Suggestions for a winter visit to Japan

abacaxi wrote:

Have you considered Kenrokuen in Kanazawa? http://www.hot-ishikawa.jp/shiki/winter/index.html

The park has a Light-up during first two weekends in February.

It also has a special early opening hour. From November through February, it starts at 6am. In March, I had the opportunity to wander around the park without having to "compete" with other photographers for shots. You'll need a tripod.