The Local & Global Gochamaze Tour offers a unique walking experience where locals and travelers come together to explore Kanazawa while engaging with the people who shape its traditions. Whether you are a visitor experiencing Kanazawa through local eyes or a resident seeing your city from a traveler’s perspective, this tour offers a new way to connect with the heart of the city.

First, you will walk around the Nagamachi area, where the streets still retain an atmosphere of the Edo period.
Then walking through downtown Katamachi, we will visit Hirakiya, a fablic dyeing studio founded in 18c. The eighth generation of the family will guide you through the workshop, which has a tea ceremony room on the second floor. Discover the secret taste of the long-established young master.

●Route: Korinbo → Nagamach and Katamachi area→ Hirakiya Dyeing Workshop 

●All tours are conducted in English and Japanese.

●Walk-ins welcome! If there are available slots, you may join on the day of the tour after filling up the form here.

●The word “Gochamaze” means “mixing” in casual Japanese.