Kenrokuen garden in Kanazawa: a stone lantern beside the pond, pines and maples
Kanazawa, Ishikawa

Experience the Real Kanazawa.

Food. Culture. Local Connections.

We connect travelers with the real Kanazawa through food, culture and local experiences. Every experience is carefully designed by a licensed local guide with deep community connections.

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Tours

Start with one of these

Three to start. We add more once we know what people actually want.

A seller holding up a crab at a covered fish market in Kanazawa Kids welcome

Morning market, breakfast included

Omicho Market before the crowds. You pick, the sellers explain, we translate — then we sit down and eat it. Ends before the kids get restless.

3 hours 2–6 people
¥12,000 / adult · kids under 12 half price · 金額は仮
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Glasses of craft beer on the counter of a small local taproom Evening

Sunset walk & local brew

Riverside at golden hour, then a craft beer poured by someone we have known for years.

2.5 hours
¥9,800 / adult · 金額は仮
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Local and visiting children working together at desks in a Japanese classroom Kids welcome

A morning at a local school

Your kids meet Kanazawa kids. Nobody speaks the same language and it works anyway.

Half day
Ask us · school calendar dependent
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Why us

Why Choose Taste Kanazawa?

Not a long list. These are the three things our guests bring up afterwards.

01

Family-Friendly Experiences

Designed with local moms, our experiences are welcoming, comfortable, and enjoyable for travelers of all ages.

02

Authentic Local Connections

Meet local people and discover places you wouldn’t find on your own.

03

Licensed Local Guide

Led by a licensed local guide with deep knowledge of Kanazawa and strong community connections.

Who this is really for

We would rather be the perfect fit for some travellers than an average one for everyone.

  • Families with elementary-school kids, on their first or second trip to Japan
  • Travellers going beyond Tokyo–Kyoto–Osaka and wondering what is actually there
  • Anyone who would rather eat where locals eat than where the queue is
Probably not for you if… you want a tea ceremony in a geisha district and photos of the famous garden. Every operator in Kanazawa does that beautifully already — we would just be the fourth-best option. We do the other side of this city.
From Kanazawa

What’s happening here

New tours, the people we work with, and what is actually on in Kanazawa this season.

A seller holding up a crab at a covered fish market
New tour2026.07

Crab season starts in November

What changes at the market, and why we move the morning tour an hour earlier.
Glasses of craft beer on the counter of a local taproom
People2026.06

The brewer who taught me to taste

Ten years of buying beer from the same counter, and what we still argue about.
Kenrokuen garden with a stone lantern beside the pond
Kanazawa2026.05

When the snow ropes go up

The one week a year the garden looks like nothing else in Japan.
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Our story

Why We Do This

At Taste Kanazawa, we believe travel should connect people—not only visitors, but also local communities.

Every tour supports local businesses, creates opportunities for cultural exchange, and helps children grow up feeling that the world is closer than they imagined.

Through food and authentic experiences, we connect local communities with the world and inspire people to feel closer to other cultures.

Born and raised in Ishikawa, I am a licensed local guide based in Kanazawa. After studying abroad in Toronto, Canada, I returned to Japan and founded Kanazawa Brewery Inc., then the only craft brewery in Kanazawa, in 2015. I spent the next 10 years producing and selling craft beer while building strong connections within the local community. After stepping down as CEO in 2025 following the birth of my son, I began a new chapter focused on connecting the local community with the world.

Yuka Suzumori Founder · Kanazawa City Certified Local Interpreter Guide

Not sure which one fits your family?

Tell us who is coming and how old they are. We will tell you honestly what works — and what we would skip.

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