Kinjo Reitaku Sacred Well

Origin of Kanazawa

The name of Kanazawa comes from this place, where people washed gold dust. I passed by after visiting Kenrokuen garden, but there was no other visitor. Maybe it is not a touristic spot. It is free, an...

the spring water.

Original Text

It is very close to Kanazawa Shrine in the south of Kenrokuen. It's a place with water, but you can easily see it because there is a solid roof above it. There was also a sign nearby, which was said to be the origin of the name of Kanazawa. It seems to be a power spot, but it was quiet.

Kinwashi no sawa

Original Text

Located in Kenroku-cho, Kanazawa City, the spring water that originated from the place name of Kanazawa is near Kanazawa Shrine. A place called Kanazawa from the legend that a lot of gold came out when Togoro Imogaki washed potatoes here a long time ago. It is the place where the name came from.

Legendary fountain that is the root of the place name Kanazawa

Original Text

It is the root of the place name Kanazawa in the precincts of Kanazawa Jinja shrine with Sugawara no michizane as the main enshrined deity. There was an explanation near the fountain, and there was a rough explanation that Togoro Imogaki washed the gold and called it "Kinwashi no Sawa" was the origin of the place name Kanazawa. When I looked more, there was a person called Togoro in Yamashina, and when I was washing yam after digging yam, there was sand gold in the swamp, and the swamp was called "Kinwashi no Sawa". This is Akuma ...

The place where Kanazawa came from

Original Text

There is a fountain called "Kinjo Reizawa" in the precincts of Kanazawa Shrine. A long time ago, a man named Togoro Imogaki washed potatoes with this spring water, and there is a legend that a lot of gold sand came out. From there, it came to be called "Kinari no Sawa" and is said to be the origin of the place name "Kanazawa". I felt that my heart was washed in a quiet atmosphere.