It is said that Kanazawa is the only place where you can find all types of Japanese traditional art, and various types of traditional performances as well. We can provide you with thorough and appropriately customized information for tourism in Kanazawa focused on traditional aesthetic experiences.
The following are just a few examples of what you can experience in Kanazawa.
- Private tour of museums attended by curators and artists
- Special admission to a seasonal exhibition of rarely displayed traditional craft masterpieces
- Private tour of Kanazawa castle and one of Japan’s three best Japanese gardens, Kenroku-en, attended by specialists
- The following activities can be arranged at traditional tea houses, Japanese restaurants and various cultural institutes:
- Fountain pen clinic featuring maki-e fountain pen
- Private viewing of Japanese theater (Noh, Kyogen, traditional dancing, etc.)
- Participation in Japanese drumming, Japanese flower arrangement, etc.
- Savor traditional cuisine once served to the samurais of the Kaga feudal lord
- View the traditional methods of preparing auspicious food and give it a try yourself
- Various introductory activities to maki-e in collaboration with food, fashion, etc.
- Private viewing of Noh masks attended by artisans
- Introductory activities to the world of incense
- Blend your original incense or tea to be stored in an original maki-e case
- Visit workshops of traditional craft (Japanese paper, gold leaf, Japanese musical instruments, etc.)
- Make Japanese sweets with Kanazawa’s established tea ceremony sweets makers
