VISIT KANAZAWA, JAPAN - Official Travel Guide

The Korinbo and Kata-machi area and its vicinity are the greatest shopping quarter in the Hokuriku district (Ishikawa Prefecture, Toyama Prefecture, and Fukui Prefecture) and crowded with a large number of shoppers on holidays. There are department stores, large-scale shopping buildings, and brand stores in Korinbo, restaurants in Kata-machi and Kigura-machi, stores centering on the latest fashions for young people in Tate-machi and Kakinokibatake, and handicraft stores in Hirosaka.