VISIT KANAZAWA, JAPAN - Official Travel Guide

INSPIRATIONS FOR YOU

10 Reasons to Visit Kanazawa City: https://visitkanazawa.jp/en/trip-ideas/detail_225.html

Gold leaf application - a must-try when you come to Kanazawa!: https://visitkanazawa.jp/en/trip-ideas/detail_286.html

Kanazawa, a one-mile radius filled with samurai culture: https://visitkanazawa.jp/en/trip-ideas/detail_521.html

Daytrip to the Magical Villages of Shirakawa-go and Gokayama: https://visitkanazawa.jp/en/trip-ideas/detail_391.html

Getting to Kanazawa: https://visitkanazawa.jp/en/getting-to-kanazawa

Free yourself from travel etiquette concerns! STROLLING AROUND TOWN: https://visitkanazawa.jp/en/know-before-you-go/detail_278.html

GETTING TO KANAZAWA

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

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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.

Nov 21, 2024

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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

Oct 23, 2024

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https://www.nationalgeographic.com/travel/slideshow/best-of-the-world-2025

Notice of long-term closure of Kanazawa Yasue Gold leaf Museum due to facility construction work

Oct 28, 2025

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THINGS NOT TO MISS

【One day bus tour】Kanazawa Sta.～Gokayama / Shirakawago / Takayama: https://visitkanazawa.jp/en/activities/detail_281.html

Enjoy a gold leaf workshop, one of the city’s top handicrafts, right in the center of Kanazawa: https://visitkanazawa.jp/en/activities/detail_593.html

Kanazawa Geisha Experience: https://visitkanazawa.jp/en/activities/detail_491.html

UNFORGETTABLE PLACES

Kenrokuen Garden: https://visitkanazawa.jp/en/attractions/detail_10106.html

Omicho Market: https://visitkanazawa.jp/en/restaurants/detail_10030.html

Higashi Chaya District: https://visitkanazawa.jp/en/attractions/detail_10212.html

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