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Full-Day Tour from Kanazawa: Samurai, Matcha, Gardens and Geisha
Full-Day Tour from Kanazawa: Samurai, Matcha, Gardens and Geisha
Full-Day Tour from Kanazawa: Samurai, Matcha, Gardens and Geisha
Full-Day Tour from Kanazawa: Samurai, Matcha, Gardens and Geisha
Full-Day Tour from Kanazawa: Samurai, Matcha, Gardens and Geisha

Full-Day Tour from Kanazawa: Samurai, Matcha, Gardens and Geisha

By Snow Monkey Resorts Tours (Machinovate Japan Ltd.)
10 out of 10
Free cancellation available
Price is AU$228 per adult
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Overview

Our tour offers the best route to see all of Kanazawa's must-see spots, and many of its lesser known gems, in one day on foot. Our knowledgeable guides will ensure you come away with an enriched understanding of the culture of Kanazawa. Guests will also have the opportunity to try Matcha and traditional sweets at a historical tea house, allowing them to feel a connection to Kanazawa and its customs after only a short time. Please consider participating in this tour if you want to make the best of your time in Kanazawa on a course that is exhaustive but not exhausting.

Activity location

  • Ashigaru Museum
    • 1-9-3 Nagamachi,
    • 920-0865, Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • Kanazawa Station
    • 1号
    • 920-0858, 金沢市, 石川県, Japan

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Full-Day Tour from Kanazawa: Samurai, Matcha, Gardens and Geisha
  • Activity duration is 9 hours9h9h
  • English
Language options: English
Starting time: 9:00 am
Price details
AU$228.16 x 1 AdultAU$228.16
Total
Price is AU$228.16
Until Wed, 6 Nov

What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's includedMatcha Tea and Wagashi Sweets at a Tea House
  • What's includedWhat's includedEntry to the Shima Chaya Preserved Geisha House
  • What's includedWhat's includedEnglish Speaking Guide
  • What's includedWhat's includedEntry to the Kenrokuen Garden
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedLunch

Know before you book

  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Public transport options are available nearby
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • 1 hour short of the posted 9 hours because there is a 1 hour lunch break that is included in the tour. The customers are able to choose their own restaurant to eat at with recommendations from the guide at this time.

Activity itinerary

Ashigaru Museum
  • 1h
The tour starts with a visit to the Ashigaru Museum. Ashigaru is a word describing low ranking Samurai, and here you can enter two homes that once belonged to Ashigaru families in the days of the Samurai. Outside, you will find beautiful landscaping, and inside faithfully preserved rooms granting a glimpse into old-school Japanese life.
Nagamachi Neighborhood
  • 1h
Next, you will be led through the former Samurai District known as Nagamachi. Here, the streets still maintain their handsome appearance and the visitor would be forgiven for thinking they have somehow landed in Old Japan. With a number of shops selling local crafts on the street, you will also have a chance to window shop for some goodies to take home.
Oyama Shrine
  • 40m
Leaving the Samurai District behind, the guide will lead you through the Oyama Shrine on your way to Kanazawa Castle. Unlike most shrines in Japan, the entry gate here is made of brick, an unusual choice that speaks to its unique history. You will also pass through a small but beautiful garden on the way out the back of the shrine towards the castle.
Gyokusen-an
  • 1h
  • Admission ticket included
Having entered the castle grounds, you will next have time for a Matcha tea experience while enjoying views over a centuries old garden that spreads out before you. The Gyokusen-an tea house is a splendid example of Japanese design, and their Matcha and wagashi sweets are sure to delight. (Occasionally there are events at this tea house so we will go to a different tea house to have matcha and sweets)
Kanazawa Castle
  • 20m
On the way to the Kenroku-en Garden, the tour will take you through the grounds of Kanazawa Castle. Marvel at the scale of the restored buildings which stand majestic over an expansive lawn on the castle grounds while your guide teaches you a bit about the Samurai history of Kanazawa and the origins of its riches and success.
Kenrokuen Garden
  • 1h 30m
  • Admission ticket included
After time for a lunch break in front of the Kenrokuen Garden, we will enter into this breathtaking display of traditional Japanese design concepts. Stroll through the gardens, enjoy views over the city, and maybe even enter the home of the former Lord of Kanazawa's wife.
Higashichaya Old Town
  • 1h
Enjoy a taste of traditional tea district and Geisha culture at Higashi-chaya. Here, streets lined with fashionable tea houses from centuries ago await you, filled with eateries and craft shops. You will have free time after a guided walk to wander the streets here for yourself and perhaps have some ice cream or takoyaki topped with sheets of gold leaf.
Ochaya Shima
  • 30m
  • Admission ticket included
The tour will next take you inside a tea house, or Chaya, once inhabited by Geisha and frequented by their wealthy patrons. The colourful walls and musical instruments here showcase the wealth and charming atmosphere of the Kanazawa tea districts in the golden days of the city. Your guide will be happy to answer any geisha related questions you may have.
Kazuemachi Tea House Street
  • 30m
Leaving Higashi Chaya, we will pass by the Kazuemachi tea district on the way back to the station. Less crowded than Higashi Chaya, in this tea district Geisha still entertain customers, and if you are lucky you can hear the soft sound of a shamisen being plucked emanating from one of the small sidestreets.
Omicho Market
  • 30m
Finally, your guide will lead you through the Omicho Market. A staple of Kanazawa food culture, guests who wish to leave the tour here for dinner are free to do so. Otherwise, the guide will escort you back to the station.

Location

Activity location

  • LOB_ACTIVITIESLOB_ACTIVITIESAshigaru Museum
    • 1-9-3 Nagamachi,
    • 920-0865, Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • PEOPLEPEOPLEKanazawa Station
    • 1号
    • 920-0858, 金沢市, 石川県, Japan

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