Kanazawa Samurai & Geisha Walk with 2 Craft Studio Visits and Lunch
50+ booked
Oyama Shrine
- Discover Kanazawa’s samurai heritage and refined artisan culture in half a day
- Explore samurai homes and the elegant Nomura House garden in Nagamachi
- Learn the beauty of urushi lacquer and handmade umbrellas from local tradition
- Enjoy a relaxing local lunch in historic Nishi Chaya before visiting a “ninja” temple
What to expect
Step into the refined world of samurai-era Kanazawa on a half-day walk through its most atmospheric districts. Start at Oyama Shrine, then discover the art of Urushi at a historic craft studio and receive your own chopsticks as a keepsake. Stroll through the preserved Nagamachi Samurai District and visit the Nomura Samurai House, home to a celebrated garden and authentic samurai artifacts, and recognized with two stars in the Michelin Green Guide. Continue to Kanazawa’s last remaining handmade umbrella workshop, then enjoy a local lunch in the elegant Nishi Chaya geisha district. Finish at Myoryuji Temple, the “Ninja Temple,” famous for hidden stairways, secret chambers, and clever defensive design.
Discover traditional beauty passed down since the samurai era through two local craft studio visits.
Start your cultural walk at Oyama Shrine, a striking symbol of Kanazawa’s history and refined beauty.
Experience a rare visit to a traditional Urushi workshop founded in 1879 and hear directly from its sixth-generation artisan.
Learn how tree sap is transformed into Urushi through filtering, refining, and coloring, while seeing the actual machines used in the process.
Take home one pair of chopsticks made at the workshop finished with the traditional fuki-urushi technique.
Walk through the preserved samurai district and step inside a former samurai residence in Kanazawa.
Admire the beauty of a garden recognized with two stars in the Michelin Green Guide.
Discover Kanazawa wagasa directly from the artisan at the city’s only remaining shop, preserving a craft once practiced by more than 118 umbrella stores.
Ask questions freely throughout the visit, with your guide supporting communication along the way.
Enjoy a carefully prepared local lunch in the elegant Nishi Chaya geisha district.
Finish at Myoryuji Temple, known as the “Ninja Temple” for its hidden stairways, secret chambers, and ingenious defenses.
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Review for: Kanazawa: Samurai
The guide was very friendly and happy to answer our every question. It was interesting to see the almost forgotten japanese crafts.
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