Kanazawa Highlights Cycling Tour: Garden, Castle & GeishaDistrict

We’ll have breakfast while walking around Omicho Market.

We’ll cycle through the Higashi Chaya District while taking photos.

We’ll cycle around Kanazawa Castle while explaining its history and origins.

We’ll cycle around Kenrokuen Garden.

Visit the Nomura Samurai House, one of the best-preserved samurai residences in Kanazawa. Step inside and experience authentic Edo-period architecture, a beautiful Japanese garden, and learn how high-ranking samurai families lived.

Step inside a beautifully preserved samurai residence and experience how high-ranking warriors once lived during the Edo period. At the Nomura Samurai House, guests can explore authentic tatami rooms, sliding paper doors, and traditional wooden architecture that reflect the refined lifestyle of Kanazawa’s samurai class. Unlike castles, this residence reveals daily life — where samurai studied, governed, and raised their families. Visitors will also enjoy a stunning Japanese garden, awarded three stars by the Michelin Green Guide, designed to be admired from inside the house. The peaceful atmosphere offers a rare opportunity to feel the quiet elegance and discipline of samurai culture. On the second floor, guests may relax in a tea room overlooking the garden, imagining life as a member of the Maeda domain. This visit provides a deeper understanding of Kanazawa’s unique history and why it became one of the wealthiest samurai cities in Japan.