Kanazawa Tour: Speak Japanese & Experience Japanese Culture

Discover Kanazawa on a private walking tour with a local guide. Visit Kenrokuen Garden, Kanazawa Castle, and Oyama Shrine, and practice useful Japanese phrases at Omicho Market.
Begin your journey at Kenrokuen, one of Japan’s Three Great Gardens. Enjoy a relaxing walk through its beautiful landscapes while learning about the garden’s history, design, and traditional Japanese gardening techniques.

Continue to Kanazawa Castle and discover the history of the Maeda family and the Kaga Domain. Your guide will introduce the castle’s architecture and its importance in Kanazawa’s history.

Visit Oyama Shrine and learn how to properly visit a Japanese shrine. Discover the meaning behind traditional shrine customs, including how to pass through a torii gate, how to purify your hands, and how to pray. You may also try drawing an omikuji, a traditional Japanese fortune slip.

End your tour at Omicho Market, a lively local food market. Here, you will have the chance to put your Japanese language skills into practice. Learn useful phrases such as “Kore o kudasai” (I’d like this, please) and “Osusume wa nan desu ka?” (What do you recommend?).

Try ordering local food or a drink directly from a shop using Japanese. Your guide will support you as you communicate with local shopkeepers and enjoy an authentic taste of everyday life in Japan.

Experience more than sightseeing. Learn Japanese, discover local traditions, and connect with Kanazawa through its people and culture.

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.

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.