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Kanazawa Food & Tea Culture Full-Day Private Tour with Nationally-Licensed Guide
Kanazawa Food & Tea Culture Full-Day Private Tour with Nationally-Licensed Guide
Kanazawa Food & Tea Culture Full-Day Private Tour with Nationally-Licensed Guide
Kanazawa Food & Tea Culture Full-Day Private Tour with Nationally-Licensed Guide
Kanazawa Food & Tea Culture Full-Day Private Tour with Nationally-Licensed Guide

Kanazawa Food & Tea Culture Full-Day Private Tour with Government-Licensed Guide

By Japan Guide Agency
10 out of 10
Price is NZ$498 per adult* *Get lower prices by selecting more than 2 adults
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Features
  • 6h
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation
  • Selective hotel pickup
  • Multiple languages
Overview

Since the old days, traditional Japanese culture has been very much a part of daily life in Kanazawa. Its profound charm is attracting attention from overseas.

Kanazawa is well known for its sophisticated food and tea culture. The secret of the popularity of the Kanazawa's cuisine is that it is not just about its taste, but is packed with many Japanese elements such as the spirit of hospitality, the beauty of tea utensils, and traditional methods.

This is the ideal pick for time-tight travellers wanting to discover lots of Kanazawa's dietary highlights in a day. Avoid the potential confusion of public transport system, and travel comfortably with your private local guide.

Note: The National Government Licensed Guide Interpreter certification is issued by the Japanese government requires a good knowledge and understanding of Japanese culture and history.

Activity location

  • Kenrokuen Garden
    • 1-1 Marunouchi,
    • 920-0937, Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • Kenrokuen Garden
    • 1-1 Marunouchi,
    • 920-0937, Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan

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Kanazawa Food & Tea Culture Full-Day Private Tour with Government-Licensed Guide
  • Activity duration is 6 hours6h6h
  • English

Pickup included

Price details
NZ$498.02 x 1 AdultNZ$498.02
Total
Price is NZ$498.02

What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's includedMeet up with guide on foot within designated area of Kanazawa.
  • What's includedWhat's includedLicensed Local English Speaking Guide
  • What's includedWhat's includedCustomisable Tour of your choice of 3-4 sites from 'What to expect' list
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedIf you want to experience Tea ceremony, please let your guide know in advance.
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedTransport fees, Entrance fees, Lunch, and Other personal expenses
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedPrivate Vehicle
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedYou cannot combine multiple tour groups. (Max:10 person)
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedGuide Entry fees are only covered for sights listed under What to Expect.

Know before you book

  • Service animals allowed
  • Public transport options are available nearby
  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
  • Transport options are wheelchair accessible
  • Wheelchair accessible
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • This is a walking tour. Pick up is on foot.

Activity itinerary

Kenrokuen Garden
  • 30m
  • Admission ticket not included
Kenroku-en,one of the three most beautiful gardens in Japan.means a garden combining the six attributes of a perfect garden. As a strolling-style landscape garden,it incorporates fancy designs in every corner,achieving peerless scenery in each season.
Shigure-tei
  • 30m
  • Admission ticket not included
the Shigure-tei Teahouse sits in the middle of Kenroku-en, Kanazawa's stunning traditional stroll garden. Yet another, more hidden, garden sits within the hedged borders of the teahouse property. It can be viewed while enjoying a cup of macha tea and a traditional wagashi sweet or simply from a large tatami room that often welcomes large tour groups. After your refreshment, feel free to step out onto the polished veranda for a better look at the meticulously tended garden.
Kanazawa Kashi Kigata Art Museum
  • 30m
  • Admission ticket not included
Exhibiting over one thousand of items such as wooden Japanese sweet moulds has been in use since the Edo period.
Ohi Pottery Museum
  • 30m
  • Admission ticket not included
Ohi Pottery is a very specific type of pottery that has been made by one family in Kanazawa for 350 years. The Ohi Pottery Museum and Gallery is housed in their old family residence and provides an excellent introduction to this local ceramic tradition.
Omicho Market
  • 1h
Omicho Market (近江町市場, Ōmichō Ichiba) has been Kanazawa's largest fresh food market since the Edo Period. Today, it is a busy and colourful network of covered streets lined by about 200 shops and stalls. While most shops specialise in the excellent local seafood and produce, you can also find flowers, clothing, kitchen tools and more on sale. Although the market is most exciting during the morning hours, it also gets quite busy around noon, when tourists and locals arrive to have lunch at restaurants inside the market. It is not unusual for lines to build in front of the popular restaurants, many of which specialise in rice bowls topped with fresh Kanazawa seafood.
Higashichaya Old Town
  • 30m
A chaya (lit. teahouse) is an exclusive type of restaurant where guests are entertained by geisha who perform song and dance. During the Edo Period, chaya were found in designated entertainment districts, usually just outside the city limits. Kanazawa has three, well preserved chaya districts, Higashi Chayagai (Eastern Chaya District), Nishi Chayagai (Western Chaya District) and Kazuemachi. Of the three districts, the Higashi Chaya District (東茶屋街, Higashi Chayagai) is the largest and by far the most interesting. Two chaya, the Shima Teahouse and Kaikaro Teahouse, are open to the public. Other buildings along the central street now house cafes and shops. One of the shops, Hakuza, sells gold leaf products, a speciality of Kanazawa, and displays a tea ceremony room which is completely covered in gold leaf.

Location

Activity location

  • LOB_ACTIVITIESLOB_ACTIVITIESKenrokuen Garden
    • 1-1 Marunouchi,
    • 920-0937, Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • PEOPLEPEOPLEKenrokuen Garden
    • 1-1 Marunouchi,
    • 920-0937, Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan

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