Kanazawa Walking Tour: Customizable Experience

Discover the hidden gems of Kanazawa on a private half-day tour with a licensed guide. Explore beautiful landscapes, visit historic sites, and immerse yourself in Japanese culture.

Duration: 4 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
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…
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 2-3 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

Embark on a personalized four-hour stroll across the enchanting town of Kanazawa, guided by an accredited multilingual expert familiar with the hidden gems of the city usually unseen by the typical traveler.
Kick off your adventure by convening with your guide at your accommodation, before setting off to possible attractions like Kenrokuen, listed among…

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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Giancarlod628
Apr 20, 2025
A glimpse of the best in a short well organized tour - The guide Sho is very helpful and prepared. Very easy to accomodate our requests. The tour was 4 hrs well organised we enjoyed very much
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Gennyd419
Apr 15, 2025
Tour of Kanazawa - The 4 hr tour with our guide Sachi was wonderful! She was thorough, listened to our questions and spoke very good English.
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Gennyd419
Apr 14, 2025
Our Kanwaza tour with Sachi - Sachi took us on a fabulous tour of the Kanezawa Shrine, the Kenroku-en Gardens the Kanazawa Castle grounds and finally to beautiful Geisha District!! Sachi was very knowledgable about everything and place we saw! We were very unhurried with her and felt comfortable asking her lots of questions!
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Giselle888
Apr 9, 2025
Great 4 hour guided tour in central Kanazawa - We enjoyed a 4 hour tour of Kanazawa with Shoten. He guided us to visit the Samurai district and we were able to get a nice tour of the Nomura Samurai house just before it got very crowded. We were able to visit a ninja museum and learned about some weapons used by ninjas. We visited the Kenroku-en Park with lots of Sakura in full bloom and enjoyed the beautiful water features including the oldest fountain in Japan. We learned about the Kanazawa Castle and were fortunate to learn about the different gates leading into the park. Thank you Shoten for an informative and enjoyable afternoon.
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Camper20660047055
Mar 28, 2025
Guided tour around Kanazawa - We spent a half day with our guide Yoshi In the spectacular Kenroken Garden which was a very interesting experience even though the weather was raining. Yoshi was extremely knowledgeable, from there Yoshi took us to the castle and explained in detail the workings of the buildings. from there we went to where gold leaf is prepared, an amazing place, to see gold leaf being prepared is quite something. all in all, a superb experience.
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Lewisma9041um
Mar 27, 2025
Kanazawa Tour - I had Sho guide me around Kanazawa; he was very kind and, most importantly, very knowledgeable. His English was good, and overall I had a very good time. 😀
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A8444zrsimonm
Mar 23, 2025
Great morning in Kanazawa - Amazing tour by Aki in Kanazawa. He was fluent in English and very pleasant company. His stories brought the city to life. We had a great time!
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Allisonk184
Mar 17, 2025
Kanazawa City Tour - Yoshi was an utter delight : ) Shared interesting history and context to these key important sites of Kanazawa and how they shaped Kanazawa. It was a super interesting introduction to the city. We had quite a cold rainy day but he taught us how to use/hop on the buses (very easy) to get around. Loved our well balanced choice of garden, Geisha Teahouse district, Castle... then a sublime ending in Kenroku-en Inner Garden Teahouse. He was adorable fella - we didn't want our day with him to end!!
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Leighj770
Mar 17, 2025
Don't Miss This Tour!!! - We loved this tour so much! Yoshi was so thoughtful and shared with us the history of Kanazawa. He is an expert and we enjoyed him sharing his expertise on the city, the castle and the Kenrokuen Garden. We had a wonderful time! If you are coming to Kanazawa, this is a great tour to do on the first day you are here to have a better understanding how the city was created, the architecture and places to visit.
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Karenns5110wd
Mar 16, 2025
A trip down Kanazawa lane - Our guide Hideharu Yoshino was fabulous! I loved how he shared Japan's history, great building engineering and architectural feats, and life for those in days gone by. Hideharu took some lovely photos of us during the tour which was very thoughtful. He was a delight to be around, the tour was great!
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From $47
up to 10 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).