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    Kanazawa Trip 2026: The Full List

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    Kanazawa Trip 2026: The Full List

    Planning a trip to Kanazawa? This is the full index of my 2026 travel series — covering Kanazawa Station, Nagamachi, Kenroku-en, Higashi Chaya-gai, Shirakawa-go, Toyama, and more. All posts in one place.

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    Street Scenes: Night Alleys, Most Missed

    #16 Back Alleys of Katamachi

    Street Scenes: Night Alleys, Most Missed

    Katamachi at night — back alleys of Kigura-machi, Shintenchi district, and Kanazawa Chuo Mishokugai. The streets that ended up meaning the most.

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    Tucked in a Local Alley, a Gem of a Wine Bar

    #15 Higenomise

    Tucked in a Local Alley, a Gem of a Wine Bar

    Inside Yakitori Yokocho in Kikuramachi, Higenomise is a tiny Kanazawa wine bar with great glass pours and locals who pull you right into the conversation.

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    Best Kanazawa Seafood? Turned Out to Be Shrimp

    #14 Kawabata Sengyo-ten

    Best Kanazawa Seafood? Turned Out to Be Shrimp

    Kawabata Sengyo-ten in Kanazawa’s Katamachi — nodoguro, gasu-ebi, and Ishikawa nihonshu from Noguchi Naohiko and Tedorigawa. Tabelog 3.5, book via Tabelog.

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    This Garden Takes More Than One Photo

    #13 Kenrokuen

    This Garden Takes More Than One Photo

    One of Japan’s three great gardens, Kenrokuen rewards walking more than photography. Every step shifts the scenery — no single shot captures it all.

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    The Castle That Survived by Losing Its Keep

    #12 Kanazawa Castle

    The Castle That Survived by Losing Its Keep

    Kanazawa Castle has no tenshu — the keep was lost to lightning and never rebuilt. Walking the grounds today feels more like a park than a castle, but the story behind that missing keep is what makes it worth visiting.

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    To Me, It Was a Garden, Not a Shrine

    #11 Oyama Shrine

    To Me, It Was a Garden, Not a Shrine

    Oyama Shrine in Kanazawa is known for its stained-glass Shinmon Gate. But the real draw is the quiet garden pond beside the haiden — worth sitting by for a while.

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    Pleasant Walk Around Kanazawa Castle

    #10 Ohoridori

    Pleasant Walk Around Kanazawa Castle

    Ohoridori is the road where Kanazawa Castle’s old moat used to be — a tree-lined loop around the castle. Stopped at Ozaki Shrine, walked to Nezumitamon Gate.

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