The Side of Kenrokuen Garden You Haven’t Seen

15.02.2023

Sightseeing Spots

Kenrokuen's subtle "off-season" beauty ranks it among the Three Great Gardens of Japan. Here's how to spot the details that make this garden truly "great."

Kanazawa Castle: Hokuriku’s Horizontal Hold

15.02.2023

Sightseeing Spots

Kanazawa Castle is an impeccably restored wooden fortress, a marvel of carpetntry, stone masonry and defensive capabilities, and a history of war with fire.

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.

The Princess of Tentokuin Temple in Kanazawa, Japan

Tentokuin: The Princess Temple in Kanazawa

22.01.2023

Sightseeing Spots

She was only three years old.

Shirasagi no Yu, public onsen in Yuwaku, Kanazawa

Yuwaku Onsen: A World Away in Kanazawa

06.12.2022

Sightseeing Spots

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.

little excavator landscape photo by Fukui Tourism Association

Family Friendly Spots in and around Kanazawa

30.11.2022

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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.

Dinosaur skeleton on display at the Fukui Dinosaur Museum

The Fukui Prefectural Dinosaur Museum

22.11.2022

Travel Activities & Day Trips

For the dinosaur lover, young and old, no visit to Japan is complete without a day trip from Kanazawa to the Fukui Prefectural Dinosaur Museum.

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 …

Close of up the skirt section of two Kaga-yuzen kimono, detailed with flowers, one purple and one yellow

The Kimono Silk of Kanazawa: Kaga-Yuzen

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...

16x9 preview image of Suzuki; original image courtesy of the DT Suzuki Museum

The Voice of Japanese Zen: D.T. Suzuki

30.05.2021

Culture & Experiences

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.