Nao can tell you anything you need to know about crafts, music and sake and was herself a singer in Tokyo for nine years. She is now living in a machiya, a kind of old Japanese townhouse, for her project, hitonoto. insta@yasutanao
12.04.2019
Kanazawa night life begins with a drink. Many locals begin their bar-hopping in one of these western-style bars that retain their Japanese flair.
01.03.2019
Just 17 minutes away by train or car, Komatsu is the birthplace of "Children's Kabuki" and a place to reconnect with nature, with the sprawling forest shrine of Natadera, the moss garden at the Forest of Wisdom, and the Takigahara Farm, an…
05.01.2019
Ryokans, Japan's bathing hotels, have changed significantly over the last century. Beniya Mukayu retains its traditions alongside its contemporary beauty.
22.12.2018
The most popular of Kaga Onsen's hot spring resorts is Yamanaka Onsen, established 1300 years ago with the legend of a Buddha who knew its medicinal secrets
12.11.2018
The natural landscape of the Noto Peninsula in Ishikawa Prefecture makes an beautiful and worthwhile day trip from Kanazawa. Whether by bus or car, the most breathtaking sites are easy to find.
10.11.2018
Daily Life Centuries Ago… Kanazawa is famous as “Little Kyoto.” You can walk in a historical cityscape. The Japanese castle, the geisha districts of Nishi Chaya and Higashi Chaya, and the Samurai Residence District . . . You may alre…
15.10.2018
The sushi master of Komatsu Yasuke in Kanazawa is one of Japan’s sushi legends. Now over 80 years old, he still amazes us with some of the best sushi around.
06.10.2018
This is definitely the biggest sushi I have ever eaten in my life. It may be the biggest sushi in Japan not from a novelty shop...
17.09.2018
Run by Komatsu's Natadera, Ikumo is a green living shukubo (temple lodging) with a low carbon footprint, unique Shinto fire ceremony and delicious food.
03.09.2018
Just as yarn is made by twisting many threads together, the owners of YArn in Komatsu have been intertwining the history of the building and the various aspects of their own backgrounds to create one unique culinary experience.
01.09.2018
Japanese gasshou-style farm villages like those of Shirawakago are only an hour or two away from Kanazawa. The Japanese Alps hosts other villages like Gokayama and Takayama are along bus routes, and Shiramine is even more hidden away. Each…
25.08.2018
White Road is the winding mountain drive that runs through the Japanese Alps between Hakusan City just south of Kanazawa all the way to Shirakawago. It's only open from June to October, as the heavy Japanese snows keep it closed in winter …
11.08.2018
Built within a renovated machiya Yasaburo expertly balances the traditional and the contemporary that even comes through its traditional Japanese cuisine, the dinnerware and the selection of sake. The best seats are at the counter close…
10.06.2018
"There is no TV, no internet connection, no private restroom, no air conditioner. If you cannot do without, then you cannot afford to stay" —Yuyado Sakamoto
05.06.2018
The Kitaro Nishida Museum of Philosophy, designed by Tadao Ando, is one of Kanazawa's architectural marvels. The man it honors was often controversial in his lifetime for incorporating Western with Eastern ideas. Nishida lived in the same …
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