07.04.2021
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.
06.04.2021
Kanazawa folks consume more ice cream than in any other city in Japan! In nearly every neighborhood, ice cream can be found, especially in soft serve form. Here are some of the must-try varieties while you're in town: gold ice cream, sake …
14.11.2019
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!
27.09.2019
Sake, what Japanese call nihon-shu, takes only three simple ingredients: rice, water and the mold for fermenting, koji. Yet from these three, an abundant variety of flavors and intensities can be produced. In Japan, Ishikawa Prefecture is …
23.08.2019
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
07.06.2019
One of Kanazawa's newest sushi-ya shops, Sushi Issey, prepares delicious, high end sushi and seafood with a French flair and a selection of sake and wine.
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.
08.12.2018
courtesy the city of Kanazawa In southeast Kanazawa, on a mountainside, nestled in a dense forest, up a hill and beside a lake, is a tiny thatched hut called Himuro Koya, the Ice House Cottage. Twice a year folks from all over Ishikawa Pre…
27.10.2018
Patrick Okwuosa – "Enjoying Japanese foods made with kouji has changed my life for both my health and my interest in their creation..."
08.09.2018
The small port town of Ono in northwest Kanazawa, is one of the top producers of soy sauce in all of Japan and a great sightseeing spot for city cyclists
18.08.2018
Japan has very strict provisions on sake brewing. If you want to make nihon-shu, the drink referred to in English as sake, you have to register and establish a brewery under particular guidelines. Moonshine sake is forbidden. Except in Shi…
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