Kanazawa Highlights Tour

Kanazawa Highlights Tour (6/8 hours)

 

While Kyoto is Japan’s most famous city to dive into the country’s history and culture, Kanazawa is known as the west’s Kyoto for a reason. The city of gold is full of historical treasures with only a fraction of the crowds that Kyoto pulls every year. The local food is also of superb quality, and foodies will have a blast here. Check out our private Kanazawa Highlights tour itinerary!

 

Kanazawa Highlights tour itinerary

 

Our local Kanazawa guides would love to show you the highlights and hidden treasures of their city in a private tour. Depending on whether you choose a 6-hour tour or an 8-hour tour and the options you choose, you can pick between 3-4 options:

 

*Nagamachi samurai district: Your guide will bring the past to life with interesting stories about these warriors. A stop at the Michelin guide’s recommendation old samurai’s residence including an amazing garden is also on the program.

 

*Kenrokuen: This is one of Japan’s most impressive landscaped gardens. Each season has something different to offer, and no matter when you come, you will always be impressed with its beauty.

 

*Omicho fish market: Kanazawa’s top spot for an amazing lunch. Kanazawa is revered for its incredibly high-quality seafood and the way the locals prepare it does it justice.

 

*Higashi Chaya: This part of town is gorgeous and reminds one strongly of Kyoto with its wooden tea houses and cobbled streets. You can have a delicious cup of matcha tea in one of the many tea houses in the old geisha quarters. Your guide can tell you more about the secret life of geisha, and what they really do, while you enjoy your tea.

 

Kanazawa tour languages

 

In Kanazawa we offer private tours in the following languages:

 

*English

*Japanese

 

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CUSTOMERS’ VOICE

Jan Wagemaker

“The individual journey we made was well prepared by Tokiotours. The few problems we experienced during our 3.5 week trip were neatly resolved. Stefanie and Steven, the guides we experienced in Tokyo and Kyoto respectively, did their job in an exceptionally good way. A great memory.”

Peter Carroll

“My wife and I headed to Tokyo earlier this year and booked 3 first class tours with this company. All excellent, very informative and gave us a unique behind the curtain insight into a culture that was completely foreign to me. I would 100% recommend Tokiotours for anyone looking to get the most out of their time in Tokyo. Great fun!”

Herman

The individual journey we made was well prepared by Tokiotours. The few problems we experienced during our 3.5 week trip were neatly resolved. Stefanie and Steven, the guides we experienced in Tokyo and Kyoto respectively, did their job in an exceptionally good way. A great memory.

Klaas F.

We look back on a very successful trip through Japan! Also thanks to your efforts it has been an unforgettable trip. Z. loved the morning in Harajuku with cotton candy, photo booth and VR experience. I liked the bike tour and especially the bamboo forest in Kamakura -> the bamboo forest in Kyoto was disappointing compared to that one… but Kyoto has very beautiful old places and Floris’ help for the reservation at Misono was fantastic.

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I am a first-time visitor to Japan and travelled by myself so I booked one-on-one guiding tours. Had a wonderful time with all three guides from Tokiotours – Thom, Stefanie and Haruka. Thom is an encyclopedia on history, culture and religious practices and also a very nice guy, Stefanie with a gift of bringing Japanese history alive and making it very memorable and Haruka with her love of Japanese cuisine thanks to whom I enjoyed the very best and freshest sea-urchins on Tokyo Tsukiji market ever. Thank you to all of you!