Kanazawa Tour: Art, Culture & History Highlights

Discover the art, culture, and traditions of Kanazawa, Japan with a local guide. Explore historic neighborhoods, visit beautiful gardens, and indulge in street food at the vibrant Omicho Market.

Duration: 4 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Ruins of Nagamachi Bukeyashiki - See the perfectly preserved Nagamachi samurai district
    IMPORTANT: As this is a private and personalized experience, the places you visit may differ from those listed and these will be chosen by your host based on your interests and preferences
  • Omicho Market - Browse Omicho Market, the “Kitchen of Kanazawa”,…
What's Included
  • Hotel meet-up (available on request for central locations)
  • 4 hour walking tour, exploring highlights and hidden gems
  • Private and personalized walking tour with a passionate local
What's Not Included
  • Food and drinks
  • Transportation (primarily a walking experience however public transport may be used)
  • Tickets to any attractions
  • Gratuities (optional)
Additional Information

Competing with Kyoto for the title of Japan’s historical gem, Kanazawa blends art, culture, and history in a place where traditions are honored. It offers the opportunity to visit the Nagamachi district, a preserved samurai quarter, and Higashi Chaya, an area with converted geisha houses that now serve as teahouses and dining establishments. It’s…

Location
Kanazawa Station Information Center
(The host will be waiting in front of the tourist information center by the main entrance) After booking, you can adjust the meeting point to fit your preferences with the help of our Experience Planners.
Cancellation Policy

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

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70arthurc
Jun 5, 2025
Great private walking tour of Kanazawa with Megumi - Highly recommend the private tour. It doesn’t cost much more than a normal tour for a family of four and you can spend more time talking with your guide. Megumi was fantastic. She was personable and very knowledgeable about the attractions in Kanazawa. Would highly recommend.
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Catherine_g
May 26, 2025
Great way to see the city - Megumi was a wonderful guide through Kanazawa. She was very informative and made sure along the way we were able to see what we wanted to see. It was customized to our needs and a lovely day.
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Dabkramer
May 26, 2025
We made it through the rain! - Unfortunately, we had a very wet, rainy day, but Saya made it work. She guided us through, via buses and walking. We like to take a lot of pictures and she was so patient and helpful. She kept pointing out the highlights and suggested great spots for enjoying Kanazawa.
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Edward_b
May 19, 2025
Megumi was a friendly,... - Megumi was a friendly, knowledgeable guide. We enjoyed our time together. Her local information and tips were very helpful.
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Juan_j
May 16, 2025
Incredible way to see... - Incredible way to see Kanazawa. Our guide Megumi was very nice and incredibly knowledgeable. Made the entire tour fun, and kept a great conversation the whole time.
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Tracy_e
May 12, 2025
Wonderful guide in Kanazawa - Katie was delightful and gave us a choice of Kanazawa highlights to visit in our 4 hours. The Kenrokuen park was my favourite - incredibly beautiful. We saw a lot without rushing and Katie was very personable, great company and even ran over time in order to help me find her recommended instant dashi in a store.
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Judith_s
May 12, 2025
Best guide in Kanazawa - Iku requested information from me in advance regarding my interests & what I hoped to experience in Kanazawa…then she planned our itinerary to combine my ideas with her own professional experience to create a fantastic day. This is her city & she knows every corner of it.
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James_r
May 11, 2025
Personal tour - This tour was worked out personally with my guide, Garrett. He tailored the destinations to match my interest in culture, geography, and history. He also modified the itinerary to provide me a better transportation option to return to my cruise ship. As a guide He was thorough, thoughtful, knowledgeable, sociable and great company.
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Tolanl2023
Apr 30, 2025
Enjoyed our time in Kanazawa thanks to our guide. - We had a great time visiting Kanazawa with Criselda. She was very knowledgeable and have interesting information of all the places we visited. We were able to see all the places we were interested in the short amount of time that we have. Criselda was helpful with finding elevators to use when my mom gets tired and have to use her wheelchair to rest so we were able to see a lot more than we expected.
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Goofy596
May 11, 2025
Your return contact of my complaint - I am still waiting for the promised return contact concerning the extremely poor performance of my guide on this tour
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From $97
up to 10 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).