Kanazawa’s Kenrokuen garden and geisha districts, Kaga’s hot springs and the Noto Peninsula coast.
Kanazawa is about 2.5 hours from Tokyo on the Hokuriku Shinkansen. Two nights let you see the city and add a hot-spring town.
JapaLens editorial guide · Read in about 5 minutesKenrokuen is one of Japan’s three great gardens, beside Kanazawa Castle Park. Higashi Chaya district has wooden teahouses, the 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art is nearby, and Omicho Market sells seafood.
Loop buses from Kanazawa Station reach the main sights; Kenrokuen opens early in the morning.
Read this area guide →Yamanaka, Yamashiro, Katayamazu and Awazu form the Kaga hot-spring towns. Yamanaka has the Kakusenkei Gorge walk; Yamashiro has a public bathhouse in the town centre.
Kagaonsen Station is on the Hokuriku Shinkansen; inns often run shuttle buses.
Read this area guide →The peninsula is known for Wajima lacquerware and rugged coastline. Areas were badly damaged by the January 2024 earthquake and the September 2024 floods, and recovery is ongoing.
Check the latest road, transport and facility information from Ishikawa Prefecture before visiting.
Read this area guide →An editorial route idea, not a timed tour. Adjust it for weather, opening days and your walking pace.
Kenrokuen garden in the early morning.
Seafood bowl at Omicho Market.
21st Century Museum, then Higashi Chaya district.
Kaga cuisine dinner, or move on to a hot-spring inn.
Try sushi and snow crab in winter, jibuni duck stew, gold-leaf sweets and Kanazawa curry.
Stay near Kanazawa Station for transport or near Korinbo for walking. Book a ryokan in Kaga Onsen for a hot-spring night.
Hokuriku Shinkansen to Kanazawa and Kagaonsen. In the city, use loop buses or walk.
