oyama Shrine Shinmon Gate, Kanazawa Castle Sanjukken Nagaya, Kanazawa Castle Ishikawamon Gate, Seisonkaku, the former Fourth Senior High School main building, and Kenrokuen and Seisonkaku Gardens as scenic spots. [Saito Kokichi]
[Kanazawa Castle Town]
This was the castle town of the Maeda clan, who ruled over the three provinces of Kaga, Etchu, and Noto. Around the 16th century, gold miners mined gold dust at the tip of the Kodatsuno Plateau, sandwiched between the Sai and Asano rivers. The legend of Togoro Imohori was added to this area, and the place name Kanazawa, derived from Kanaaraizawa and Kanaborizawa, became established.

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…重要文化財では建造物のみをあげても，尾崎神社社殿，尾山神社神門，金沢城三十間長屋，同石川門，成巽閣（せいそんかく），旧第四高等中学校本館など，また名勝として兼六園および成巽閣庭園などが有名。【斎藤 晃吉】
［金沢城下］
　加賀，越中，能登3国を領した前田氏の城下町。16世紀ごろ，犀川，浅野川にさしはさまれた小立野台地突端で金屋が砂金を採掘し，芋掘藤五郎伝説も付加されて，金洗沢，金掘沢に発する金沢の地名が定着した。…

※「金沢城下」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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