Even if you have only one day in Kanazawa, you still can visit most touristic places.
- Omicho market
- Kazuemachi geisha district
- Higashi chayagai geisha district
- Sakuda gold leaf shop
- Kenrokuen
- 21st century contemporary art museum
- Nagamachi samurai district and Nomura samurai house
- Kanazawa station
Recommended itinerary
Omicho market
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10 minutes walking from Kanazawa station.
Omicho market is a Kanazawa’s local market that sells everything you have in your kitchen – meat, vegetables and fishes.
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Kazuemachi chayagai (Geisha district)
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10 minutes walking from Omicho.
A small geisha district. 1m wide road like a maze besides Asano river is like a different world. There are three geisha district in Kanazawa. Although Kazuemachi is least touristic, the atmosphere is nice.
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Higashi chaya geisha district
![HIgashi chayagai](/wp-content/uploads/itineraries/71_photo_higashichayagai.jpg)
5 minutes from Kazuemachi.
The biggest geisha district. The wooden houses characterized with lattice are beautiful. You may think as if you are in old days.
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Sakuda gold leaf factory
![Sakuda gold leaf](/wp-content/uploads/itineraries/71_photo_sakuda.jpg)
1 minute from Higashi chaya district.
Kanazawa is famous for gold lead and 99% of gold leaf in Japan is made in Kanazawa. They show how to make gold leaf. And they serve tea with gold dust for free.
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Kenrokuen
![Kenrokuen](/wp-content/uploads/itineraries/71_photo_kenrokuen.jpg)
20 minutes by walking. 6 minutes by bus.
The most famous garden in Japan. One of the three great Japanese garden in Japan. Even if you have only half a day, you must not miss here. Definitely recommend.
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21st century contemporary art museum
![21st century museum](/wp-content/uploads/itineraries/71_photo_21st-museum.jpg)
Across Kenrokuen.
One of the most famous contemporary art museum in Japan. If you see an exhibition, you will spend whole a day. So, it is better to look around admission-free zone.
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Nagamachi samurai district
![Nagamachi samurai district](/wp-content/uploads/itineraries/71_photo_nagamachi.jpg)
10minutes from 21st century contemporary are museum
Middle-classed samurai are lived here during federal samurai period. There is a house you can come in – Nomura samurai house. The garden in Nomura house is definitely recommended.
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Kanazawa station
![Kanazawa station](/wp-content/uploads/itineraries/71_photo_kanazawa-station.jpg)
20 minutes walking or 10 minutes by bus from Nagamachi samurai district.
How to get there
Address
Hours and Fees
Hours | 9:00am to 5:00pm |
Closed | No closing days |
Entrance-fee | No entrance fees |