iPhone/iPad App Kokon Kanazawa

Navigate the Old Map like any other map app

You can display both the old and the modern maps together and compare them. Furthermore, by holding down a specific spot you are curious about in the old map, you will be able to see the name of residences or shrines in archaic text, and you can also look it up online.

Display spots of interest in the area and their distances.

You can get information about locations with a pin, or about spots of interest in the vicinity of your current position. The distance from your current position is also shown. You can enjoy a sightseeing experience that would not be possible with a regular paper old map.

A compilation of "Kanazawa Kosekishi"

"Kanazawa Kosekishi" is an encyclopedia filled with information such as the origin of the name Kanazawa and a number of stories about it. Kokon Kanazawa have been perfectly recorded in this "Kanazawa Kosekishi". Index the place of your interest and get to know much more about Kanazawa.

Take photos with the Old Map attached

By turning on your camera at the old streets of Kanazawa, you can take a photo of the place with the its location on the old map displayed on it. You can easily share it on Facebook and Twitter as well.