Kenrokuen is one of the three most famous gardens in Japan, alongside Okayama Korakuen in Okayama City, Okayama Prefecture, and Mito Kairakuen in Mito City, Ibaraki Prefecture. As one of the most famous highlights of Ishikawa Prefecture, Kenrokuen has been designated a national special place of scenic beauty. As a prominent garden exclusively for the pleasure of daimyo (feudal lords) during the Edo Period (1600/1603-1868), Kenrokuen was created over a prolonged period of time by successive lords of the Kaga domain, and offers picturesque scenery all year round. It is a must-see tourist attraction when visiting Ishikawa Prefecture.

Kenrokuen adopts the "Kaiyu-style" — a type of garden where circulating paths are provided for appreciating features representing lakes, mountains, pavilions, and teahouses, and allowing visitors to stop by whichever one of these they choose in order to enjoy it more. The name "Kenrokuen" (literally "To have all six") comes from the Chinese Song Dynasty poet, Li Guei-nui, who wrote in his "Famous Gardens of Luoyang" about significant gardens in the city of Luoyang at the end of the eleventh century. His descriptions say that these gardens had six contrasting features: "spaciousness" versus "privacy," "artifice" versus "antiquity," "watercourses," versus "panoramas." Kenrokuen has received the highest rating of three stars in the Michelin Green Guide Japan, and is a popular tourist destination even attracting many visitors from abroad.

At Kenrokuen, visitors can enjoy beautiful seasonal scenery such as cherry blossoms in spring, fresh greenery in early summer, autumn leaves in fall, and "Yuki-tsuri" trees (trees protected from snow) in winter. The park has been selected as one of the 100 best cherry blossom viewing spots, and there are many vantage points within the park where visitors can appreciate the cherry blossoms in all their glory, such as Sakuragaoka and Renchimon-dori. The "Kenrokuen Chrysanthemum Cherry Tree," a rare variety with more than 300 petals on each flower, is a particularly impressive sight to behold. In winter, visitors can catch a firsthand glimpse of "Yuki-tsuri," a technique to preserve trees and shrubs from heavy snow. A rope is suspended from a pole in the center of the tree and stretched taut from the branches in a radial pattern, making it appear as though the tree is holding an umbrella, thus creating yet another poetic feature of Kenrokuen Garden — but this time exclusive to winter. The yuki-tsuri of the Karasaki Pine Tree, which boasts the largest branches in the park, is particularly spectacular.

There are many restaurants and souvenir shops in Kenrokuen, where you can savor dishes unique to Ishikawa Prefecture, such as the local delicacy, jibu-ni (stewed vegetables), and soft-serve ice cream made with gold leaf. Visitors can also appreciate the beautiful scenery of the garden while enjoying authentic Japanese treats, such as green tea and dumplings. The "Kenroku dango" available at the Izuze Tea House in the center of the garden are homemade dumplings lovingly made using a method that has remained unchanged for 140 years. Relish the beautiful view of Kenrokuen while enjoying this dango among other sweet treats.