Yamanaka Onsen, Hot Spring Resort in Kaga Onsen

13.01.2023

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

Ikkou Teranishi, master kimono artist at the Nagamachi Yuzenkan in Kanazawa

Interview with Kimono Artist Ikkou Teranishi & the Grace of Kanazawa’s Kaga-Yuzen Silk

24.06.2021

Culture & Experiences

A real kimono is a wearable work of art, but not all kimono are the same! The kimono crafted in Kanazawa are uniquely designed for the samurai class...

Yosakoi group shot, Komatsu, by Tamaya Greenlee

Yosakoi: Experiencing Japan’s High Energy Festival Dance

17.05.2019

Festivals & Events

Sarah Morris – "I can’t recommend going to see yosakoi enough, especially the Kanazawa festival. Eat some festival food, have a blast, AND JOIN IN THE FESTIVITIES! There’s a giant dance at the end that everyone can join in together."

Noh Business Like Hosho Business

29.06.2018

Culture & Experiences

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.