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Get a taste of KANAZAWA! Tourists-friendly restaurants with hospitality
Get a taste of KANAZAWA! Tourists-friendly restaurants with hospitality
Visit local, tourist-friendly restaurants, fill out the short survey and GET an Amazon gift certificate!
https://visit-kanazawa.jp/
Gold leaf application - a must-try when you come to Kanazawa!
Gold leaf application - a must-try when you come to Kanazawa!
Kanazawa boasts a 99% share of Japan's gold leaf production. There are several specialty stores where you can experience gold leaf application.
https://visitkanazawa.jp/en/trip-ideas/detail_286.html
Kanazawa Castle and Gyokuseninmaru Garden: Nighttime Illuminations
Kanazawa Castle and Gyokuseninmaru Garden: Nighttime Illuminations

https://visitkanazawa.jp/en/event/detail_50335.html
Daytrip to the Magical Villages of Shirakawa-go and Gokayama
Daytrip to the Magical Villages of Shirakawa-go and Gokayama
https://visitkanazawa.jp/en/trip-ideas/detail_391.html
Kanazawa City Fire Fighting New Year's Ceremony
Kanazawa City Fire Fighting New Year's Ceremony
Kanazawa's annual New Year's tradition
https://visitkanazawa.jp/en/event/detail_30303.html
The Cuisine of Kanazawa
The Cuisine of Kanazawa
Kanazawa’s cuisine is a mix of regional ingredients, international fusion, and even traditional crafts.
https://visitkanazawa.jp/en/trip-ideas/detail_239.html

GETTING TO KANAZAWA

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Kanazawa Kanazawa Tokyo Tokyo Osaka Osaka Nagoya Nagoya Kyoto Kyoto Takayama Takayama
By Train
From Tokyo, Osaka and Nagoya Station: 2 hr and 30 min
From Kyoto Station: 2 hr 10 min

UPDATES

Kanazawa Selected as one of the 12 destinations in the world in “Bright Ideas in Travel 2024” by Condé Nast Traveler, a luxury US travel magazine aimed at the upmarket.
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https://www.cntraveler.com/story/bright-ideas-in-travel-2024
Kanazawa Selected as Best of the World, the 25 best places in the world to travel to in 2025 by National Geographic, one of the world's most famous publications
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https://www.nationalgeographic.com/travel/slideshow/best-of-the-world-2025
Notice of long-term closure of Maeda Tosanokami-ke Shiryokan Museum due to facility construction work
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Cashless operation of the "Kanazawa Loop Bus" Nov.1 (Fri.)~
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Kanazawa got featured on the North American Travel Magazine "Range by Ensemble". The Artisans in Kanazawa, Japan's epicenter of crafts, are preserving traditional ways by reinventing them for modern life - and visitors have a role to play.
https://rangetravel.com/
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