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Kanazawa Walking Tour: Customizable Experience
4.8
65 Ratings
Kanazawa
Discover the hidden gems of Kanazawa on a private half-day tour with a licensed guide. Explore beautiful landscapes, visit historic sites, and immerse yourself in Japanese culture.
Discover the hidden gems of Kanazawa on a private half-day tour with a licensed guide. Explore beautiful landscapes, visit historic sites, and immerse yourself in Japanese culture.
Duration:
4 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Kenrokuen Garden - Kenrokuen (兼六園) in Kanazawa is justifiably classified as one of Japan’s “three most beautiful landscape gardens” alongside Mito’s Kairakuen and Okayama’s Korakuen. The spacious grounds used to be the outer garden of Kanazawa Castle and were constructed by the ruling Maeda family over a period of nearly two centuries. Opened to…
- Kenrokuen Garden - Kenrokuen (兼六園) in Kanazawa is justifiably classified as one of Japan’s “three most beautiful landscape gardens” alongside Mito’s Kairakuen and Okayama’s Korakuen. The spacious grounds used to be the outer garden of Kanazawa Castle and were constructed by the ruling Maeda family over a period of nearly two centuries. Opened to the public in 1871, Kenrokuen features a variety of flowering trees which provide the garden with a different look for each season.
What's Included
- Meet up with guide on foot within designated area of Kanazawa
- Licensed Local English Speaking Guide
- Customizable Tour of your choice of 2-3 sites from ‘What to expect’ list
- Meet up with guide on foot within designated area of Kanazawa
- Licensed Local English Speaking Guide
- Customizable Tour of your choice of 2-3 sites from ‘What to expect’ list
What's Not Included
- Transportation fees, Entrance fees, Lunch, and Other personal expenses
- Private Vehicle
- You cannot combine multiple tour groups.
- Guide Entry fees are only covered for sights listed under What to Expect.
- Transportation fees, Entrance fees, Lunch, and Other personal expenses
- Private Vehicle
- You cannot combine multiple tour groups.
- Guide Entry fees are only covered for sights listed under What to Expect.
Additional Information
Embark on a personalized four-hour stroll across the enchanting town of Kanazawa, guided by an accredited multilingual expert familiar with the hidden gems of the city usually unseen by the typical traveler.
Kick off your adventure by convening with your guide at your accommodation, before setting off to possible attractions like Kenrokuen, listed among…
Embark on a personalized four-hour stroll across the enchanting town of Kanazawa, guided by an accredited multilingual expert familiar with the hidden gems of the city usually unseen by the typical traveler.
Kick off your adventure by convening with your guide at your accommodation, before setting off to possible attractions like Kenrokuen, listed among the ‘Three Great Gardens of Japan’; the extensive Higashi Chaya District, a traditional teahouse district established during the Edo Era; or the 21st Century Museum, a showcase of modern art.
Let us know your preferences, your preferred starting time, and your place of stay, and we’ll tailor a tour that’s perfect for you!
Note1: Kindly pick your preferred attractions from a list in the tour details to personalize your itinerary.
Note2: The National Government Licensed Guide Interpreter qualification, delivered by the Japanese government, necessitates a thorough apprehension and appreciation of Japanese culture and history.
- This is a walking tour. Pick up is on foot.
Location
Kenrokuen Garden
1-1 Marunouchi,
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.8
(65 Ratings)
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Nuttineeyav
Jul 2, 2025
Walking day in Kanazawa - The old town was very nice to walk around. My husband and I walked around the city with Sho, our tour guide who provides all the details of Kanazawa. It was a fun sunny day in Kanazawa. I will definitely go back again.
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H6092pzsuem
Jun 27, 2025
Pleasant and interesting morning - Masayo was our guide for the morning. She met us at our hotel and took us on a very interesting tour of some of the main sites in Kanazawa She was pleasant company ,letting us spend as much time as we wanted at each place. Masayo told us many intriguing facts about the history of the area and the local culture
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F6341kcwilliamh
Jun 8, 2025
Fantastic tour with Hideharu Yoshino in Kanazawa - To mark a very special trip, my wife and I were travelling around Japan for a month, and we wanted to be able to experience and truly understand the cities we were staying in. As part of this trip, we had arranged for a four-hour tour with a fantastic guide that would take us around a very curated and personal tour based on our wishes in Kanazawa.
Hideharu Yoshino was a fantastic guide who took the time to sit down with us and understand what we were looking to get out of our tour as well as making some local suggestions of things we weren't necessarily aware of. The tour consisted of several visits to historical sites, as well as lesser-known culturally relevant areas. His passion and knowledge in a number of areas, combined with his great English, really helped make us feel comfortable during the tour. He even recommended a number of places to visit outside of our allotted time, including a great local dinner spot and other things that we visited the following day.
We would highly recommend this tour to get a great snapshot of the city and a fantastic guide who is welcoming, willing to personalise the experience, and extremely friendly.
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Eyaluth
Jun 7, 2025
Excellent guided tour in Kanazawa, highly recommended! - We had a fantastic 4 hour private tour in Kanazawa with our guide, and we couldn't be happier with the experience. The guide was very well-prepared and managed to show us a wide range of highlights at a comfortable and relaxed pace.
He shared a lot of interesting information about Japanese history and culture, and really helped us understand the significance of what we were seeing. All of our questions were answered patiently, which made the experience even more engaging.
There’s no way we would have discovered as much on our own, many of the places we visited were hidden gems we would’ve easily missed.
We were also traveling with our 15-month-old baby in a carrier, and that was no issue at all.
Highly recommended for anyone wanting to get the most out of their time in Kanazawa!
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Chillydipper
Jun 1, 2025
A great walk through Kanazawa’s history with Yoshi - The tour was very informative and interesting. Our first time to Kanazawa and our Guide Yoshi took us on a very nice walk through the Kanazawa castle and garden area. We learned about the garden and how it was built, especially how the park was made and designed with the different features of the running streams, ponds, rock formations and trees. Going through the castle, palace area was interesting with the design and certain aspects that Yoshi was able to tell us about. The walk through the Tea district where the Geisha houses were located was fun. We were able to go through one of the houses and he told us about certain details inside of the house. Walking through the old houses that still remain and learning about this part of Kanazawa history was a great experience especially since he was able to relate it to other areas of Japan and their histories as well. Going to the gold leaf shop, where they make the gold leaf and items with it was very interesting especially since it is one of the attractions of Kanazawa’s history. Without Yoshi, we wouldn’t have been able learn about the area, especially this part of Kanazawa and its history. He was very good with questions and made the walk very enjoyable and relaxed. Thank you Yoshi for a great tour and experience!!
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Ely1203
May 29, 2025
Enlightening 4 hour tour in Kanazowa - Our guide was Sachi. She was on time and very personable. She did an excellent job of taking us to and through the major sites in Kanazawa that we agreed to in advance. She was knowledgeable and showed us pictures to reinforce her information. When we asked her a question she did not know she was careful to either look it up on the internet or ask one of the experts at the location. We learned about Shinto, geisha women and the neighborhood and the eras of Edo, Samurai, and Magi. She asked at appropriate intervals if we wanted a rest stop or snacks.
Lastly in the Kenrokeun Garden we learned about the symbolism of many of the features.
The morning went very quickly. We were not interested in shopping so did not stop at many shops.
Her English was very good. I am hard of hearing and she tried very nicely to speak loud enough for me and was comfortable explaining if we did not hear or understand her. Wewould definitely recommend her guiding services
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Sandra_j
May 28, 2025
We were so fortunate to... - We were so fortunate to have Yoshi as our private tour guide. Extremely knowledgeable about the sites, and he is the reason for the 5 star experience. Our thanks for providing all of us a memorable experience.
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Warmaloha
May 27, 2025
Outstanding Tour of Castle Grounds and Garden with Yoshi - Yoshi was the best! He shared his extensive knowledge about the historical sites with our group. We all felt that he was one our top guides while visiting Japan. Thank you Yoshi for your amazing and friendly personal service!
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344hama
May 22, 2025
Beautiful place with profund history - Our guide was a great speaker that knew a lot about the history of Kanazawa and overall japan. It gave us a good context into the meaning of the places and history.
Guided us to the main places always with a good sense of humour.
Loved it! Thank you Hideharu Yoshino!
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Alatraveler519
May 18, 2025
Tour of the Samurai District of Kanazawa plus kimono museum - We really enjoyed our time with Jasmine. Our interest was in the samurai era of Kanazawa’s history. She gave us an overview and explained Kanazawa’s history in relation to Japan of that time. Then we went to the samurai district. She explained along the way different levels of samurai society. She pointed out the house still occupied by a samurai descendent. Then we went to the Nomura house for a tour. She gave us information about each room about its use and original furnishings. After that we went to the Ninja Dera Temple which actually has nothing to do with ninjas. It was a temple for the Lord Maeda to be able to worship safely as well as a safe house for his retainers. Then we added in a stop at the yuzen kimono museum. We had time to have a snack and chat before our time was over.
Jasmine is very professional and agreeable to changes along the way. She is very knowledgeable and very good at explaining the history and significance of what we saw. We used the city buses to move around so that was something else she easily explained. We really enjoyed our time with her and highly recommend her.
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