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Tour Itinerary
- 9:30 Meet at the hotel
- 9:45 At the customer's request, buy baby food for their 14-month-old daughter at Matsumoto Kiyoshi in the basement of the Ichiba-kan building at Omicho Market.
- 10:10 Stroll around Omicho
- 10:30 Slowly walk and enjoy the strolling path from the back of Omicho Market, passing through Otebori and Hakuchoro toward Kenrokuen
- 11:00 Stroll around Kenrokuen
- 11:40 Visit the Ishikawa Crafts and Culture Museum next to Kenrokuen
- 12:30 Call a taxi and head to Korinbo
- 12:45 Enter a restaurant on the 7th floor of the Daiwa department store in Korinbo and have lunch
- 13:45 Catch a taxi and head to Sakuda gold leaf shop near Higashi Chaya District
- 14:00 Arrive at Sakuda, tour the gold leaf manufacturing process, and enjoy shopping. Purchase 4 souvenirs
- 14:30 At Amano tea shop near Higashi Chaya District, enjoy Kaga bocha tea and local sweets
- 15:00 Stroll around Higashi Chaya District. In front of the kenban, they were pleased because they could hear the sound of the geiko practicing shamisen and nagauta on the second floor of the kenban.
- 15:45 After explaining Shima, a building that was an old okiya, since it was past 15:30, the customers went to tour on their own, and the guiding ended here.
What Is a Private Walking Tour of Kanazawa Like? A Licensed Guide's Report
Today the rainy season began in Kanazawa. With rain coming and going throughout the day, the guests enjoyed strolling through Kanazawa's back streets during the breaks in the weather.
The guests explored while pushing a stroller, and they especially liked the small paths leading from Otebori through Shirotori-ji to Kenrokuen, as well as the back streets lined with old houses near the Higashi Chaya District.
Also, right after meeting at the Hotel, the guests were very pleased because the day before they had not been able to find a place to buy baby food, so they asked the guide where to buy it and were able to go get some.
After eating the baby food, the young member of the group became very lively and happily ate udon at a restaurant in Daiwa.
For lunch, the guests requested a place where they could eat sushi and sashimi, that was spacious, and that had safe seating suitable for a small child, so I chose a restaurant with a great view on the 7th floor of the Daiwa department store.
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Hello.
My name is Masayo Shirai.
I have been a national licensed tour guide of English since April in 2014.
I was born. raised, and still living near the Higashi Chaya District in Kanazawa.
I have guided lots of foreign guests in my hometown Kanazawa, Gokayama, Shirakawago, Takaymam, Kaga, Fukui, and Toyama.
I have guided FIT, highend FIT, group tour, and bus tours.
I have been learning tea cemoney, flower arrangement, and noh performance of noh chanting and playing the hand drum.
I can take you to the experience spot of such traditional cultural spots in my hometown, Kanazawa,
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Kanazawa visit
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Very interesting tour with Masayo. She took us…
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Tripadvisor review: Kanazawa 6hr Private Tour with Government Licensed Guide
Very interesting tour with Masayo. She took us to excellent locations including the Samurai
housing district and super location for lunch.
Jun 27, 2025
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Pleasant and interesting morning
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Masayo was our guide for the morning.…
Jun 27, 2025
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Pleasant and interesting morning
Tripadvisor review: Kanazawa 4hr Private Tour with Government Licensed Guide
Masayo was our guide for the morning. She met us at our hotel and took us on a very interesting tour of some of the main sites in Kanazawa She was pleasant company ,letting us spend as much time as we wanted at each place. Masayo told us many intriguing facts about the history of the area and the local culture
Mar 16, 2025
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Wonderful!!!
Tripadvisor review: Kanazawa 6hr Private Tour with Government Licensed Guide
We loved our time with Masayo! Thank you for a…
Mar 16, 2025
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Wonderful!!!
Tripadvisor review: Kanazawa 6hr Private Tour with Government Licensed Guide
We loved our time with Masayo! Thank you for a wonderful tour. Jason and I learned so much and enjoyed every minute. We will definitely recommend her to our loved ones who would like to visit Kanazawa. It is such a beautiful city!
We are looking forward to dinner at her sushi restaurant tonight! Thank you for the recommendation.
Just so you know – we went to Huni restaurant for dinner last night and it was fantastic. Chef Takuo is an amazing cook and he is an artist, too! Please recommend it to your travelers.
Jan 3, 2025
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A day in Kanazawa with Masayo!
Tripadvisor review: Kanazawa 6hr Private Tour with Government Licensed Guide
Masayo Shirai was an excellent…
Jan 3, 2025
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A day in Kanazawa with Masayo!
Tripadvisor review: Kanazawa 6hr Private Tour with Government Licensed Guide
Masayo Shirai was an excellent guide! We had the best experience & she showed us many
local spots and the best sushi! Thankyou Masayo!!