Kanazawa Castle and Gyokusen-inmaru Garden
Kanazawa · Temples & castles, Viewpoints · Feudal castle of the Maeda clan with restored gardens and a museum; main grounds free, interior 320 ¥.
310 ¥ Book now View on Google Maps
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From free temples and legendary neighbourhoods to food tours, viewpoints and day experiences. We bring together the things to see and do in the main cities of Japan — Tokyo, Kyoto, Osaka and more — with their city, type and indicative price, so you can build your trip without getting lost among a thousand tabs.
Kanazawa Castle and Gyokusen-inmaru Garden
Kanazawa · Temples & castles, Viewpoints · Feudal castle of the Maeda clan with restored gardens and a museum; main grounds free, interior 320 ¥.
310 ¥ Book now View on Google Maps
Kanazawa · Tradition, Workshops · Take part in an authentic tea ceremony next to the Kenroku-en garden, with a licensed master who explains each step; admission around 2.000 ¥.
1,500–2,499 ¥ Book now View on Google Maps
Day trip to Shirakawa-go (and Takayama) from Kanazawa
Kanazawa · Nature, Viewpoints · A full-day bus trip from Kanazawa to the World Heritage village of Shirakawa-go and the historic centre of Takayama; tour from around 9.000 ¥.
5,000–10,000 ¥ Book now View on Google Maps
Higashi Chaya, the tea-house district
Kanazawa · Tradition, Viewpoints · Kanazawa's best-preserved historic geisha district with 19th-century machiya; free stroll, tea houses with visits.
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Kenroku-en, one of the three most beautiful gardens in Japan
Kanazawa · Nature, Tradition · Edo-era landscape garden with a pond, fountain and iconic lanterns; adult admission 320 ¥.
320 ¥ Book now View on Google Maps
Omicho Market (fresh cuisine and seafood of Kanazawa)
Kanazawa · Gastronomy, Shopping · Kanazawa's largest covered market with 170 stalls; seafood from the Sea of Japan and local produce; free entry.
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Nagamachi, the samurai district
Kanazawa · Tradition, Viewpoints · Lanes with adobe walls and canals of Kanazawa's samurai district; free stroll, Nomura house 550 ¥.
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Nishi Chaya, the western tea-house district
Kanazawa · Tradition, Viewpoints · Kanazawa's second tea-house district, more intimate and less visited than Higashi; stroll and craft shops free.
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Kanazawa · Tradition, Workshops · Rent a kimono with professional dressing and stroll the tea-house districts and Kenroku-en garden; plan from around 3.000 ¥.
2,500–4,999 ¥ Book now View on Google Maps
Snow crab zuwaigani (Nov-Mar season)
Kanazawa · Gastronomy · Kanazawa's most coveted gastronomic delicacy; a whole crab served in many ways from 3.000-8.000 ¥.
2,500–4,999 ¥ View on Google Maps
Do not try to see everything. A typical two-week trip allows you to combine the essentials of Tokyo, Kyoto and Osaka with one or two day trips (Nara, Hakone, Miyajima). Mix registers: a morning of temples, an afternoon of neighbourhood and food, and leave gaps to improvise. Filter by city to see what fits each stop and by price if you want to balance free and paid.
Many of the best experiences — strolling Fushimi Inari at dawn, getting lost in Shinjuku at night, Nishiki market — cost nothing. Save the budget for what really deserves it: a teamLab, a food tour or a timed-entry ticket. Once you are clear on your favourites, put them into a route with real costs from the planner.
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There is everything. Many of the great must-dos are free: temples and shrines such as Fushimi Inari, parks, neighbourhoods such as Akihabara or the Arashiyama bamboo grove. Paid activities usually run between 500 and 3,000 ¥ (a museum, a viewpoint, a ticket), and premium experiences (teamLab, theme parks, guided tours) exceed 5,000 ¥. On each card you will see the price when we have it confirmed.
Most do not: you enter temples, parks and neighbourhoods directly. It is worth booking days or weeks ahead for the ones with limited capacity — teamLab, the Ghibli Museum, some tours and workshops — especially in high season (sakura in spring and momiji in autumn). When an activity allows online booking, you will find the Book button on its card.
It depends on your route. The JR Pass is worth it if you are going to make several long journeys between cities (Tokyo–Kyoto–Hiroshima); for getting around within a single city, almost never. You can check it with our JR Pass calculator or read the JR Pass guide.
Yes. Our trip planner distributes the nights between cities according to your budget and pace, and suggests activities per day with their estimated costs. It is the fastest way to go from "I want to see this" to a complete route with real numbers.