Things to Do

Kanazawa Experiences Facilities

Kaga-nui embroidery IMAI - Kaga-nui embroidery Experience

All original designs hand-made by you, stitch by stitch.

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Tsurumi Studio visit for Kaga Yuzen Experience

The glam and glitter of gold maki at your fingertips.

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Okuda Studio visit for Kaga Yuzen Experience

Lost in the fine details, following the brushstrokes of a Kaga Yuzen artisan.

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Ishikawa Prefectural Budokan Aikido Course

Aikido, a martial art without the fight loved by ladies and men alike.

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Machi-ya Kanazawa Kikuno-ya: Tea Ceremony and Geisha Experience

The utmost in Kanazawa-style welcome awaits via geisha and tea ceremony.

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Ishikawa Prefecture, Former Sono House Garden: Wagashi Making & Tea Ceremony Experience

Where tea ceremony is served with wagashi confections made by you.

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Higashiyama-so

A shared atelier & store with 5 renovated stores in a former workshop.

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Nomura family Samurai Residence Garden Viewing

Samurai residences are time tunnels back to the samurai era.

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• 21 Nov 2022

  Experience Samurai Martial Arts in Kanazawa! Model Itinerary for 3 days/2 nights

  During the Edo period (1600-1868), the Kaga domain, known as “Kaga Hyakumangoku” (Kaga one-million goku), was the second largest Taihan (domain with over 10,000 goku area granted by the Shogun during the Edo period) after the Shogun Tokugawa families. Kanazawa, the capital of the Kaga domain, inherited this history and still retains a strong trace of samurai culture.

Saishikan

Learn the spirit of bushido while having fun experiencing kendo.

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Nishida Family Garden Gyokusen-en, Tea Ceremony

Experience the “accomplishments of a samurai” at the garden where a lord visited.

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Shijimaya-Honpo Japanese Sword Appreciation

Feel the “spirit of the samurai” awaiting inside a Japanese sword, a fusion of weaponry and art.

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Ishikawa Prefectural Budokan Kyudo field (Japanese archery field)

Experience the essence of Japanese martial arts through Kyudo (Japanese archery).

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Mt. Tsurumai Eian-ji Temple Zazen Experience

Zazen meditation at a temple associated with the Kaga domain for self-reflection.

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Kureha Higashi Chaya District

A gallery and café operated by a long-established kimono shop where you can rent authentic Kaga Yuzen kimonos.

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Nagamachi Yuzen Kan - Workshop of Kaga-Yuzen

See, learn, and experience the traditional beauty of Kaga Yuzen.

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National Important Cultural Asset Ochaya SHIMA

The Ochaya (tea house), which has remained unchanged since the Edo period, offers a glimpse of what it was like in those days.

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• 10 Oct 2022

  24 Noteworthy things to do in Kanazawa: A City Rich in History and Tradition

  Kanazawa has always flourished as a cultural city during the Edo period and was also known as Kaga Hyakumangoku. You can feel immersed amongst various activities such as walking through streets that retain the ambiance of the historically beautiful Edo period,savoring fresh seafood from Kanazawa Port, and visiting museums where you can appreciate glittering traditional crafts and outstanding contemporary art. Let's introduce some wonderful tourist spots, gourmet food, and accommodation facilities in Kanazawa, a city deeply imbued with the history and tradition of a culturally prosperous city.