Reviews

Kanazawa Arts

A glimpse of Kanazawa’s arts

Artisan Tours(Private)

The artisan tour of Kanazawa was a highlight of our trip to Japan

Diana and Lindsay

26th November 2023

Geisha District Night Tour

Incredible tour with a charismatic guide!

Kanazawa Night Tour

Incredible tour! Our guide, Nozomi, was very fluent in English and an excellent storyteller. Very charismatic and funny, her personal anecdotes added a lot of vibrancy to our tour of the historical geisha districts. She was also kind enough to give us her contact info in case we have any other questions during our stay in Japan. 10/10 fantastic!

Eric

24th May 2023

Geisha District Night Tour
Samurai Armor

Excellent private tour!!

Kanazawa Full Day Tour (Private Guide)

We are well traveled, have generally high standards and we were very happy with our tour. Time and money well invested learning about this amazing city!!

Steve

24th May 2023

Samurai Armor
all together

We loved our tour of Kanazawa!

Kanazawa Full Day Tour (Private Guide)

Fumi took us all over the place and exposed us to not only the culture but unique things like gold leaf ice cream … she was amazing !

Kathleen

24th May 2023

Kanazawa Dinner

Great guide, great tour, great food!

Kanazawa Night Tour

It was wonderful. Nozomi was very knowledgeable, had terrific English and was a complete delight to spend time with. The dinner at the end of the waking tour was excellent- some of the best food we have had in Japan. A really delightful night. Very highly recommended!

Nick R

1st May 2023

Geisha District Night Tour
Salt Farm Noto

We were lucky to have Michiko as our guide to Kanazawa & Noto.

Noto Peninsula Tour(Private)

The trip to the Noto Peninsula was memorable and turned out to be an unexpected highlight of our trip. Michiko helped bridge the cultural gap between us and the Japanese people we met on the tour. She made us feel like friends and colleagues, rather than tourists. We wondered why she was taking pictures herself, and we were pleasantly surprised when, several days later, we received a link from her to a beautiful photo & video album, with highlights of both trips. It was an unexpected gift of wonderful memories.

1st May 2023

Salt Farm Noto
Kanazawa Tour

Our Best Tour in Japan!

Kanazawa Full Day Tour (Private Guide)

Working with Mike at Kanazawa Tours to customize the tour was really easy. We chose to add an artesian experience in kimono creation since that is a particular interest of mine. In addition, we arranged to be picked up at the port since we were not sure of local transportation options.

Wanda J

1st May 2023

Kanazawa Tour

Enjoyable tour of Kanazawa

Kanazawa Half Day Tour (Private Guide)

Our tour was awesome! Yumiko was our tour guide and she was clear with her explanations, descriptions and history of the places we visited. The pace of the tour was just right. We covered a lot of grounds – the Kenrokuen Gardens (beautiful grounds), Geisha district, Samurai District and the Omicho Market. We even had a taste of very fresh sashimi and oysters at the market. Thank you, Mike, Nagisa and Yumiko for the great tour experience. I highly recommend booking this tour with Kanazawa Tours.

Victoria

24th April 2023

Views of Shirakawago

Great fun in Shirakawago, Hida Furukawa and Takayama

Shirakawago – Hida Furukawa – Takayama(Private)

It was a delightful day, made more interesting by our tour guide Mai. She was very knowledgeable of the places we went to, and the flowers, trees and art that we saw. Courteous and accommodating, as the Japanese people are. She made the day special with her openness and caring nature. An expert driver. Wonderful person to have as a guide. An honour to be her guest.

Stephanie

24th April 2023

Takayama Market

A Day of Amazing Sightseeing with Mai

Shirakawago – Hida Furukawa – Takayama(Private)

We had a wonderful tour of Takayama, Hida Furukawa and Shirakawago, Our guide, Mai, has a delightful personality, exceptional knowledge of the area and history, a deep appreciation of nature, and great timing!

Eileen

24th April 2023

Eileen
Takayama

Great guide and tour Shirakawago and Takayama

Shirakawago – Hida Furukawa – Takayama(Private)

We had a delicious Hida beef meal at a restaurant in Takayama, The car was clean and comfortable. Yuta was friendly, knowledgeable and fun to chat with

Katrina

24th April 2023

Takayama
Night Tours of Kanazawa

Top-experience: night tour with local foods & drinks

Kanazawa Night Tour

We did the night tour with local food and drinks. What a lovely lady, was our guide Nozomi. She took us to the geisha neighbourhood. She is so vivid and kind. After a walk with her, you know the history and the way it works today. But you also learn to know her and she is interested in who you are. After the walk

Raf8400

14th April 2023

Night Tour of Kanazawa
Night Tour Kanazawa

Kanazawa night tour – highly recommended

Kanazawa Night Tour

We (a group of 4) did the Kanazawa night tour with guide Nozomi. It was wonderful. Nozomi was very knowledgeable, had terrific English and was a complete delight to spend time with. The dinner at the end of the waking tour was excellent- some of the best food we have had in Japan. A really delightful night. Very highly recommended!

X1638JY

14th April 2023

Great day in Kanazawa

Kanazawa Full Day Tour (Private Guide)

Our experience on our private tour of Kanazawa was wonderful. Our guide Reiko met with us first to talk about options for the tour and our preferences and then tailored the tour to our interests. One member of our group wanted to learn more about gold leaf for which Kanazawa is famous. Reiko arranged a demonstration of the process at a local…

Kanazawa Customer

3rd April 2023

Hirotake Imanishi

Brilliant Day in Shirakawago and Kanazawa

Shirakawago – Hida Furukawa – Takayama(Private)

We had a phenomenal day due in no small part to the excellence of our guide, Michiko Kamatami, and our driver Taka Hayashi. They provided superlative assistance and smoothed our way to and through our various itinerary objectives. They were accommodating and flexible, allowing us to tailor our tour of Kanazawa to meet our varied interests and time constraints…

Wil Yates

27th March 2023

Fantastic day in Kanazawa

Kanazawa Half Day Tour (Private Guide)

Loved the history lesson from Michiko. Michiko was a fantastic guide and took us to the great spots in Kanazawa. We spent a lovely day out exploring Kanazawa. Thank you to Michiko for organising gold leafing at the end of our tour. This was very fun and a highlight of our tour. Highly recommended tour…

Manda

25th March 2023

Wonderful half day tour in Kanazawa

Kanazawa Half Day Tour (Private Guide)

We had a wonderful tour thanks to Kayo who is a fabulous tour guide who shared her extensive knowledge of all the sites we wished to see. We also enjoyed leaning much about Japanese culture. Kayo was excellent being able to answer any questions we had. I definitely recommend booking this tour and hope you are lucky enough to have Kayo as your guide…

Lisa_R

25th March 2023

Wonderful Tour with Expert Guide

Kanazawa Full Day Tour (Private Guide)

Tony, our guide, paid attention to our requests for areas to tour, and then some. He took us to a smaller Geisha section of town than the one most people go to. There we went into a working tea room, met the proprietor, a charming fellow in his 80’s, who showed us around, explained what they do and made us tea…

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21st March 2023

Great experience, so worth it

Kanazawa Half Day Tour (Private Guide)

We were only in Kanazawa for 1/2 a day, so we booked this tour in hopes we’d see some of the city before we had to move on. Our guide Nozomi was friendly, knowledgeable, and so lovely to spend half our day with! We learnt a lot, laughed a lot, and left Kanazawa with warm memories despite the cold weather…

jorgien

22nd February 2023

Unbelievable, unforgettable experience

Kanazawa Full Day Tour (Private Guide)

I think this experience will be one of our top memories in Japan. Ms. Nozomi Kondo was truly unbelievable – what an amazing person. So kind, so enthusiastic, and knew EVERYTHING. No matter what she was showing you you wanted to go down the rabbit hole with her. She truly loves Kanazawa and it shines through in everything she does…

MARTHA G

22nd February 2023

Don’t miss the opportunity to see and learn about Japan

Kanazawa Full Day Tour (Private Guide)

Our guide Nozomi combined a day and evening walk into an amazing experience. With so much to see and do, Nozomi made it possible to visit many amazing places. Her well informed commentary meant we didn’t just see the samurai and geisha districts, the gardens, parks, shrines and bridges, but we also learned about them and the history of Japan…

jorgk983

14th November 2022