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Kanazawa

3 Days in Kanazawa

7Stops1UNESCO Site+16Travel Score

Day 1Arrival DayMediumKenroku-en

Kenroku-en

One of Japan's three great gardens.

  1. AM

    Arrive and Settle In

    Check in, drop your bags and get your bearings.

  2. 15:00
    1.5 h

    Kenroku-en Garden

    Kenroku-en

  3. 16:45
    1 h

    Kanazawa Castle Park

    Kanazawa Castle

  4. 19:00
    1.5 h

    Jibu-ni and Kaga dishes

    Food

    Katamachi restaurants

Day 2Day TripFullShirakawa

Shirakawa-gō

Steep thatched farmhouses in a mountain valley.

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Day 3City DayMediumHigashiyama

Higashi Chaya District · 21st Century Museum

Geisha teahouses and gold-leaf ice cream. The Swimming Pool installation.

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Day Trip

Noto Peninsula

Coastal rice terraces and lacquer town.

Day Trip

Takayama

Old merchant streets and morning markets.

Half Day

Ōmichō Market

Seafood bowls for breakfast.

Half Day

Nagamachi Samurai District

Earthen walls and the Nomura samurai house.

When to Go

This version is for Apr–May, Oct–Nov. The best months below come from GoGo's climate data.

Typical highs

Best monthsRain: wettest Jul (242 mm), driest May (118 mm)

Climate: NASA POWER