Meeting Point

JR Osaka Station

Omicho Market and lunch

Omicho has a history of more than 300 years as a kitchen for the citizens of Kanazawa. Under the arcade, there are 170 stores that sell fresh fish and fruit, vegetable and others. We will have lunch here where sea food is very fresh and popular.

Higashichayagai

Higashichayagai, where wooden buildings with beautiful lattices, tea houses and taverns are lined up along cobblestone streets, creates an atmosphere of old Japan. Here lined on the both side of the streets are tea houses, restaurants, bars, taverns and giftshops that sell Kanazawa's famous gold leaf lacquerware, traditional crafts, miscellaneous goods, Japanese sweets, and others. If you're lucky enough, you might even see Geiko here.

Kenrokuen Garden and former Kanazawa castle site

This is a pond strolling garden built in the middle of the 17th century as a villa for a feudal lord and the outer garden of Kanazawa Castle. This garden is designated as a "Special Place of Scenic Beauty" by the Cultural Agency of Japan, and has been awarded three Michelin Star stars. We will walk around this garden and the adjacent former Kanazawa Castle site.

Samurai Town (Nagamachi)

This is a town where senior and intermediate samurai once set up houses. Stroll through the streets lined with earthen walls and tenement gates, and you'll feel like you've traveled back in time to the 17th century.

Ending Point

JR Osaka station