Day 2 in Kanazawa

The day stared off ok with a walk to the station to sort some tickets for the next day but then it started to drizzle and then to rain so we had to resort to the purchase of umbrellas. Of course, it stopped raining then!  But they were put to good use later on as it did pelt down. 

Our first stop was an area where geisha lived in an earlier time. Interesting old houses and streets. 

Some photos:

Lot of people as usual! 

Old bridge over the river

After this, we went onto visit the 3rd best garden in Japan - I am not sure which are the 1st and 2nd.  it was deserving of the award. Magnificent!

the gardens are much more sculptured than ours and no grass - just moss.  

Next was the Contemporary art museum which was very busy but I did have a bit of a wander for a bit. There was one room which seemed to be exhibiting the art of the people.  I am not sure how it worked but I got the impression it was for people who wanted to paint. it was pretty vibrant.

And that was the end of the day for sightseeing as it was so wet.  I had a hunt around Uniqlo and any 100yen shop I could find whilst Dad went back to the hotel. So on to the next day!