Shirakawago & Kanazawa: Heritage & Craft Tour

Discover Shirakawa-go & Kanazawa in a day! Enjoy scenic views, make Japanese sweets, and experience gold leaf crafting. Book your adventure now!

Duration: 9 hours, 30 minutes
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Kanazawa Station - Our meeting location
  • The Historic Villages of Shirakawa-go Gassho Style Houses - ・Shirakawa-go (Shirakawa Village) is a mountain settlement in Japan.
    ・Gassho style resembles hands joined in prayer.
    ・Enjoy a self-guided lunch at Shirakawa-go village.
    ・This enchanting village is sure to inspire as one of Japan’s most…
What's Included
  • Professional English, Japanese Speaking Tour Guide
  • In-vehicle air conditioning
  • Admission for Kenrokuen Garden
  • Japanese sweets making experience or painting of Daruma dolls
  • Multilingual Audio Guidance
  • Wi-Fi service available on the bus
  • Gold leaf experience
What's Not Included
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
  • Gratuities
  • Lunch
Additional Information

Explore the world-famous UNESCO village on our full-day Shirakawago & Kanazawa tour from Kanazawa station! Admire the picturesque landscapes in Shirakawa-go in the morning, then return to Kanazawa to visit must-see attractions like Kenrokuen Garden and Higashi Chaya District. In Kanazawa, you will make Japanese sweets with a professional craftsman and…

Location
金沢駅西広場団体バス乗降場
【MEETING POINT】 Kanazawa Station West Plaza - Short-term Car Park URL; https://maps.app.goo.gl/uf7DTGVBCAgC8VwJ7 【ADDRESS】1 Chome-802 Hirooka, Kanazawa, Ishikawa Japan 【Meeting time】7:50am 【Departure time】8:00am ★Look out for green and white flag "Japan Panoramic Tours"
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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Sheynelle
Jan 5, 2025
Kanazawa is special. - Yasushi was a wonderful tour guide. He explains everything very thoroughly. He is cheerful and easy to understand. The entire tour was curated perfectly, I felt integrated to the culture with the knowledge that I received. Thank you for introducing Kanazawa to me, this is a special place!
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Oshn2021
Jan 5, 2025
An Adventure in Shirakawa - An incredible adventure in Shirakawa! My wife and I had such an amazing time. We learned so much about the rich history Kanazawa has to offer and enjoyed such a beautiful trip to the true wonder that is Shirakawa. Our tour guide, Yasushi was so knowledgeable, kind, and funny! Would highly recommend you go!
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Savvytraveler77766
Jan 5, 2025
Really fun experience! - Very fun trip! I wasn’t sure what to expect but it turned into my favorite tour of Japan so far. Our guide Yasushi was very personable and knowledgeable with very good English. The full day tour was very worth is with the hand crafts in the afternoon of gold leaf and candy making.
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Eileenlj3345he
Jan 4, 2025
Wonderful tour of beautiful heritage village - We had a lovely experience on our tour to Shirakawa-go. We beat the crowds early morning to enjoy the beautiful village and try some famous foods. Yasushi was a wonderful tour guide. He was funny, full of energy, and very informative. Thank you, Yasushi and team!
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Alessioab19
Jan 4, 2025
Amazing experience in Shirakawa-go - The morning tour from Kanazawa to Shirakawa-go was amazing: the village is so beautiful that it's definitely worth a visit (especially in winter, when you can enjoy the white landscape created by snow); moreover the tour guide, Yasushi, explains everything in a really enthusiastic way that helps enjoy the experience. I really recommend this experience and the tour guide as well!
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3405de
Jan 4, 2025
wondering moments n beautiful snow 😍 - yashusi is very nice n good man, thanks alot for everything yashusi san 🤩👍. nice trip , we hope can trip with u again latter 🫶🏻
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Sulicious
Jan 4, 2025
10/10 Tour to Shirakawa-Go that we Highly Recommend - We attended the Nostalgic Shirakawa-Go and Kanazawa Tour on Sunday, January 5, 2024. We had such an amazing experience with our Tour Guide - Yasushi who made us feel enthusiastic and uplifted throughout the journey. His English is amazing and he has a great sense of humor. Yasushi really gives a great impression of Japan and has adapted the concept of Omotenashi in such a contemporary and relevant way. Like I told him 10/10 to him and 10/10 to Japan Panoramic Tours. The schedule was explained super clearly. He was cheerful and kind. After this tour, we really would like to use Japan Panoramic Tours in the future. Thanks to Yasushi, Kamimura San and Nanami for a great experience. 2024年1月5日(日)、白川郷と金沢を巡る「懐かしのツアー」に参加しました。ツアーガイドのヤスシさんのおかげで、旅の間ずっと楽しく、素晴らしい体験ができました。ヤスシさんの英語力は素晴らしく、ユーモアも抜群です。 ヤスシさんは日本の魅力を素晴らしく伝えてくれ、「おもてなし」の心を現代的かつ分かりやすい形で体現されていました。彼にもツアーにも10点満点中10点をつけたいとお伝えしました。 スケジュールの説明もとても明確で、彼はいつも明るく親切でした。このツアーをきっかけに、また日本パノラマツアーズを利用したいと思いました。 ヤスシさん、上村さん、七海さん、素晴らしい体験をありがとうございました。
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F2099ksjs
Jan 4, 2025
A Morning to Shirakawa-go - Yasushi was an excellent, cheery, and well-spoken tour guide. He was proficient in the English language and was also very knowledgeable about the area, pop culture, and history along the trip. Insider information for where to visit and how to spend the day was perfect. The freedom to explore after receiving such good information was a great gift. After multiple tours in Japan, I can say without a doubt this has been my best tour guide experience ever. It was also fun to converse in Japanese with Yasushi. The assistant tour guide Nanami was also very polite and helpful with information. Kamimura-san was very kind as well, driving the belus so easily and smoothly! It makes me want to check to see if there are any jobs as a native English speaker who can speak Japanese!!
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L1571rshenryl
Jan 4, 2025
Tons of fun - Yasushi was an incredibly dedicated and enthusiastic tour guide. He made the trip there and back entertaining and full of great information about Japanese culture. I had lots of fun and couldn’t ask for a better tour guide.
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Yeriell2025
Jan 4, 2025
Shirakawago tour - I take tours quite often in different countries but Yasushi’s tour was the best one I have had :) Shirakawago was beautiful as well. I loved his energy, positive attitude, and information he shared as well. His English was also really good. It was a great day and I would highly recommend others to take his tour if they are visiting Kanazawa!
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