Half a decade ago Ryann fell off a bus and then fell in love with this traditional-crafts and ice-cream-consuming capital of Japan. Editor and amateur photographer with a penchant for nature and history. Not actually fifty songbirds in a trench coat.
08.12.2018
In southeast Kanazawa, on a mountainside, nestled in a dense forest, up a hill and beside a lake, is a tiny thatched hut called Himuro Koya, the Ice House Cottage. Twice a year folks from all over Ishikawa Prefecture gather here to celebra…
26.11.2018
Kanazawa folks consume more ice cream than in any other city in Japan! In nearly every neighborhood, ice cream can be found, especially in soft serve form. Here are some of the must-try varieties while you're in town: gold ice cream, sake …
24.11.2018
What do you get when you cross Shirakawa-go with Yamanaka? The 1300-year-old Yuwaku Onsen, a sleepy village set deep in the mountainous forests of Kanazawa.
17.11.2018
Higashi Chaya is just one of three geisha districts in Kanazawa. Here's what discoveries to make in each tea house district in the city to make the most of your visit through them.
07.11.2018
If it’s one thing Japan is known for, it’s monsters and monster-sized . . . well, everything! Monster lizards rising up along the shores as a metaphor for nuclear destruction, monster hornets in the heat of summer as big as your fist, pock…
29.10.2018
Only a single story tall, the 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art appears unimposing at first glance. Its wide yard and glass walls feel more like a park than a modern museum, and even the interactive exhibitions scattered about the pr…
22.10.2018
Famous for its trick doors, hidden chambers, and many traps, Myouryu-ji is often referred as Ninjadera, or "Ninja Temple," though the temple has little to do with ninja at all. The temple was a sanctuary for forbidden samurai and offered e…
20.10.2018
Sushi varies across Japan, with local catches as delectable specialties. Kanazawa's sushi and seafood spring from the Sea of Japan. Here's our list of local tastes as well as sushi basics.
17.10.2018
Literally meaning "the long samurai residence neighborhood," this district was home to high and mid-ranking samurai soldiers of Edo-era Kanazawa. The tawny stone and mud walls that line the streets make a fortress of the neighborhood itsel…
08.10.2018
Conspicuously small and hidden for the shrine that shares its city's name, Kanazawa Shrine is a secret many visitors miss and fewer know how to appreciate. The grounds of this small, but brilliantly-colored shrine are connected to ancient …
26.09.2018
Once every summer, just as the temperatures are coming down from their peak, a god of fire is called to work the creation of a unique kind of Japanese earthenware on Kanazawa’s shores. Noyaki, literally translated as “wild burning…
24.09.2018
Ring a temple bell, get your shrine fortune, and watch acrobatic Japanese firefighters strip in the snow! Here's what to expect for New Year's in Kanazawa.
22.09.2018
She was only three years old.
15.09.2018
Every Kanazawa tourist visits Oyama Jinja Shrine for its beauty. Don't be one of the many who miss its secrets and royal samurai history.
08.09.2018
The small port town of Ono in northwest Kanazawa, is one of the top producers of soy sauce in all of Japan and a great sightseeing spot for city cyclists
18.08.2018
Japan has very strict provisions on sake brewing. If you want to make nihon-shu, the drink referred to in English as sake, you have to register and establish a brewery under particular guidelines. Moonshine sake is forbidden. Except in Shi…
06.08.2018
Few know to look for this house that belonged to a banished samurai. Kurando Terashima, a warrior first of the people, was exiled for speaking out harshly against feudal government policies. Additionally a prolific painter, his entire hous…
04.08.2018
Hundreds of women in uniform kimono dance through the night, ghost-like, faces hidden under folded straw hats, in a prayer to the wind to spare them this year during Toyama's Festival of the Dead.
24.07.2018
A neighborhood festival to ward off the summer heat, the Mizukake Festival in Kanazawa's Kakinobatake district is a wet and wild water festival, incorporating taiko, sake, portable shrines and the area's local specialty, the persimmon. Joi…
06.07.2018
For the dinosaur lover, young and old, no visit to Japan is complete without a day trip from Kanazawa to the Fukui Dinosaur Museum, one of the top thee museums of its kind in the world, the largest in Japan, and dedicated to excavation, re…
29.06.2018
Think you know Noh? This deliberate and dignified theatre style has deep roots in Kanazawa. Learn where you can practice in the very steps of Kanazawa's master actors just a few steps from our door.
17.06.2018
Here is our list of family-friendly spots for each child's need, be it a playground, a source for entertainment or education, or a dedicated place to relax.
06.06.2018
First-time American visitors may often be surprised at what is and isn't on the sushi menus in Japan. In Kanazawa, however, one can find caterpillar, rainbow, and California rolls, considered just as exotic in Japan as in America, which on…
08.05.2018
Although Kanazawa's mysterious "Women of Art" share their titles with Kyoto's—geisha are called geiko here and throughout West Japan—they are considerably shyer with their presence. However, that doesn't mean that geiko in full makeup and …
06.04.2018
Sprawling onto the main road in Teramachi is the Ōsakura-no-Shōgetsuji, or the “Great Cherry at Shōgetsu-ji Temple,” a four-century old monumental cherry tree. This massive yamazakura, or mountain cherry, blooms a few days late…
03.04.2018
Japan loves sakura—cherry blossom—flavored treats. Available a few weeks before the first blossoms and for a few weeks after they fall, these are generally available between mid-March and mid-April. Don't mistake this flavor for the cherry…
22.03.2018
The origins of sake are older than recorded history itself. Although it's often called "rice wine," sake's brewing process is much closer to that of beer. Many sake breweries pride themselves on local water from natural sources. Several br…
07.03.2018
Japanese Festival Every First Full Weekend in June jump to festival schedule below The largest Japanese festival of Kanazawa is a three-day bash at the start of June centered around the city’s rich samurai and artisan history. Taiko …
28.02.2018
The popularity of Zen Buddhism; with its stronger focus on nature, the possibility of spontaneous enlightenment, and an emphasis on mentors and teachers rather than deities; exploded as the developing samurai warrior class adopted its teac…
28.02.2018
The Maeda Clan was the largest samurai clan outside the ruling Tokugawa Shogunate. To avoid appearing threatening, much of the wealth was spent not on amassing a military but on developing culture and the arts, which led to the area's moni…
28.02.2018
In the Eastern tradition of garden landscaping, there are six possible elements, or aspects, that one can draw from when designing a garden, which pair off into three sets of oppositions: spaciousness and seclusion, artificiality and natur…
12.02.2018
Kanazawa has its own wealth of cherry blossoms throughout the city, with multiple spots for hanami, the seasonal tradition of picnicking among the sakura trees. Find a favorite spot of your own from popular gardens to open fields, and even…
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