Where to see cherry blossoms in Japan — without the crowds
Kanazawa is known as Japan’s “Little Kyoto” for a reason.
Up until the late 19th Century, the castle town of Kanazawa flourished under the powerful Maeda clan, who ruled over an ancient province then known as Kaga.Cherry blossom petals fall in Nagamachi samurai district.
DavidCallanToday, Kanazawa is a lively modern city with a population of just under 500,000, located 250 miles northwest of…