What other travelers are saying about Seisonkaku Villa
Hidden within Kenrokuen is this villa that used to belong to the Maeda clan. The downstairs rooms all have exhibits with plenty of English explanatory information. Exhibits include many everyday items including toys and dolls. An interesting feature is the sliding doors which all have special decorations that enumerate the order in which the doors should be placed. Upstairs has fewer exhibits, but there's an interesting doll which is said to have protective powers. It's a pity no photos are allowed in the house except for the garden.
The most gorgeous traditional Japanese house with fancy decorations and goods resided by Maeda family. It has a lot of different architectural styles and materials which makes the house unique. Photos are only allowed in the gardens.
Admission is 700 yen, a bit expensive for the size and exhibition if you don’t really know the history, but worth visiting when you come to Kanazawa for the first time.
Not worth 1000 yen for a ticket! Yes, there are drawings on wooden panels at the bottom, covered with glass, and opposite some there are display cases. And so almost nothing can be seen (the glass reflects, the drawings are old), and then you have to climb under the display case. The only thing that impressed me was the carving in the main hall, it is also depicted on the advertising poster. The blue room also did not impress me much. It says where the paint is from and what? Is it from the time of decoration, or has it already been repainted? They could have created scenes from the same dolls, so that it would be clearer who is where, what is doing. For comparison - a museum in an old pharmacy building on "samurai street" is 100 yen. It is filled with even more exhibits than here. I understand why they do not allow taking photos - most will see that there is nothing to see for that amount and will not go.
