17.01.2023
The natural landscape of the Noto Peninsula in Ishikawa Prefecture makes a beautiful and worthwhile day trip from Kanazawa. Whether by bus or car, the most breathtaking sites are easy to find.
06.12.2022
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.
21.10.2022
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.
30.05.2021
Japanese Zen was once believed only to be understood in Japanese. Daisetz Suzuki broke all molds, becoming Zen's ambassador to the English-speaking world.
11.05.2021
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…
28.04.2021
Seisonkaku, a carefully preserved Japanese villa and home to a lady whose house served the imperial aristocacry, stands today as a house museum in Kanazawa.
16.07.2020
What's more Japanese than a fluffy, wiggly wonderful souffle pancake? How about diving into on in a traditional Japanese machiya in Kanazawa's oldest homes!
19.02.2020
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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.
30.03.2019
Drink in the many types of teas found in Japan, including a variety of green, black and powdered teas, and in Kanazawa, a twig tea worthy of royalty!
29.03.2019
Learn how to enjoy Kanazawa's Omicho Fish Market the way the locals do, perusing the selection of fresh seafood, sake, veggies and fruits. Pick up the best (and cheapest!) sake to pair with Omicho's many samples and single servings.