The busy square in Higashi Chaya, the eastern most geisha district in Kanazawa, Japan

The 3 Geisha Districts of Kanazawa

15.02.2023

Sightseeing Spots

It's not enough to say, "I want to visit Kanazawa's geisha district," as the Japanese castle town has three! Here's how best to enjoy each one.

100 Taiko Drums in front of Kanazawa Station's Drum Gate for the Hyakumangoku Festival

Events In and Around Kanazawa, a Masterlist

09.12.2022

Festivals & Events

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!

Nishida Kitaro Philosophy Museum, Tadao Ando, Kanazawa architecture

Kitaro Nishida Museum of Philosophy

08.11.2022

Travel Activities & Day Trips

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 …

Two kinds of Sakura Manju for the Cherry Blossom Season in Kanazawa Japan

The Taste of Sakura: Must-try Cherry Blossom Sweets in Kanazawa

29.03.2021

Food Culture & Cuisine

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…

The sakura-framed side entrance to Utasu Shrine, facing the Higashi Chaya Geisha District in Kanazawa.

Sakura Season! Seeing Kanazawa’s Cherry Blossoms in One Day

19.02.2021

Festivals & Events

Too early for sakura? Too late? Maybe not! Don't miss the beauty of Japan with this one-day itinerary for seeing all the best cherry blossom's in Kanazawa!