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    Kanazawa Trip 2026: The Full List

    #0 Index

    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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    Not Kyoto, The Streets That Make Kanazawa Its Own

    #5 Nagamachi Samurai District

    Not Kyoto, The Streets That Make Kanazawa Its Own

    Nagamachi’s tall ochre walls and massive gates are what set Kanazawa apart from Kyoto. A walk through Kanazawa’s samurai district and the castle town history behind it.


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    First Steps, Wandering Kanazawa

    #4 POP BY COFFEE

    First Steps, Wandering Kanazawa

    Arrived in Kanazawa at noon, check-in not until three. Grill Otsuka had a line, the soba place was shut. Turned my head and found POP BY COFFEE in Kanazawa.


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    Kanazawa: Start Here, End Here.

    #3 Kanazawa Station

    Kanazawa: Start Here, End Here.

    Kanazawa Station is where every trip starts and ends. With the iconic Tsuzumi-mon Gate, the Motenashi Dome, Kanazawa Hyakubangai mall, and connections to Shirakawa-go and beyond, it’s the beating heart of any visit to Kanazawa, Ishikawa.


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    The Way to Kanazawa

    #2 Komatsu Airport and APA Hotel

    The Way to Kanazawa

    Flying into Komatsu Airport and navigating the bus options to Kanazawa — plus why I chose APA Hotel Kanazawa Chuo, right in the heart of the Katamachi nightlife district, with its rooftop open-air hot spring.


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    This Trip Is Kanazawa

    #1 Prologue

    This Trip Is Kanazawa

    A 6-night, 7-day trip to Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture — with day trips to Shirakawa-go and Toyama. Fresh green season, great seafood, historic streets, and the iconic Kenroku-en garden.


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    Karatsu Travel Guide: Full Summary

    #32 Epilogue

    Karatsu Travel Guide: Full Summary

    At last, my posts about my 4-night, 5-day trip to Karatsu, from February 10 to 14, have finally come to an end. Some of you who saw that I went on this trip may have become interested in traveling to Karatsu too, right? So in this post, which is both the final post of my Karatsu trip and its epilogue, I want to organize some vivid, firsthand information from my own trip and show it to you. I tend to be a bit talkative,so in the earlier posts,there was a lot of unnecessary chatter, right? Here,I will try to show…