b'Best TimesKenrokuen Gardens in KanazawaOUR JAPANEXPERTSonja Cuienchanting-travels.com/japanKANAZAWA & YUDANAKAJAPANS TRADITIONAL CHARMCherry blossoms, well-preserved historic cities, and the very best pudding.By Sonja Cui, Travel ConsultantThough I love Japan aggressive, but in Japan, the snow monkeys are very calm and quiet and mind their own businessjust as polite as as a whole and have many favorite places, Kanazawa (andthe Japanese! This is a very special place to visit if you are Yudanaka) are extra special to me. Ive always wanted tointerested in wildlife, and in winter you can even see them see the famous cherry blossoms of Japan, and Kanazawasitting in the onsen.was the first place where I witnessed the abundance ofIn Yudanaka, we had the traditional nine-course kaiseki pretty pink sakuras. I have traveled to Japan many timesdinner. It was a great culinary experience through which and even lived there for six months. While living in Tokyo,I got to know more about the culture. Another Yudanaka I took lots of trips to smaller towns to see the traditionalhighlight was the 24-hour pudding shop, the Yudanaka side of Japan. When my sister came to visit, we decided toOnsen Pudding Honpo, where I had the best pudding Ive visit Kanazawa. En route we stopped in Yudanaka, a veryever eaten. I enjoyed this exceptional pudding so much small traditional town with many ryokans (inns), whereone evening that I was back there the very next morning we experienced typical onsen culture and saw the famedfor more.snow monkeys of the area. Monkeys can sometimes beDuring the train ride from Yudanaka to Kanazawa you 40 \x1a BE ENCHANTED'