Experience Kanazawa
Beyond the Guidebooks

Selda was communicative before the tour and worked with me to adjust the itinerary a few times based on changes in our other plans. She let me know in advance that there’s a festival during the weekend of our arrival and sent me the schedule so we could enjoy the activities. We loved all the stories and historical knowledge as well as the local foodie tips. Highly enjoyed our tour!

Was a very enjoyable tour with Selda. by skipping the main attractions (as requested), I could see sights I would have surely missed if walking on my own.

Our tour guide Zelda was brilliant very informative and passionate about Kanazawa.

Wonderful! The guide was lively, informative and interesting. I would highly recommend this tour!!!!

Akari was a lovely, interesting and informative tour guide. Her English is great! We really enjoyed our time with her. We would highly recommend a tour with Akari!

Very friendly guide (Akari), knowledgeable, funny, great experience

This tour was worked out personally with my guide, Garrett. He tailored the destinations to match my interest in culture, geography, and history. He also modified the itinerary to provide me a better transportation option to return to my cruise ship. As a guide He was thorough, thoughtful, knowledgeable, sociable and great company.

Tour molto piacevole con Mouri, che mi ha guidata tra le principali attrazioni di Kanazawa, ma anche angoli nascosti e storie locali affascinanti Very enjoyable tour with Mouri, who guided me through the main attractions of Kanazawa, but also hidden corners and fascinating local stories

The tour was amazing, Jorge met me at my BnB and organized based on what I wanted to see. He was very knowledgeable about the history and places, but also made the tour fun and engaging. He also send some useful information to where to eat and what to see in my next few days. Overall great experience and I will definitely book a second tour when I'm back in Japan :)

Jorge (through city unscripted) was absolutely amazing. Jorge really took us to off the beaten path places. It was also New Year’s Day and most sites were closed, but Jorge still showed us a number of amazing things we would have never seen without a guide. We also thoroughly enjoyed talking to Jorge and leaning about Japan

Real off the beaten path experience

Megumi was a wonderful walking tour host who was enthusiastic, knowledgeable and flexible and went above and beyond expectations!

Highly recommend the private tour. It doesn’t cost much more than a normal tour for a family of four and you can spend more time talking with your guide. Megumi was fantastic. She was personable and very knowledgeable about the attractions in Kanazawa. Would highly recommend.

Lots of background information, very authentic.

Megumi was so knowledgeable and had many interesting stories to tell us.

The tour was very interesting. 3 very intense hours in which we visited the 2 gardens of Kanazawa , the castle and the Samurai quarter by entering two dwellings. The guide was helpful and kind , doing his best to make us understand the history and culture of Kanazawa. I highly recommend this walking tour, you get into the life and customs of the city. Finally, he recommended a restaurant or place frequented only by locals. Excellent and inexpensive. They do not speak English , but we get by.

Rimiko took me to some of the best sights of Kanazawa. The large amounts of information and history she shared with me were quite valuable to help take in all the sites around town. I would 100% recommend this tour. it was nice as well that the tour was focussed on my interest, so getting to eat local snacks was for sure a highlight. ❤️ oh and she made my wish of seeing one of the last remaining Sakura’s come true!

Rimiko took me to some of the best sights of Kanazawa. The large amounts of information and history she shared with me were quite valuable to help take in all the sites around town. I would 100% recommend this tour. it was nice as well that the tour was focussed on my interest, so getting to eat local snacks was for sure a highlight. Oh and she made my wish of seeing one of the last remaining Sakura's come true!

Rimiko took me to some of the best sights of Kanazawa. The large amounts of information and history she shared with me were quite valuable to help take in all the sites around town. I would 100% recommend this tour. it was nice as well that the tour was focussed on my interest, so getting to eat local snacks was for sure a highlight. Oh and she made my wish of seeing one of the last remaining Sakura's come true!

We completed a full day walking tour of Kanazawa, with Harumi Hirano as our guide. She is highly proficient in English and has an excellent knowledge of the city and its history. Apart from that, she was able to provide us with valuable insights on Japanese culture and society. Her tour covered the usual Kanazawa attractions such as the Samurai and Geisha distrcts, Kenrokuen garden, Omicho market and the castle, along with several shrines. But what made her tour excellent was a stop at the Kanazawa Museum of Contemporary Art, to view several of the free exhibits. While there, we took in the Miniature Life exhibition. Overall, Harumi was attentive to what we wanted in our tour and she also suggested several excellent restaurants for lunch. We would highly recommend Harumi, if you are considering a tour of Kanazawa.

Harumi was a fantastic guide who provided a truly wonderful tour of Kanazawa’s historical areas. She was knowledgeable, friendly, and made the experience unforgettable. Highly recommended!

Harumi was a fantastic guide who provided a truly wonderful tour of Kanazawa's historical areas. She was knowledgeable, friendly, and made the experience unforgettable. Highly recommended!

We loved her personality. She had much knowlegde about the areas we visited and presented it in a very interesting way. Our best guide in Japan so far. Her english was excellent.

What I enjoyed the most was the one on one experience with Mouri, my host. At first I was skeptical of the tour as I was thinking this was going to be just another tour where they spew the same information to all tourists, but as I spoke out on what I wanted and Mouri listened, it became more intimate and interesting. We must have walked a hundred miles in those 3 hours because there was so much I wanted to learn and how much he enjoyed showing off his town. It was fabulous. Thank you Mouri !!!

The tour of Kanazawa was great! Mouri showed us many places and customized the tour to our liking. We were able to spend more time in the places we want and skip the areas we were not interested in. There is a lot of walking! So be prepared and wear good shoes!

Mo was very flexible and accommodating to our needs. We enjoyed our time with him and his interesting insights and perspective. He is definitely knowledgeable about ramen!

This was the highlight of my trip to Kanazawa!!! I was very lucky to meet Mouri. I had booked the tour to Shirakawa go in the day and only had the evening spare before heading to my next destination. I was a solo traveller trying to make the most of the city. Mouri was super flexible and took me on a full tour of his city to show me the most hidden gems. He is a fun but calming presence and has such passion for his city - it's contagious! It ended up being so much fun we overran our time and he even ended up staying to have dinner. Grateful to have met him :))) and felt more like a friend than a tour guide - would recommend a tour with him specifically for sure!

Lucy was very knowledgeable and made our tour of Kanazawa very pleasant. We would highly recommend this tour.

Lucy was great! We were a large group with a huge age range (5-79), and one person who couldn’t walk far distances. She worked very hard to find a place that would accommodate us all (the day after Christmas no less!) but that would also us to try the local cuisine. Although we were not able to do the traditional food walking tour- we nonetheless had a wonderful time and got to experience local Kanazawan foods.

It was a wonderful tour. Our Tourguide (Lucy) was very Knowledgeable and made sure that the experience was designed for us. We loves it

Our tour guide made contact on What’s App as soon as we booked to arrange to meet and set our itinerary. I had to rearrange and she was very flexible . Our tour was interesting-our guide was knowledgeable and charming and we really enjoyed our tour. I would highly recommend !

Saki showed us her city and create an amazing experience for the whole family. Our kids really enjoyed the experience as well. She even made bookings and arranged a cab company to continue our trip. She clearly exceeded our expectations. Thank you !

Saki was just great to be around. It felt like a tour with a friend - and also she managed to integrate all our spontaneous ideas. We were grateful, that Saki was our guide!

We had a fantastic day with Saki, who gave us a wealth of insight into Kanazawa and Japanese history. She was very friendly and accommodating, and she catered to our requests (we clarified our interests beforehand via a short survey and also directly with Saki via WhatsApp). She also introduced us to the Japanese language, and we went out for sushi together at our request—now we know how it's done! :) We would book a tour through this provider again.

We loved our experience, definitely we would love to take another tour with Saki.

Despite heavy rain, Yukari showed us a few hidden gems away from the crowds. She was flexible, adapting to the weather. My wife and I had a great time. She spoke perfect English and provided great communication before our tour, even making sure we made bus reservations ahead of time when she found out we wanted to go to Shirakawa Go. We were thankful for her tip as we snagged one the last reservations.

Yukari is a responsible guide , friendly n helpful , explain every sightseeing spots' information in detail n patiently , worth to join the tour .

Yukari is a responsible guide , she showed on time , friendly n helpful , even something not her duty . She told detail of every sightseeing spots , I can know more about the history , today is a wonderful experience to explore Kanazawa .

Yukari was awesome. She listened right off to understand exactly what interested me. As a result the 3 hours exceeded my expectation and went far too quickly. To me ‘unscripted’ means just that! To be prepared to go where the interest is and as a result I had a completely unexpected opportunity that I would. Ever have experienced without the help and patience of Yukari. She was relatable and made for a genuinely surprising and memorable experience

Katie is an excellent guide. Her communication prior to the tour was very good, leaving no uncertainty regarding the initial meeting place and the tour’s itinerary. She is a very friendly person with warm personality, very knowledgeable and her English is excellent. For any tourist planning a walking tour in Kanazawa, I definitely recommend Katie as their guide.

We had a great day with Katie. She showed us the best places of Kanazawa. Her deep knowledge made our tour of Kenrokuen Garden and the city to something special. Katie is aware of the western mentality. Thats makes her tour fascinating. We learned a lot about the difference between Western and Japanese culture. Understanding Japanese mentality and culture makes our further trip in this wonderful country even more enjoyable.

Katie was delightful and gave us a choice of Kanazawa highlights to visit in our 4 hours. The Kenrokuen park was my favourite - incredibly beautiful. We saw a lot without rushing and Katie was very personable, great company and even ran over time in order to help me find her recommended instant dashi in a store.

Tour was tailored for us and went to where we wanted to go. Katie was a friendly guide thank you

We had an excellent experience with our guide Sho! He was so very friendly and worked with us to create an itinerary that matched what we wanted to see as well as our culinary interests, since we booked a tour over lunch. We particularly enjoyed sharing a meal with him, as he introduced us to yakiniku!

Sho was an amazing guide - he took a lot of great photos of us and showed us unique things about the sites we visited. Since he had background as an engineer, he made learning about the castle building really interesting!

Our guide Sho was very knowledgeable and thorough for our day. We saw many beautiful areas in Kanazawa even though it was rainy, windy and very cold. Our guide lifted our spirits and we had a great time.

Sho was a very knowledgeable and enjoyable guide. We saw the best parts of Kanazawa without feeling rushed. Highly recommend!

Ike was amazing today she was a great host and ensured we were taken to places we may have missed ourselves. Great host thank you very much.

Iku was a wonderful guide from early communication in the lead up to the tour right through to our goodbyes at the end. Iku was knowledgeable and shared this with us in a very inclusive and warm manner. Iku tailored the tour around areas of personal interest to us and was very flexible and accommodating for any last minute alterations. Would highly Iku for anyone

Iku requested information from me in advance regarding my interests & what I hoped to experience in Kanazawa…then she planned our itinerary to combine my ideas with her own professional experience to create a fantastic day. This is her city & she knows every corner of it.

Iku is a wonderful guide…the best!!! She is knowledgeable, professional, and delights in sharing her home city with a guest. She has a great personality and fun sense of humor as well. I highly recommend her to anyone who wants to enjoy a special day in Kanazawa.

We had a terrific day in Kanazawa with our tour guide Karolina. She is from Poland and speaks excellent English and Japanese. This really helped in communicating with us, as well as, getting answers to our questions from the Japanese vendors and experience hosts. Since she also lives in Kanazawa, you could not tell that she was not Japanese because of her mannerisms, so the experience was very authentic. She could very clearly relate the history of the places we visited, but did not bore us by overly doing so. After answering a survey questionnaire, Karolina was able to develop a terrific itinerary for us that included a gold leaf experience, wagashi workshop, great place to eat lunch, and most of the recommended sites in Kanagawa. Although she kept us on schedule, we did not feel rushed at any spot. She responded to all of our pre-tour questions in a very professional and timely manner. Since it was supposed to rain on the day of our tour, she even carried 3 extra umbrellas with her! So if you plan to visit Kanazawa, book a tour with Karolina. It will be 8 hours well spent!

Karolina planned an excellent tour. She added value at every point.

Karolina B. is an EXCELLENT tour guide. I believe she works for CityUnscripted. Karolina is very knowledgeable about the places we visited and their history. She emailed us after we booked the tour date asking us about the preferred sites and attractions we wished to see. She kept in constant communication with us until the day of the tour. On the day of the tour, she arrived early and waited for us in the lobby. We had originally booked a half-day tour but ended up going over our half-day due to the list of sites we wanted to see and the time we spent at each. She never complained but planned the day around our needs. She is very personable and accommodating. We enjoyed our time with her and would highly recommend her to anyone booking this tour.

I would highly recommend her. Professional, yet still caring and welcoming to any questions I had

Amazing experience! I highly recommend this tour. My guide was very friendly and knowledgeable showing me sites and sharing information I wouldn’t have found on my own. She catered the tour based on my interests and adapted the activities throughout the day based off my needs.

Fumie was a great guide, she showed us the city from a different angle - less touristic, more local flavor which wax exactly what we were looking for.

Can’t say enough great things about my guide Fumir. She went out of her way to find my hotel and meet make our meet up easy breazy!! She took the time to incorporate my interest and show me things I never would have found. A zen garden, a modern water oasis, a cool vintage clothing store, a micro bar alley that was outrageously dope with an old American Jazz vibe, the National Craft Museum. She turned Kanazawa into the second best part of my trip. The other bring my stay at the world class Benesse Museum Hotel in the Seto Islands. Just stupendous!!!!