Kanazawa Tour: Discover Hidden Local Gems

Experience Kanazawa like a local with a personalized city discovery tour. Customize your itinerary or let a passionate local guide show you the hidden gems of the city. Travel is about the people you meet, not just the places you see!

Duration: 6 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art - Please note: This is a personalized walking tour. The specific itinerary will be tailored based on the duration and your interests. Kindly share your preferences ahead of time.
What's Included
  • Private walking tour with a Lokafyer (local host)
  • Personalized itinerary tailored to your interests
What's Not Included
  • Personal expenses
  • Tips and gratuities (optional)
  • Optional activity costs
  • Food and drinks
  • Transportation to/from attractions (this is a walking tour, no transport provided)
  • Entrance fees (if you choose to visit paid attractions)
Additional Information

Bypass the typical sightseeing tour and explore Kanazawa from a local’s perspective.
With Lokafy, each tour is private, unscripted, and tailored to your preferences. Your Lokafyer is an enthusiastic local who shares stories, hidden treasures, and genuine advice not found in guidebooks. They are not professional guides with rehearsed scripts; they are…

Location
21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art, Kanazawa
Travelers can request the tour to start from any centrally located hotel. If your hotel is outside the city center, we’ll suggest a convenient meeting point.
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Larissa_h
Mar 25, 2025
Fabulous walking tour of Kanazawa - Griselda was a truly wonderful guide on our walking tour of Kanzawa. We were lucky to have her all to ourselves so conversation flowed with our own personal questions about the area. She was so flexible in letting us stop for coffee at a small local cafe where we had our highlight of the tour , meeting and talking with the owner who's been running it for 45yrs. A brilliant tour , can HIGHLY RECOMMEND it and Criselda herself 5⭐️
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Carl_c
Apr 23, 2024
Comprehensive 1-hour tour in Kanazawa Garden - "Wow! What an incredible experience! Our 1-hour tour of Kanazawa garden with Karolina was simply outstanding. Her knowledge and passion for the garden's history and beauty made the tour truly unforgettable. She skillfully navigated us through the serene pathways, pointing out every hidden gem and sharing fascinating insights along the way. Karolina's warm demeanor and impeccable hospitality added an extra layer of enjoyment to the experience. I cannot recommend this tour enough – a definite must-do for anyone visiting Kanazawa!"
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Anisa_v
Apr 16, 2024
In depth understanding - It's such a great experience to discover a new location through the eyes of a local resident. My tour guide, Yukari, was very knowledgeable about the history of Kanazawa and made the tour interesting according to what I asked.
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Dylan_r
Apr 10, 2024
AMAZING - Would give 6 stars if I could. Our guide Chris was incredible!! So knowledgeable about history, art, architecture, nature the list goes on. Showed us the heart of Kanawaza in 2 hours! Gave us lots of recommendations for the rest of our trip too. Cannot thank him enough and cannot recommend more highly!
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Emily_s
Mar 31, 2024
Thank you, Ali, for showing us magical Kanazawa! - Cannot say enough wonderful things about Kanazawa and Sadaam/Ali! He received the booking less than a day in advance (we booked well over a week in advance), and he bent over backwards to fulfill our wishlist of things to do and see in Kanazawa. I wonderful walking tour to experience the beauty and arts of a special city!
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Lucy_g
Mar 12, 2024
Local knowledge is so helpful. - Our local, Monse, really brought Kanazawa to life for our first visit. Although it was an evening tour she gave us lots of interesting information and ideas to places we returned to the next day and had plenty of recommendations for restaurants and bars. It was definitely worth spending 2 hours with our local to maximise our short time in Kanazawa.
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Jenn_p
Dec 23, 2023
Lovely tour in the snow - We had a lovely time hanging out in Kanazawa during the first snow of the season. Henric was a thoughtful guide and made our tour eventful and just our pace.
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Dale_f
Nov 9, 2023
Nice day with excellent guide - We enjoyed our tour with Rodrigo. He was flexible in tailoring the day to meet our interests, was very social, knowledgeable, and willing to answer all questions. We visited shrines, museums, the castle, park, geisha district, tea district, etc. Very nice day!
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Michelle_j
Apr 9, 2023
Local Guide needed in Kyoto to see everything in one day! - We loved having Deepa guide us around Kyoto! Kyoto is a very busy, touristy town. All of the popular sites are in different areas in town, so you have to travel on trains and busses to get to all of them. It was absolutely indispensable to have a local guide that could navigate the busy streets and transportation. It was so much less stressful to just follow her around rather than try to figure it all out on our own. Deepa was quiet and unassuming and let us spend time wherever we wanted, as well and checked in frequently to make sure we were doing okay, not walking too fast and more. She also helped us find a wonderful restaurant for lunch. We loved our day with her in Kyoto.
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Juliem909
Feb 17, 2025
Very late cancellation - Unfortunately only a matter of hours before our tour we were advised by our guide that the tour was cancelled. While our guide apologised and explained a family issue prevented her from undertaking the tour, it would have been better customer service if the company attempted to find another guide or rescheduled the tour instead of just announcing the tour was cancelled, leaving us high and dry. The company did propose a full refund which was appreciated.
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From $55
up to 6 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).