The Side of Kenrokuen Garden You Haven’t Seen
15.02.2023
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."
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Japan’s Noto Peninsula: A Breathtaking Road Trip
17.01.2023
The natural landscape of the Noto Peninsula in Ishikawa Prefecture makes an beautiful and worthwhile day trip from Kanazawa. Whether by bus or car, the most breathtaking sites are easy to find.
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
Yuwaku Onsen: A World Away in Kanazawa
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.
Shirakawago & Beyond: Farm Villages of the Japanese Alps
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.
Komatsu: Pines, Performances & Peace
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…
The Paths Less Taken: Secret Spots in Kanazawa
24.11.2019
Away from the typical tourist areas in Kanazawa are secret spots! Wander the hidden pathways through geisha district alleyways and protected forests.
Go Forest Bathing & See Sacred Trees in Kanazawa
08.11.2019
In a smaller castle town like Kanazawa, finding a green spot of nature is easy! Here are my favorite places to visit sacred trees and bathe in forests.
Noguchi: The Brewery of a Sake Master…
27.09.2019
alcohol nature Noto sake Sake, what Japanese call nihon-shu, takes only three simple ingredients: rice, water and the mold for fermenting, koji. Yet from these three, we can produce an abundant variety of flavors and intensities. In Japan,…
Noyaki: Wildfire Earthenware on Kanazawa’s Beach
30.08.2019
Once every summer, just as the temperatures have passed 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” or &…
“Thank you, Hakusan!” Hiking Japan’s Holy Mount Haku
02.06.2019
Hiking Hakusan in the Japanese Alps is a regular pilgrimage of people living in Kanazawa, Ishikawa. This holy mountain is no light trek, but worth the view.