The kenroku-EN garden was laid out by the representative of the Maeda clan in 1676, and for a long time, until 1868, the representatives of the generations of Maeda perfected it. Currently in the garden are also carried out necessary improvements and upgrades to support the work of landscape art in the proper form.

The name "Kenroku-EN means "Garden of six qualities". These characteristics were listed in the book Chinese poet Li Gavea "Chronicles the famous gardens of Luoyang". Among them, the author called the spaciousness and privacy, the skill and the spirit of the past, the presence of ponds and beautiful scenery. As a rule, rare, garden or Park has at least four of these elements. In Kenroku-EN are all six – perhaps therein lies the merit of several generations of Maeda clan.

Founded as the outer garden of Kanazawa castle, Kenroku-EN recognized as a masterpiece among the gardens and parks of Japan and one of the three most beautiful after kairakuen in MiTo and Koraku-EN in Okayama and is one of the symbols of the city of Kanazawa, a popular holiday destination among tourists and locals. The garden is open for visits all year round, and each season it is beautiful.

To the public garden was opened in 1874. Until 1976 the visit was free, but then they began to charge admission to send the proceeds to the maintenance and development of the garden.

In 1759, the garden was completely destroyed, but gradually all of its buildings and spaces have been restored, since 1774. Today it covers an area of over 10 hectares, where they grow almost 9 thousand trees and 183 species of flowers and other plants. Great pond garden symbolizes the ocean. In the garden many man-made streams, ponds, waterfalls and hills. Without exception, all the elements Kenroku-EN created by human hands, but sometimes it may seem that the hand of man hasn't touched, and the "design" of this or that corner of the garden created by nature itself.

The oldest building in the garden is a tea house, Ugao-Tay, built in 1774. Attractions Kenroku-EN are also the oldest fountain in which water circulates under natural pressure, lantern, Kotoji, which is a symbol of the garden and the city, the bridge of Hanko-basi eleven red stones and pagoda, Kaiseki, presumably donated by the Maeda clan, the ruler of Japan, Toyotomi Hideyoshi.