Kaga-Honda Museum
加賀本多博物館
This museum showcases historical artifacts from the wealthy Honda samurai family, offering insight into their lifestyle.
What it is
- Museum of the Honda family, richest samurai family of Kaga domain.
- Dedicated to the samurai lifestyle and grandeur of the Honda family.
- Housed in a former red brick military arsenal.
What to see
- Historical artifacts from the Honda family.
- Collection includes helmets, katana swords, and horse armor.
- Building is a former military arsenal made of red brick.
Getting there
- Connected to the Ishikawa Prefectural Museum of History.
- Located in Honda no Mori Park.
In detail
The Kaga-Honda Museum contains a wealth of historical artifacts from the Honda family, the richest samurai family of the Kaga domain (present-day Ishikawa and around). The museum’s collection includes helmets, katana swords, and horse armor. Visit for an insight into the samurai lifestyle and the grandeur of the Honda family.
The Hondas were among the chief retainers to the Maeda family, the lords of the domain. The massive revenues of the Kaga domain meant the Honda family was actually wealthier than some lords of other domains. The Hondas had their own retainers who lived in a huge area of Kanazawa that has been likened to a castle town within a castle town. The Honda family played an important political role within the Kaga domain due to their high status.
The museum is housed in a former military arsenal built of red brick. It is connected to the Ishikawa Prefectural Museum of History in Honda no Mori Park.
Text: 観光庁 地域観光資源の多言語解説文データベース. Reproduced unchanged. The notes above were written from that text by Japan Gems.
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