City guide
Kanazawa
Quiet, old and beautifully kept. We came by Shinkansen from Tokyo, got around by bus and rental bikes, and used it as our base for Shirakawa-go.
Kanazawa photo
- From Tokyo
- Hokuriku Shinkansen
- Getting around
- Buses + bike share
- Must see
- Kenroku-en, Higashi Chaya
- Veg food
- New Delhi (Indian)
- Day trip
- Shirakawa-go by car
Places to visit
What we did in Kanazawa
Filtered by what you care about. Crowd notes included, because I know you were wondering.
Guides
Everything I wrote about Kanazawa
Tagged by the stop, so these all happened here.
Getting around
Getting Around Japan Outside the Big Cities
Expectations
The Small Things That Surprised Me Most in Japan
Getting around
How Luggage Forwarding in Japan Actually Works (Takkyubin, Explained Simply)
Language
Traveling Japan Without Speaking Japanese: What Actually Works
Where to eat
Convenience Store Culture in Japan: What’s Actually Worth Buying
Where to eat
Finding Vegetarian Food in Japan: What Actually Worked for Me
Getting around
Renting and Driving a Car in Japan: What It’s Actually Like
Expectations
Is Japan Overrated? The Honest Truth About Crowds at the Famous Spots
Where to eat
Where to eat in Kanazawa
Where we ate, including the snack I still think about.
Local snack
10-yen coin bread
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