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Kanazawa Full-day Private Tour: Experience Japan's Culture with a Government Licensed Guide
5.0
18 Ratings
Kanazawa
Immerse yourself in the rich culture of Kanazawa on this full-day private tour. Explore hidden gems with a licensed guide and discover the city’s top attractions. Book now!
Duration:
6 hours
Cancellation:
1 day
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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 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 3-4 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.
Additional Information
Experience the charming city of Kanazawa through our tailored six-hour walking journey. Our guide, proficient in multiple languages and certified by the government, offers a unique perspective of the city that many visitors rarely discover.
Set off on your expedition from your hotel, with your guide leading you to potential attractions like Kenrokuen, recognized as one of Japan’s ‘Three Great Gardens’; the vast Higashi Chaya District, an authentic teahouse district established during the Edo Period; or perhaps the 21st Century Museum, a modern art institution.
Share with us your expectations, preferred tour commencement time, and accommodation details, and we will design a tour that perfect fits your needs!
Note1: Kindly pick your priority attractions from a list provided in the tour details to personalize your travel plans.
Note2: The National Government Licensed Guide Interpreter certification, issued by the Japanese government, is a validation of comprehensive knowledge and understanding 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.
Customer Ratings
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(18 Ratings)
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Resort25384597221
Jul 17, 2024
Personalized Tour in Kanazawa - Our guide Shoten contacted us by email a month before the tour to find out our interests. Then he arranged a personal tour. He picked us up from the hotel, helped with the bus ticket purchase and had reserved all admissions. He wanted to answer all our questions conscientiously and had dinner with us in a traditional seafood restaurant. We have seen and experienced things that we would not have entered alone. Thanks for the nice day to our guide Shoten.
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Y4083eqgillians
Jun 18, 2024
Great guide in Kanazawa - Fujio was a great guide and patiently answered all my questions. He showed us the most interesting places in Kanazawa. Recommend him highly!
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Cristinabh1192bz
May 16, 2024
Excellent experience!!!Very grateful - Very good guide, very kind and patient
Good English and knowledgeable about the places we visited.
Warmly recommendable
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946alisonp
Apr 21, 2024
Perfect day! - We had the most perfect day expertly guided by Keiko, perfect weather, the blossom was out and we learnt so much in our time together, thankyou Keiko!
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1710harris
Apr 13, 2024
Fantastic tour with very knowledgable guide - Junko was an excellent guide, with lots of local knowledge. She adapted the tour very skilfully to the areas of our interest, which made the experience even more memorable. She shared lots of personal insights into the Japanese culture, values and lifestyle.
Highly commendable.
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Nickysant
Nov 1, 2023
Five Stars for Hiroko! - Just finished a 6-hour tour with Hiroko. She was amazing! We toured the samurai district, geisha district, Kanazawa castle kenrokuen park, and so much more! We also sampled all sorts of fun foods at Omicho market. Hiroko was absolutely delightful. Super knowledgeable about everything and more importantly, and absolute delight to be around - pleasant, friendly, funny, personable… she really made our day so perfect. We were sad to see her go! Five stars for the tour and five stars for Hiroko!
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Mariavictoria_t
Oct 26, 2023
Walking the streets of Kanazawa was fun with Yumiko-san - It was a good six hours of walking in the streets of Kanazawa. Its good to know its history and to see highlights in each area. We had fun and the pace was just right. Yumiko-san has a very conversational English hence we really enjoyed the walking tour.
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Aileen_w
Oct 11, 2023
Thank you, Yumiko! - Yumiko was extremely professional, knowledgeable, personable, and patient. I traveled with a group of four others with somewhat varying interests. Yumiko made recommendations and always waited patient ently while we were engaged in activities. She stayed at least 30 minutes beyond our tour time because she wanted to help us see as much as we could. I would happily recommend her as a tour guide.
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Caitlint292
Jun 10, 2023
Can’t recommend this tour enough - Can’t recommend this tour enough! Our guide Hiroko was so informed and we covered everything in Kanazawa. She was friendly and spoke great English too. She added so much depth to the places we visited which included the geisha districts, samurai area, castle and gardens. She also took us to a place for lunch for Japanese pancakes which was very authentic and had just locals. In summary, this tour made Kanazawa my favourite location on our ten day trip of Japan thanks to Hiroko.
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7041eric
May 1, 2023
Enjoyable walking tour at own pace! - Very enjoyable walking tour! Fujio-san was very knowledgeable and his English was easy to understand!
The walking tour can be customized to fit your personal pace and interests, but if you have no idea what you want to see, the guide will take you to all the most popular spots!
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