Kanazawa Private Tours & Local Tour Guides

“A golden morning in Kanazawa”

We had a fun morning with Selda exploring Kanazawa and doing gold leaf work, eating gold leaf ice cream, visiting the Higashi Chaya district and painting mini umbrellas! The artists at the umbrella painting were particularly nice and we really enjoyed this activity. Selda even made a reservation for us at a gluten free restaurant after we finished our morning! Selda was lovely to spend time with and an interesting guide.

““Unbearably” amazing experience ”

We had a wonderful day exploring the amazing world heritage villages around Shirakawa-go. Richard was a well-prepared informative and interesting guide, whose enthusiasm was infectious and who had a boundless patience and understanding when my autistic daughters became overwhelmed. He took our safety seriously and wore his bear bell at every stop. We felt like we had spent the day with a friend.

Richard G.

(4 reviews)

Thank you so much for your kind words. It was wonderful spending the day with you all in Shirakawa-go and Gokayama. You are a lovely family with a great sense of humour, and you made the day feel more like an outing with friends than a tour. I am glad you enjoyed the bell. It certainly helps to keep things bearable, even when the mountains get lively! I hope you enjoy the rest of your stay in Japan, and please do not hesitate to reach out if you need any help or advice. Warm regards, Richard

“Highly recommended ”

Yoshie was an excellent guide She was informative and passionate about her subject. Always willing to further explain when requested. She was Incredibly organized and very respectful of our cruise ship schedule. She was pleasant and very personable. She chose an excellent restaurant that was reasonably priced and very good quality and the chef was just as pleasant. I highly recommend her as a guide.