Place names・Kanazawa

Omicho MarketOmicho Ichiba

Also known as: Omicho Ichiba・Omicho

A market said to have begun in 1721 when the Kaga Domain gathered merchants at this site to supply the castle town's kitchen needs. Known locally by the nickname Omicho, it now houses roughly 180 shops and has functioned continuously as Kanazawa's kitchen for more than 300 years since it was founded.

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