Kanazawa Private Tours

“Kanazawa, a quiet Kyoto”

The excellent Yoshie was our guide for the day in Kanazawa. Her English is very good as is her knowledge of Kanazawa history and her sense of humour! The tour was well thought out and prepared. We visited the Samurai quarter, the beautiful Kenroku Gardens, Kanazawa Castle, Omicho market (where we had a delicious lunch and a rest) and then the Geisha areas of Kauzemachi Chaya and Higashi Chaya, where there are lots of lovely Japanese craft shops and gold leaf ice-cream! Would recommend

Yoshie K.

(62 reviews)

Hi David, thank you so much for your kind and thoughtful review. I also enjoyed the tour being with you. We talked a lot about the history of Kanazawa and other topics as well which was fun. I will try to make a trip to your country in the near future. Thank you again. Yoshie

“Kanazawa Heritage Highlights- Full Day Tour ”

Megumi was an outstanding guide—warm, highly knowledgeable, and engaging throughout. The experience was both enjoyable and insightful, making it a truly memorable tour. Highly recommended!!!

Megumi Y.

(4 reviews)

Thank you so much for your kind review:) I’m really glad you enjoyed the tour and found it meaningful. It was a pleasure spending time with you, and I hope you have many wonderful memories from your trip！:)

Sam F.

5 / 5

Mar 29, 2026

Maeda Era Districts, Castle Gardens & Petite Four Matcha Experience

Mar 29, 2026

Kanazawa

8 hours 30 mins

“Takayama tour with Hida folk village ”

Lee is a very friendly Canadian who has lived in Japan among the Japanese people for 20 years; we learned so much from hearing about his many experiences of integrating into the homogenous culture. Lee has a great sense of humor and is a good storyteller. He took us around the very quaint and interesting houses in the historically rustic Hida Folk Village (about 10 minutes from downtown by Lee's car). I recommend visiting the folk village to learn how the past generations lived everyday life. We also toured the charming central shopping/eatery district of Takayama -- the classic low-slung wooden houses and shops with paper windows and doors. There's a beautiful Torie gate and hilltop shrine and garden. We also experienced a slightly chaotic, crowded tasting among many saki enthusiasts. This involved exchanging coins for tokens, using tokens to purchase saki cups from a bubblegum-style machine -- gatcha -- and then using more tokens to unlock the spouts on a variety of styles and flavors. Lee was a pleasure to be with and he also gave us very helpful recommendations for things to see and places to eat in Kanazawa.

Lee S.

(4 reviews)

Thank you Sam, it was my pleasure and turned put to be quite the adventure considering the jump from Kanazawa to Takayama ;) Enjoy the rest of your adventures in Japan. Lee S