Strolling around the Matto Station area
The Matto area has a cultural atmosphere characterized by haiku poems and art museums. The local Japanese sweets are well known. You can enjoy strolling around the town.
JR Matto Station
A 10-min train ride from Kanazawa Station. The haiku museum and City Library are close by. The stations's convenient location makes it possible to walk from the north exit to a convenience store, a drug store, and a supermarket..
1 min on foot
Chiyo-Jo Haiku Museum
This museum presents the haiku poems of Kaga-no-Chiyo-Jo, a female Edo-period haiku poet. There is an area where children and overseas visitors can enjoy haiku poems.
2 min on foot
Nakagawa Kazumasa Memorial Museum of Art
This museum exhibits over 60 paintings, calligraphy works, and pottery pieces by Kazumasa Nakagawa, an outstanding Japanese artist. Visitors are enchanted by the dynamism and richness of his art.
8 min on foot
Hakusan City Museum
At this museum, a diorama and other displays show how Masamine Sumitani, a grand master swordsmith who was designated as a living national treasure, engaged in his work. Folk materials on display include traditional farming tools used in rural areas.
5 min on foot
Takasago Saryo (restaurant)
This restaurant with a traditional Japanese menu is in a renovated sake brewery. The unique menu changes every month. You can buy local sake made in the brewery.
11 min on foot
JR Matto Station