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Looking for recommendations in Kanazawa, Japan? Add these authentic cultural experiences, activities, and sightseeing spots to your itinerary. From geisha to samurai, tea ceremonies to edible gold leaf ice cream, traditional Japanese gardens to Zen Buddhist inspired architecture, this “Little Kyoto” has it all.

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One Night in Kanazawa: 24 Hours in the City of Gold

Sightseeing & Travel

Only one night in Kanazawa planned and don't know where to go? No problem! Here's our recommended walking itinerary for enjoying Kanazawa, Japan in 24 hours!
Shirakawago & Beyond: Farm Villages of the Japanese Alps

Day Trips from Kanazawa

From the convenient and historic castle town of Kanazawa, visiting Shirakawago and other Japanese mountain farm villages is any easy trek and a winter must.
Events In and Around Kanazawa, a Masterlist

Seasons, Events, & Festivals

Hoping to catch a festival or just want to know what to do in Kanazawa while you're here? Here's our ever-updating masterlist of events for you!
Eating Kanazawa: Hiroshi’s Favorite Sushi

Drinking, Dining & Café

Kanazawa's sushi restaurants are well-known for their quality and selection, but at which should you dine? Hiroshi gives us his best sushi recommendations.

Kanazawa Curry with the works, at Turban Curry in Hirosaka, close to Kaname Inn Tatemachi

Kanazawa Curry: Not Your Basic Japanese Curry!

25.11.2022

Kanazawa Curry: Not Your Basic Japanese Curry!

Drinking, Dining & Café

You wouldn't expect Japanese curry to be representative of food culture in Kanazawa, but this thick, rich curry is one you must taste for yourself!

Dinosaur skeleton on display at the Fukui Dinosaur Museum

The Fukui Prefectural Dinosaur Museum

22.11.2022

Day Trips from Kanazawa

For the dinosaur lover, young and old, no visit to Japan is complete without a day trip from Kanaza…

Sashimi plate at Yasaburo, Japanese cuisine in Kanazawa, Japan

Yasaburo, Traditional Japanese Cuisine

15.11.2022

Drinking, Dining & Café

Built within a renovated machiya Yasaburo expertly balances the traditional and the contemporary…

Nishida Kitaro Philosophy Museum, Tadao Ando, Kanazawa architecture

Kitaro Nishida Museum of Philosophy

08.11.2022

Day Trips from Kanazawa

Kanazawa Castle cluster of buildings

Kanazawa Castle: Hokuriku’s Horizontal Hold

04.11.2022

Sightseeing Spots

Midori Waterfall in Kenrokuen Kanazawa

The Side of Kenrokuen Garden You Haven’t Seen

01.11.2022

Sightseeing Spots

Dancing Geisha in Kanazawa, photo by Rachel Quinn

The Geisha of Kanazawa

28.10.2022

Art & Culture

A specialty sushi roll called "parent and child salmon roll" on a plate that reads "Mom sacrifices her life for us"

All Aboard! Favorite Sushi Train Restuarants in Kanazawa

25.10.2022

Drinking, Dining & Café

snow traditional japanese gasshou farmhouse at shirakawago

Shirakawago & Beyond: Farm Villages of the Japanese Alps

21.10.2022

Day Trips from Kanazawa

The parade for the Doburoku Festival in Shirakawago

Doburoku Festival: Sake Celebrations in Shirakawago!

18.10.2022

Seasons, Events, & Festivals

Nihonshu, or sake poured in a tasting glass

The Essentials of Sake, Japan’s National Drink

14.10.2022

Drinking, Dining & Café