Kanazawa Half-Day Adventure
Visit the main tourist locations of the city: Kenroku Garden, Higashi Chaya Geisha District and 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art while enjoying the comfort and technology of modern travel.
You want to get an overview of the city main locations?
Have only half a day in Kanazawa but you don’t know what to do there?
Looking to learn about the stories, characters and customs
that make up the landscape of Kanazawa?
Then this is the perfect tour for you.
Ideal for first time visitors but also highly enjoyed by Kanazawa locals,
this half-day tour takes you to the main tourist locations of the city:
Kenrokuen Garden, 21st Century Museum and Higashi Chaya Geisha District.
The tour features over 30 in-bus explanations and videos about points of interest. They play automatically as the bus moves around the city. Seat comfortably, enjoy the unparallel view from the bus, and let our bus attendants take care of you.
At the end of the tour, you can stay at Omicho Market to enjoy a late lunch at this historical kitchen of Kanazawa (around 13:40).
Features:
- More than two hours and a half of time between Kenrokuen Garden, Higashi Chaya Geisha District and 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art
- Over 30 in-bus video explanations with one tablet per seat
- Tourism maps to facilitate your visit to each location
- Bus attendant and driver
- Discount coupons for a few select Higashi Chaya stores
- Entrance fee for Kenrokuen-garden
- Boarding at Sainoniwa Hotel or Kanazawa Station
- Drop off at Omicho Market, Kanazawa Station or Sainoniwa Hotel at the end of the tour
We can also provide disposable earphones, but feel free to bring yours for more comfort.
Not Included:
- 21st Century Museum exhibition entrance fee
- Personal purchases
- Lunch
Meal options:
Breakfast at Kanazawa Sainoniwa Hotel
Price: 1000 yen/person
Enjoy high-ranked buffet style breakfast before going to the tour. It is available from 7:00 to 9:30, so please come to the hotel so you have enough time before the tour.
※Please reserve at least 3 days in advance.
Sushi Waka lunch set at Kanazawa Sainoniwa Hotel
Price: 4000 yen/person
After the tour spend a relaxing time in Kanazawa Sainoniwa Hotel restaurant, enjoying sushi lunch prepared and delivered specially for you from Waka Sushi.
※Please reserve at least 4 days in advance.
*You can choose the options you want when reserving the tour on this page
Itinerary
| 7:00-9:30 | Breakfast at Kanazawa Sainoniwa Hotel for those who chose this option |
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| 9:40 am | Departure from Kanazawa Sainoniwa Hotel |
| 10:00 am | Departure from Kanazawa Station West Exit Group Bus Parking Area |
| Kenrokuen Garden (around 60 minutes) *Tea Ceremony Experience for those who chose this option (40 minutes) 21st Century Museum (around 40 minutes)Higashi Chaya Geisha District (around 60 minutes) Omicho Market (Option to leave the tour at Omicho) | |
| 13:40 | Return to Kanazawa Station West Exit Group Bus Parking Area *Sushi Waka lunch set at Kanazawa Sainoniwa Hotel for those who chose this option |
How to get to the bus boarding area
Tour Details
| Price | ¥6,000/person; 3,000 JPY – If you are staying at Kanazawa Sainoniwa Hotel |
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| Tour schedule | In general, the tour is scheduled daily except Mondays. Please contact us to check availability. |
| Departure time | 9:40 from Kanazawa Sainoniwa Hotel 10:00 from Kanazawa Station West Exit |
| Arrival | 13:40 at Kanazawa Station West Exit Group Bus Parking Area |
| Cancel Policy | For changes or cancellations, a fee may be charged as follows: 10 to 8 days before the tour … 20% 7 to 2 days before the tour … 30% Day before the tour … 40% The day of the tour … 50% After the tour starts or cancellation without contact … 100% |
| Minimum number of participants | 1 person |