Day Tour from Kanazawa: Gold Leaf, Japanese Sweets and Ninja Star

Enjoy the contrast between the modern high-rises with the older buildings as we walk towards the market.

Prepare to spend an hour meticulously placing gold on your plate. Don't worry about mistakes, the professional assistants can fix just about anything!

Higashi Chayamachi, encountering an old style bridge and a former temple district in the hills.

Start the Japanese Sweets Making Experience. Enjoy making the sweets you have been eating with matcha during your stay in Japan. There are a few different kinds so you can try a variety of tastes and textures.

Walk through many different sites on your way to the final area. This includes stops at Ishiura Shrine, outdoor art, D.T. Suzuki Museum and Shofukaku before entering the Temple District on the west side of the city.

Here we will walk the back way to Nishichaya District through this area that contains many temples. Enjoy the peaceful atmosphere of these, at times, maze-like streets that have existed for centuries.

Learn more about ninjas and try throwing two different types of throwing stars at the Ninja Museum

Arrive in the Nishi Chayamachi area. The other main geisha area of the city, enjoy the atmosphere before heading into the Ninja Weapons Museum. Here you can learn more about ninjas and try the throwing star experience.

The final stop of the tour before heading back is the nightlife area of the city. There are some interesting streets that look straight out of an old 1970's film. Feel free to stay here and have dinner or head back to the station with the guide.