Kanazawa travel guide

Planning Kanazawa means settling a few practical points: how you arrive, which neighbourhood to sleep in, which sights need a booking, and whether to add a trip out to Shirakawa-go.

The Kanazawa guide is the place to start, with Kenroku-en, the chaya districts, the museums and Omicho Market arranged into plans built around the Loop Bus. The stay guide then compares the station area, Korinbo–Katamachi and Higashi Chaya by what each suits.

Some visits need arranging before you go. The Myoryuji reservation guide explains why you must phone the temple yourself and who cannot join the tour, and the geiko performance guide compares the scheduled shows by language and booking. For travel in and out, the Tokyo Shinkansen guide and the Shirakawa-go day trip plan are good next reads; this page lists further guides on passes, the Tsuruga transfer and luggage.