Big fan of Kanazawa now after this trip! 😁 Did I miss any spots? Let me know which spots were your favourite below!

Kanazawa was not damaged by air raids during the war with the United States. Therefore, there are many people who believe in old townscapes and old values. Kanazawa is called Little Kyoto and is one of Japan's leading tourist destinations. However, since it is a tourist destination, the prices of services and products are high. Also, the summers are hot and the winters are cold.

On January 1, 2024, a large earthquake struck the Oku-Noto region. There was no major damage to Kanazawa's tourist spots and cultural properties, which were popular with foreign tourists. There are very few tourists, so sightseeing in Kanazawa is recommended. On the other hand, the damage to the Noto Peninsula was severe, with most tourist spots in the Oku-Noto region at the northern tip suffering serious damage due to collapsed buildings, widespread seafloor upheaval, and large-scale fire damage.

We liked Kanazawa so much, and it is still preserved from "massive tourism", it also allowed us to travel to the countryside on day trips. Great video, a very complete summary of the town IMO.

日本人ですが金沢に行こうと思い検索でこちらのビデオにたどり着きました。 素敵な街並みを映像に収められていて見入ってました。 これからも素敵な動画の共有を楽しみにしています。

I LOVED kanazawa ! Such a nice place to visit. Had some amazing food and it was a blast to walk around the samurai district and Higashiya. Also had a lot of fun with local people I met at an Izakaya and ended up in a bar drinking whiskies and chatting with locals. Same kind of feeling you get in Kyoto but much more peaceful. Definitely recommend!

I watched that video months ago and now I'm actually in Kanazawa because of it 🥰 It's such a beautiful city, probably my favorite one in Japan now ! Thank you for sharing it with us and making this possible 🧡

Kanazawa used to be not visited so much by foreigners because it was not easy to get to by train. But with the opening of the Hokuriku Shinkansen, now with the extension to Tsuruga making access from Osaka a lot easier, expect a lto more foreign visitors.

このような所だと迷子になるのも楽しいでしょうね❤ 日本楽しんでくださいね

I visited Kanazawa on my trip last September, too. What surprised me most was just how stylish people were. People in Tokyo are bleeding edge hip, people in Osaka are grungy hip, people in Kyoto are classy, but Kanazawa was something else. Almost felt like they were putting in extra effort to not be seen as country bumpkins or something. The best thing about it is that it's super well connected and easily reached via Shinkansen, definitely worth dropping by for yet another flavor of Japan as part of an itinerary. The 21st century museum was another fun destination I'd recommend, if you can stand modern art.

I always told people to try Kanazawa instead of dealing with the crowds in Kyoto, but I heard Kanazawa is getting more crowded now that the shinkansen goes there. Very nice video and the only other place I liked that I don't think you mentioned was the art museum.

Kanazawa was an unexpected delight on my trip. My wife and I spent more time walking around in the evening. I was a nice change of pace from Tokyo. We stumbled into the castle gardens late in the evening and we were treated to a light show. There are also a ton of shops with local handmade goods. You missed the hidden ninja temple and the bunny girl bar.

Kanazawa = the capital of modern art in Japan.

面白い！ぜひ訪れてみたいこの場所ですね. Kanazawa looks like such a cool unique place to visit! Defs a place to visit when I come to live in Japan!

i am in kanazawa now, it is certainly not the least visited. there are so many tourists, more than last time i came five years ago.

ooo Kanazawa castle! love that place it's been on one of my spots to visit ever since you and Emma did a live stream there last year, I hope you and Emma can stream together again soon 🤞

Thank you for introducing this city. I recognized you like deep Japanese atmosphere. I'd like to stroll there without any plan. お疲れ様でした。この町は派手さがなくていいですね。

As someone who just got given a placement of Kanazawa with NOVA this video has the PERFECT timing, can't wait to explore Kanazawa after watching this!

I had my first visit in Kanazawa this year, due to the extreme heat my sightseeing was limited to the Castle park. Definitely returning next year for a multi day visit. GREAT VIDEO

Good morning everyone 🌞

I love this district. Especially Higashi-chaya; but I love to see all of those places with the old architecture. Thank you for the video.

Even in the pouring rain, it's amazing just how stunningly beautiful that place is. Everywhere you went just had such a wonderful almost magical vibe. I love that there are still these little pockets of history tucked away here and there. The Edo period really did have some amazing streets.. Thank you for sharing this Sarah! It's definitely on my list now!

always a pleasure to see more of Kanazawa! it is truly an underrated city!

Hearing you yell “it’s pissing down!” Made me laugh so much! God bless AUS 😂

Sarah as a fellow Aussie I must say I love your vibe and it’s so refreshing to hear an Aussie accent on travel vlogs these days

Visited Kanazawa, among the other big cities, a couple of weeks ago with my wife and we loved it. The crafts, gardens, the castle and streets, the people - all of the things that make you fall in love with Japan really stands out in Kanazawa. Highly recommend the place!

Ah, the pissing rain. Welcome to Kanazawa- one of the rainiest places in Japan! Glad to see you toughed it out like a local and didn’t let the rain stop you from seeing the city! 💖🥰

Kanazawa was the most mellow but also most beautiful place I visited on my trip in Japan. I had budgeted time for one extra day outside of Tokyo Osaka and Kyoto… I was able to see everything in that one day and it was a peaceful place to enjoy before my last night in Tokyo.

Been to Kanazawa a couple of times; Totally different vibe to most other Japanese cities, but a great place to visit.

That is a beautiful garden in Japan. For the Aussie followers, the Japanese Garden in Cowra NSW is amazing.!

thanks again for the most wonderful tour 🩵💚🧡

I've spent a few months in Kanazawa on exchange and had a great time, nice to see it again :) I can't recommend Katamachi enough in the late afternoon/evenings, lots of bars and dining establishments, it has this big city vibe that contrasts with the more laid back, traditional parts of Kanazawa.

Seems like it would be an awesome place to visit

The local library is also worth a visit. From the inside it looks similar to a UFO. Ishikawa Prefectural Library Went to Kanazawa mainly because of an anime called Hanasaku Iroha. oh and there is a pokemon center somewhere in the station, which i missed completely.

It might have felt a little uncomfortable at times walking around Kanazawa with all that rain but it's visually striking, very pleasing. Thanks Sarah 🙇‍♂ @4:55: I would bet they do that with a stencil. Speaking of parallelisms with Kyoto, I remember the same sort of thing happening there on one of your previous vlogs, finding refuge from the rain in a series of quirky, attractive kissaten / coffee-shops. They even had the same sort of look...

You did a grape job at the fruit analysis!

YOLO… 🤣🤣🤣 My favorite cafe/coffee shop was in Ebina/Atsugi, and it was called Le Chat Noir. It had two floors, and we used to sit on the 2nd floor and watch people walking below, while dining… Would love to visit Kanazawa in Fall 2024.

I loved Kanazawa when I visited, definitely worth visiting. The one place you missed in this video is Oyama Shrine and its garden. Right beside the castle park, and is a very nice atmospheric spot. The garden felt like a video game level to walk around.

Thanks for the Video and you are correct, very underrated City. I visited in January this year and loved it!

This girl is hectic. No nonsense stuff. Straight to the point. Super useful. Compare to all the famous KZfaqr trying to make funny content where its entertaining but quite a wasteof time. Thanks

So beautiful 😍❤️

I am AMAZED how many places you managed to hit in 1 day! The garden itself took me about 2 hours to get through.

so glad to see this, am visitng kanazawa for the 1st time in 3 weeks!

Good video, but Kanazawa is actually quite popular now among both foreigners and Japanese. Since the Hokuriku Shinkansen started going to Kanazawa Station, I believe, in 2015, there has been a significant influx of tourists. If you walk around town, almost every other group of people consists of tourists. It has reached the point where some residents of Kanazawa are concerned that it might eventually become like Kyoto. Also, fun fact, if you call the big gate at the station a Torii gate, Japanese people won't know what you're talking about. It's NOT a torii gate, apparently. It's real name is Tsuzumimon Gate, named after the tsuzumi Japanese drum. (Source: Me. Someone living in Kanazawa)

I only know about Kanazawa from that one DJ Krush song, so it's nice to see more of it. Cements my plan to go see it.

Thank you it is even more interesting now. From 16/03/24 shinkansen line extends to Tsuruga and covered by jr pass

Great video! Really upbeat and felt like you had such a positive vibe right from the start. Brought my mood way up. Definitely want to visit the castle, Edo street and Kenrokuen Garden one day.

What a beautiful place. I admire your determination to make such a awesome video in the pouring rain ☔. This place is definitely going on my Japan Wishlist 🫶

Good morning Sarah. Absolutely enjoyed your video. Very informative. Have a great weekend. Sending Love from SanDiego. 😊

Great videos, I'm visiting Japan later this month and dropped a few pins of your Kanazawa recommendations. Thank you

This was such an informative video! I would love to visit such a beautiful, historical place. Thank you for showing us!

I watch for the information but I keep coming back for your awesome accent! And you have such a great look as a presenter! 👏 So unique!

Beatiful and nice trip to Kanazawa my favorite city with Fukuoka! Amazing video....thanks Sarah😊

Loved Kanazawa, though seeing Higashi Chaya almost deserted makes me wonder when did you wake up to film this, 6am?? 😅

This was so fun in the rain! So happy you to weren’t swamped with people like last time!

Thank you for the tour.

Thanks for this, Kanazawa seems great! I love just walking around old & well preserved buildings/areas and getting the feeling of taking a stroll through history and I can see that there's a lot of places for that in Kanazawa.

My favorite KZfaqr with hypnotizing eyes 😍😍😍😍Good video Sarah greetings from Peru.

Amazing places

Cool city for sure, it’s on our list.

I'm glad you enjoyed your trip to Japan. There are many wonderful places in Japan, so please come again.

On the list for me to go to!!! Definitely want to visit Japan’s countryside and not its big cities

Great timing for this video. I'm going to Kanazawa in a couple of weeks. My father's family is from Ishikawa-ken. Looking forward to it.

Absolutely Outstanding

Another wonderful travel video! Thank you so much!

Kanazawa has been moving up my list of places that I have to visit and with that Samuri District it has moved up to #1.

Happy Friday Sarah.❤❤❤ . Desert looks amazing. Incredible steel trees

Lovely video and super informative, thank you Sarah!

Ohhh! I remember Emma's livestream with you touring Kanazawa. That was such a good one. Thanks for showing us around more. I definitely wanna visit this area! Also, that torii gate is AMAZING!

thanks for the video very beautiful place

Great Video, Kanazawa is definetly one of the Places i want to visit if i ever make to Japan.

Thank you very much for your posting! 投稿、ありがとうございます！

amazing! im visitnig next month excited now...

Thanks for the vid Sarah-san! You're videos have really improved in quality over the last couple of months! Thanks for all your work.

Thank you for this video, I'm going to use it as a plan for visiting Kanazawa later this year!

Great video. I will have to visit there next trip

When is the grape tier list video coming out 😆 Thanks for showcasing Kanazawa! I’m actually planning a trip there later this year. I also agree that autumn colors in Japan are amazing. It’s my favorite season. Everything is so pretty and the temperature is just about right.

You make so cool and viby video here!

Great vlog from Kanazawa.

Your visit to the Cafe Kuroneko reminded me of Alice in the Wonderland for some reason. Alice asked the Cheshire Cat: What Road do I take?, and the cat asked in return "Where do you want to go?" "I don't know." replied Alice. "Then," said the cat, "it really doesn't matter, does it?" Yet to visit Japan, so thank you for the ideas and the inspiration. 🍵

I'll definitely mark it in my todo list for my next trip to Japan :)

Kanazawa looks amazing!

We visited Kanazawa last month for a couple of days on our trip. We had gold leaf ice cream.

I have similar hair to you and when I lived in Japan, it was impossible to style my hair😭🤌💔 Back home here in Europe, it stayed fluffy and voluminous, but in Japan, it was frizzy, messy, and looked wet😅💀

You keep adding places I need to visit, my list is so full already 🥲

I'm loving the Japan Travel Series. Not sure about eating gold though!

Absolutely incredible area, even with the rain. Thanks for the awesome videos keep up the great work. Hoping to make it out there some day.

Thank You for giving Kanazawa tour and telling where to find coffee drinking places!

This city is so calm and peaceful 😍

Looking forward to Kanazawa. I'll be in Japan in November for month. Starting at Kanazawa and making my way slowly to Yakushima then back to Tokyo for the last few days.

Thank you for all the recommendations! I plan to go to Kanazawa in April next year. I'm so excited 🎉

Heading there this New Year's to visit my daughter! Looking forwards to it.

日本の素敵な所を紹介してくれてありがとうございます！

Love this vlog! Due to snowstorm in January, I was not able to visit Kanazawa 😢

Great video! I first found out about this city after watching Anthony Bourdain's episode in Kanazawa. Will definitely add it to my list on my third trip to Japan.

love your travel vlogs! Looking forward to your next adventure! :)

Beautiful 💗💐✨

Looks like an awesome place. Thanks for sharing and providing some great insight. I'm going to have to go look at flights now. 😂❤ That area is my next RV trip! ❤🇯🇵

I wish that I had more time in Kanazawa when I was there. From your excellent video there is so much to see. I did get to see the castle gardens, samurai museum and the fish market. I wish it had been cooler as it seems in your video, was quite warm and humid when I was there.

Definitely also need to check out utatsuyama park