Ishikawa in Half a Day: Samurai & Higashi Chaya — Guide Sho

November, 2024

This is a private guided tour report by Japan Guide Agency (JGA Inc.), a network of 1,000+ government-licensed, English-speaking local guides across all 47 prefectures of Japan. Not affiliated with the Japan Guide Association.

Tour Itinerary

  • 09:50　Meet at Hotel Kanazawa Station West Exit
  • 10:20　Samurai District
  • 11:15　Kenrokuen Garden
  • 12:15　Kanazawa Castle
  • 13:15　Higashi Chaya District
  • 14:10　Disband at Kanazawa Station

Tour Itinerary in Detail

This private tour of Ishikawa began at 09:50, when the guide met the guests at Hotel Kanazawa Station West Exit, and finished at 14:10. The day ran to 4 hours and 20 minutes from start to finish.

From there the group visited Samurai District at 10:20, Kenrokuen Garden at 11:15, Kanazawa Castle at 12:15 and Higashi Chaya District at 13:15.

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I guided a group visiting from Oceania.

They enjoyed the traditional rooms of the Nomura Samurai House in the samurai district.

At Kenrokuen Garden, they praised the view of the autumn foliage and Hisago-ike Pond.

The guests showed great interest in the types of wood used for the floors and beams of structures such as the Gojukken Nagaya at Kanazawa Castle.

They also seemed to like the elegant guest rooms of Shima in the Higashi Chaya District.

Since one of the guests smoked, we looked for a smoking area at Kenrokuen Garden.

This time, the guests enjoyed the historic buildings and the scenery of the nature-rich gardens.

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Tour Report by Sho

I majored in civil engineering at a college and am interested in historical infrastructures. I have also guided foreign people around Ishikawa Prefecture, Toyama Prefecture, Gifu Prefecture, and Fukui Prefecture as an international activity of an English circle. I was a volunteer interpreter at the training camp for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games in 2021.

Hokuriku region has a lot of sightseeing spots as follows, beautiful landscapes like Kenrokuen Garden and Tateyama, tasty food like traditional Kaga dishes and fresh seafood from Toyama Bay, traditional crafts like Kaga Yuzen dyeing, Takaoka copperware, and Inami woodcarving. I introduce these spots and historical infra tourism such as Kurobe dam and industrial tourism.

I also work as a translator. I translated the Japanese firefly squid tourism pamphlet into English in 2020.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/shoten-sasaki/

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