Kanazawa: Omicho Market Food Tour with 5 Tastings
ID: GYG1438283-2195466
Category:
Country: Japan
Duration:
01:30 hours
Description
Eat your way through Kanazawa’s Omicho Market on a 90-minute small-group tour with 5 tastings: a market croquette, seasonal fruit, Kanazawa oden, and 2 fresh seafood picks you choose.
Explore Kanazawa’s famous Omicho Market on a guided food tour and discover the flavors that have shaped the city’s local food culture. Walk through the lively market with your guide while tasting 5 different foods along the way.
Start with a local market croquette and seasonal fresh fruit before exploring stalls filled with seafood, vegetables, and regional ingredients. Learn about Kanazawa’s food traditions and discover what makes Omicho Market an important part of everyday life in the city.
Next, enjoy a tasting of Kanazawa-style oden with local ingredients such as kuruma-fu or traditional fish cakes, depending on the day.
Finish at a seafood shop, where you can look at the day’s selection and choose 2 fresh seafood tastings with your guide. The exact seafood changes depending on the season and market supply, making every tour slightly different.
Highlights
- Taste 5 local foods including seafood, oden, fruit, and a market croquette
- Choose 2 fresh seafood tastings from the day’s selection with your guide
- Explore Omicho Market and learn about Kanazawa’s seafood and food culture
- Try seasonal specialties that change depending on the market and time of year
- Enjoy a small-group food tour limited to 8 participants
Guiding languages
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
This small-group tour is limited to 8 participants and includes approximately 90 minutes of walking and tasting.
The exact foods and seafood vary depending on the season, market supply, and shop availability.
Please inform us of any food allergies or dietary restrictions in advance. Alternative tastings cannot always be guaranteed.
If a planned tasting stop is unavailable, a similar local tasting may be substituted.
Your guide will be holding an Alva Japan Tours sign or displaying the AlvaJapan logo on a smartphone.
INCLUDED
- 5 local food tastings: market croquette, seasonal fruit, Kanazawa-style oden, and 2 fresh seafood tastings
- 90-minute guided walking tour of Omicho Market
- English-speaking local guide
- Insights into Kanazawa’s seafood, market, and local food culture
NOT INCLUDED
- Additional food and drinks
- Premium seafood beyond the included tasting selection
- Transportation to and from Omicho Market
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
- Personal expenses
When should I book?
To guarantee availability book as soon as possible. Early booking is worth consideration especially if you planning the trip during high season like public holidays or weekends.
Cancellations
This excursion you can cancel with no cost up to 24 hours before the start of the trip. If you cancel it after 24 hours or not show up on the excursion you will still be charged the full price of the activity. Being late on pick-up or departure will be considered as not showing up.
