Walking Tours In Kanazawa

Tailoring each experience to your wishes by locals who love their city

Top private tours in Kanazawa

From exploring cool neighborhoods to eating with the locals to seeing iconic sites, these are some of our favorite experiences

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The best private guides and local insiders in Kanazawa

Looking for the best walking tours in Kanazawa to help you discover the best of this cultural jewel beyond its tourist traps? Our local insiders, who know the city like the back of their hand, have got you covered. On Kanazawa walking tours with City Unscripted, you’ll explore this city beyond its top tourist sights. You’ll get a true taste of the local lifestyle with a local host to tailor the perfect tour. Whether you stick to the main streets in central Kanazawa and uncover beautiful snapshots of centuries-ago Japan, or take the road less traveled down secret alleys your guidebook doesn’t even know exist, walking tours of Kanazawa with City Unscripted will make every step count.

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Kanazawa with a Local - Discover Hidden Paths, Untold Stories, and Local Secrets.

Discover Japanese history & culture

Private walking tours in Kanazawa with our local hosts let you immerse yourself in Japanese culture in its purest sense. Like its more famous cousin, Kyoto, this is a perfectly preserved pocket of old Japan with a trove of cultural treasures around every corner on walking tours of Kanazawa. Want to learn a little more about the city’s past? Our walking tours in Kanazawa give you an interactive history lesson in fascinating areas like Nagamachi, the old samurai district at the foot of Kanazawa Castle, and Higashi Chaya, where elusive geisha float between converted geisha houses.

Get off the beaten track

From preserved history and culture to fantastic food, there are many reasons to book Kanazawa walking tours – but with City Unscripted, you’ll find even more reasons this city is so special. With locals to lead you on the best walking tours in Kanazawa, there’s plenty more to find on the roads less traveled. Explore magical attractions on your Kanazawa walking tours that you might not find on a top 10 travel list, like Utatsuyama Park, a green slope blanketed in wildflowers that’s home to Shintoist and Buddhist shrines, or riverside Kazuemachi, where ancient and modern Japan coexist in harmony.

Experience Kanazawa cuisine

What would a day in Kanazawa be without trying some of the city’s most iconic delicacies? Proximity to sea and mountains has made the city a culinary powerhouse with some of the freshest food in Japan, and you’ll taste it for yourself on our Kanazawa walking food tours. Our Kanazawa walking food tours are the perfect excuse to discover the city’s best restaurants, markets, and street food stalls. Taste local delights like the famous croquettes from Omicho Market, the “Kitchen of Kanazawa”, or sample hearty Kanazawa-style curry or Hanton rice to fuel your walk in the most efficient way.

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Latest reviews from our guests

We had the pleasure of having Rimiko san as our tour guide in Kanazawa. She is not only a professional and informative tour guide, but a kind, patient, and friendly person as well. While we did lot of walking and learning about the history of Kanazawa, she was always attentive to our desires. For a short 1-day trip, she did her best to help us get the most out of the city with perfect pace for our family of seven including two small kids. She also knows the best spots to get good photos for our memories and the pictures are a delight. I strongly recommend her to anyone wanting to see and experience Kanazawa. Thank you Rimiko san!

April 2025

Grittin C
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!

April 2025

Ashley R
Akari was a great food guide, we booked the tour at the last minute and her communication in pulling it together was fantastic. The planned day went without a hiccup and Akari introduced us to great dining spots and provide invaluable insights into Kanazawa and it food culture

April 2025

David W
Akira was a fantastic guide who introduced us to hidden local Japanese eating spots.

April 2025

David W