Location: Ishikawa Prefecture
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Ishikawa Prefecture (石川県, Ishikawa-ken) is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region on Honshu island. The capital is Kanazawa.
Restaurants in Ishikawa Prefecture
1. Kanazawa Walking Tours
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5.0 based on 237 reviews
Kanazawa Tours offers curated tours of Kanazawa, Shirakawago, Takayama and Kyoto. Our specially trained English speaking guides customise tours to our client's needs and create memorable experiences with renowned local artisans and cultural events. Please take some time to read our reviews for an idea of our services, Click on the tour images for highlights.
2. Cooking Studio KANAZAWA Salon
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5.0 based on 43 reviews
Our Salon offers an enjoyable cooking class in English for the visitors from abroad in Kanazawa machiya (historical town house). As we focus on kouji and its products, you can learn about the secrets of healthy Japanese cooking as well as having a fun lunch with locally produced alcohol/soft drinks.
Reviewed By SanFranGille - San Francisco, United States
Moe and Chicako shared FAR more than their kind and patient (my husband and I are inexperienced cooks) instruction in the making of three tasty dishes. Their beautiful generosity extended to a fascinating tour of the building project using traditional construction methods underway at the salon, the MOST delicious homemade plum wine (as delectable as a perfectly ripe piece of fruit), an unscheduled nap (one of us ran out of steam), insights into Kanzawa history + Japanese culture, and the making of a difficult-to-obtain dinner reservation for our family of 8 for that same evening. We definitely hope to return and in the meantime will most highly recommend to friends. The cooking salon was a highlight of our 2+week holiday and can't thank Moe and Chicako enough!!!! Nancy& Tom in San Francisco
3. Kanazawa Goodwill Guide Network
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5.0 based on 27 reviews
4. Dolls Museum
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5.0 based on 122 reviews
Japan is one of the biggest doll’s possession country that the world has ever seen. In Japan, people have used various crafting methods in order to create dolls. We establish Doll’s Museum in Nishi Chaya district, Kanazawa city, Ishikawa prefecture so that you can enjoy traditional Japanese dolls which have been loved by Japanese people for long time.
Reviewed By fkt2019
Saw this museum at Tripadvisor and we decided to pay a visit. Location is easy to find and the ladies from the museum are kins enough to welcome us with home made green tea. It is awesome to see the ko collection of dolls that the owner keeps and truly interesting to see how different provinces producing their own unique dolls. Personally like the wooden dolls from all over Japan, too bad it is not for sell. Go earlier so that u can spend more times there seeing the doll one by one.
5. Chirihama Nagisa Driveway
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4.5 based on 575 reviews
The Chirihama Nagisa Driveway is a 8 km long beach located between Imahama Houdatsu-Shimizu-cho Sakui-gun and Chirihama-cho Sakui-shi in Ishikawa prefecture.
Reviewed By JohnA299 - Hong Kong, China
The rain was bucketing down when my wife and I took the exit to the Chirihama Beach Drive. With the rain coming in sheets and the surf heavy, driving on the beach was a completely magical experience. I had expected that the beach drive would be prohibited during heavy weather, but it was not — we enjoyed solitude on the beach as we passed the thundering waves and listened to the rain on the roof of our car. I let the tires wade in the seawater on the strand. Just so beautiful and something a visitor to should never miss!
6. Cosmo Isle Hakui
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4.5 based on 89 reviews
7. Ishikawa-ken Insectarium
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4.5 based on 19 reviews
Reviewed By KlapauciusJapan
A big museum about insects, with many kinds of beetles, and a large butterfly house to walk through. Much more to see than I expected! For 410 yen for adults, less for children, it is great value. It unfortunately lacks English explanations, aside from some insect names in English, so reduce by 1 star if you cannot read Japanese. There are exhibits showing the habitats that insects live in around the world, many pinned/preserved butterflies and other insects, exhibits about endangered insects in Ishikawa and Japan, and how they catch insects for study. They have many kinds of beetles in display cases, some very unusual, plus a wasp, and a beehive outside that you can see through a window. The main attraction is the large butterfly house, full of different species of butterflies that you can see up close. Great to walk through and get photos of the butterflies. You can go up to the roof for views around the area, and there is a gift shop on the way out.
8. Hokuriku Shinkansen
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 1,108 reviews
Reviewed By VinnieLondon_SE2 - Doha, Qatar
The trains and rail network in Japan are truly superb. The trains are all spotlessly clean and maintained, never late and great value compared to Europe. Always advisable to reserve a seat on the main Shinkansen routes. Green class carriages are really comfortable. Trolley service selling drinks and snacks on all Shinkansen trains and again immaculate restrooms. The trains unlike Europe have smoking rooms on the Shinkansens!. The Japan Rail passes are unbelievable value..don’t travel in Japan without one ...will save you a great deal of money on standard fares. Even the Green (first class pass) was only around $360 for 7 days. To note that the JR passes are not valid on the super fast/express trains (Nozomi and Mizuho trains). In some cities you also get free bus services using the pass (in Kanazawa JR buses have a loop route all around the key city sights free with the JR pass for example).
9. Kanazawa Station
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4.5 based on 1,671 reviews
Reviewed By DGandJudy - Ann Arbor, United States
The new Kanazawa station, built for the coming of the Shinkansen bullet trains in 2014, is great - has every amenity you could want, and is small enough to be easily negotiated. Be sure to stop by the Tourist Information Center, staffed by knowledgeable and friendly Good Will Guides volunteers, before setting out into the city. The east entrance (shown in the picture) is a striking combination of the old and new, with the traditional wooden torii gate juxtaposed in front of the ultramodern station building; the water clock (behind the photographer) is a fun place for photos.
