Kanazawa Area Guide
Short, practical guides to Kanazawa for visitors from overseas. One new guide a day at most, each one built from public sources (village and city offices, the prefecture, national agencies, transport operators) that we list at the end with the date we read them. If we could not check something, we say so and leave it out.
Latest guides
What Is Kanazawa? The Samurai Castle Town, Its Crafts and Its Food
Why the old castle town survives, the Maeda lords and their crafts, the museums, and the seafood and fermented food of Kanazawa.
How Do You Get Around Kanazawa by Loop Bus, on Foot and by Taxi?
Walking times, the Loop Bus routes and fare, which bus takes which payment, taxi estimates, e-bikes and the Saturday light-up bus.
How Do You Get to Kanazawa from Tokyo, Osaka and Kyoto?
Hokuriku Shinkansen times from Tokyo, the change at Tsuruga from Osaka and Kyoto, Nagoya, bus options and links from Takayama and Shirakawa-go.