--- name: "Kanazawa Shrine" lat: 36.5604815 lng: 136.6628621 official_url: "https://www.kanazawa-jj.or.jp/" fee: "A first-visit blessing for a baby is offered, from 7,000 yen (condition: the hatsumiyamairi offering)." last_verified: "2026-09-02" url: "https://www.piggybackjapan.com/spots/spot_0000054/" publisher: "Piggyback Japan" method: "Each fact below was read from the official page it links to. The date in the Verified column is the day we last opened that page." reuse: "Free to reuse with the check date kept. A link back is appreciated, not required." --- # Kanazawa Shrine A paper fortune called mizumikuji shows its letters the moment it is dipped in the temizuya water basin. The basin is filled from the shrine's own well, which shares its source with the spring Kinjo Reitaku. Two more things are made to be touched: Yumeushi, an ox statue stroked for a wish, and Ibotori-ishi, a stone rubbed for warts. The stone sits by a large lotus pond, and a small arched bridge crosses the stream feeding it. About fifteen minutes covers the visit. Little here is only to look at. - Area: Ishikawa - Type: See - Hours: Visiting hours are 9:30–17:00. - Last verified: 2026-09-02 ## Family facts (value + conditions + source + verified date) | Feature | Value | Conditions | Verified | Source | |---|---|---|---|---| | Nursing space | Not checked yet | | | | | Diaper changing table | No | There is no toilet in the shrine grounds, and the nearest changing table is by Kenrokuen's Kodatsuno gate, about 230 m away. Admission to the garden is charged. | 2026-09-02 (image) | [source](https://shiro-niwa.pref.ishikawa.lg.jp/kanazawa-castle/_wp/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/a2cbd19be36a7b83b2cef8fd661e60c0.pdf) | | Family restroom | No | The nearest accessible restroom is northeast, along the road past the Seisonkaku entrance, about 150 m away. It is outside Kenrokuen, so there is no admission to pay. | 2026-09-02 (image) | [source](https://shiro-niwa.pref.ishikawa.lg.jp/kanazawa-castle/_wp/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/f4c27a94991b730588a36dd3b7447b22.pdf) | | Stroller friendly | Not checked yet | | | | | Lost-child support | Not checked yet | | | | | Indoor / outdoor | Outdoor | The worship hall, the water basin, the Kinjo Reitaku spring and the lotus pond — everything there is to see here stands outdoors. | 2026-09-02 (web) | [source](https://www.kanazawa-jj.or.jp/about/entry-42.html) | | Diaper disposal bin | Not checked yet | | | | | Kids' toilet seat & step stool | Not checked yet | | | | | Elevator | Not checked yet | | | | | English support | Not checked yet | | | | | Outside food allowed | OK to bring your own | You may bring your own food and eat it in the grounds. The walking path in nearby Honda-no-Mori Park has shade and benches. | 2026-09-02 (web) | [source](https://iko-yo.net/facilities/47901) | | Quietness (guide) | Quiet | Compared with Kenrokuen next door, few people come through, and the grounds are quiet. A blessing here is a calmer affair than at a large shrine. | 2026-09-02 (web) | [source](https://ameblo.jp/ushikiyo/entry-12872739670.html) | | Crowding (guide) | Yes | In October and November, the shichigosan season, the roads around the shrine and the prefectural parking lot fill up. On November weekends and taian days there can be a wait for a blessing. | 2026-09-02 (web) | [source](https://happy-aday.com/shichigosan/kanazawa-jinja) | | Stroller access notes | Yes | The slope in front of the second torii is called Zuishinzaka, and there are steps inside the grounds too, though they are short. The bus stop Kenritsu Bijutsukan / Seisonkaku is about a minute's walk away. | 2026-09-02 (web) | [source](https://www.kanazawa-jj.or.jp/about/entry-42.html) | | Official family-friendly certification | Not checked yet | | | | ## How to cite these facts Free to reuse. Every fact shown with a value above was read from the official page it links to, and re-checked on 2026-09-02; rows marked "Not checked yet" have not been checked. We keep the check date visible so you can tell how old a fact is — please keep it when you quote us. A link back is appreciated but not required. **Ready to paste (Markdown)** ``` Family facts at Kanazawa Shrine — checked 2026-09-02 — [Piggyback Japan](https://www.piggybackjapan.com/spots/spot_0000054/) ``` **Ready to paste (HTML)** ``` Family facts at Kanazawa Shrine — checked 2026-09-02 — Piggyback Japan ``` Found something out of date? Tell us and we will re-check the official page and update the date.