Location: Kanazawa
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Kanazawa (金沢市, Kanazawa-shi) is a city located in Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 January 2018, the city had an estimated population of 466,029 in 203,271 households, and a population density of 290 persons per km². The total area of the city was 468.64 square kilometres (180.94 sq mi). It is the capital of Ishikawa Prefecture.
Restaurants in Kanazawa
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. アンバーバス
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5.0 based on 7 reviews
We operate a general chartered passenger car transport business (chartered bus). The vehicle uses four small buses (13 customers + 1 driver). We are the only company in Japan that hauls cargo trailers and limits them to customers' large baggage and offers free transportation services. It is mainly used for airport transfers for overseas travelers with large suitcases. As we are a new entrant, we accept cheap fares.
3. 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
4. Samurai Yakata
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5.0 based on 12 reviews
Samurai Yakata is a culture house in Kanazawa’s historic area where we aim at promoting traditional Japanese arts in a lighthearted, fun manner. Here you can experience traditional music and dances, and even wear traditional costumes, like Samurai, Ninja and Oiran (female entertainers) costumes. We perform a show everyday many times during the day, in which we have taiko, shamisen, traditional dances and stage combat performances. For the costume experience, you can either purchase a selfie plan or a photo shoot plan, in which our professional photographer will make you look even more fantastic. Other than this, you can experience the culture closely by trying to play the shamisen, fight with the sword using the kenjutsu technique and so on. Also, if you are organizing and event in Kanazawa, you can book our artists to prepare an opening performance for your event.
5. Reach Kanazawa
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5.0 based on 16 reviews
Jointly operated by Japanese and international students, “Reach KANAZAWA” is an international guide service to bring the brilliance of Kanazawa City to you. You can have a pair of Reach KANAZAWA members guide you around the city and translate for you! Since all of our guided tours and activities are designed by locals, an original and authentic Japanese experience is guaranteed. Let Reach KANAZAWA assist you in making your Kanazawa trip extraordinary!
6. Kanazawa Goodwill Guide Network
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5.0 based on 27 reviews
7. 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.
8. Hokuriku Shinkansen
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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.
10. Kanazawa Castle
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4.0 based on 2,176 reviews
All that remain of this castle, once occupied by the powerful Maeda family, are the Ishikawa Gate, a moat and stone walls.
Reviewed By Safariholic - Horsham, United Kingdom
It is impressive from every stand-point - History, Scale, Architecture, Engineering, Design, Structural Integrity after so many years (incl Fires, Earthquakes etc etc), the Extent of Restorations, Cleanliness (typically Japanese), and fascinating, even for someone with as little Japanese History Knowledge, as me. TA advises 1 - 2 Hrs. I would regard that duration as 'skimming it'. It really is worth taking the time and having a thorough look round. It spans grounds over several hundred acres, huge buildings dating back several hundreds of years, even if subject to considerable restoration. These buildings included Barracks & Stables, fit to house Garrisons of men. Parts of it, were not that Disability Friendly, yet still worth covering what you can.
