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A private four-to-five-hour walk around Kanazawa by foot and local bus, with a local guide who is also a nurse.
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First-time visitors on a longer call who want Kanazawa's main sights in a sensible order at a gentle pace.
It meets inside Kanazawa Station, not at the port, so add the shuttle or bus from the cruise terminal both ways. Bus fares, entrance fees and food are extra — and the listing asks guests to pay the guide's fares and entries too.
Guide languages: English, Japanese. Cancellation: For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time. Run by Yuri.
Our own guides to the stops — so you know what you are booking before you book it.
~4.5h with transfersOne of Japan’s three perfect gardens — two-legged lanterns, ancient pines under snow ropes, water borrowed from a river ten kilometers away.
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~4hLattice-fronted geisha houses from the 1820s, now cafes and gold-leaf ateliers.
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~3.5hThe 300-year-old market’s morning glory: snow crab in season, sweet shrimp and uni year-round, stacked over rice while the stallholders shout.
Our guide to it →~4.5hThe garden explained — why that stone, why that pine, what the lords were saying with water.
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~4h with Kenroku-enThe Maeda lords’ restored fortress — lead-tiled roofs built to be melted into bullets in a siege that never came.
Our guide to it →Booked through Viator (a Tripadvisor company). There is rarely a tour desk at the pier, so book before you sail.
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A private four-to-five-hour walk around Kanazawa by foot and local bus, with a local guide who is also a nurse. Best for: First-time visitors on a longer call who want Kanazawa's main sights in a sensible order at a gentle pace.
About 8 hours. The tour runs 4 hr – 5 hr; add half an hour to get off the ship and keep the hour before all-aboard free. The meeting point is Kanazawa Station; add the shuttle or bus from the cruise terminal both ways.
The operator's policy: For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time. The operator may cancel for bad weather, with a refund.
It meets inside Kanazawa Station, not at the port, so add the shuttle or bus from the cruise terminal both ways. Bus fares, entrance fees and food are extra — and the listing asks guests to pay the guide's fares and entries too.
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