Private Tour Guides In Kanazawa

Tailoring each tour to your wishes by locals who love their city

Top private tours in Kanazawa

From exploring cool neighborhoods to eating with the locals to seeing iconic sites, these are some of our favorite experiences

When in Osaka
make sure to try
“kushikatsu”!

See the city like
you would with a friend who lives there

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When in Osaka
make sure to try
“kushikatsu”!

See the city like
you would with a friend who lives there

The best private guides and local insiders in Kanazawa

Kyoto who? Kanazawa – Kyoto’s lesser-known but equally magical cousin – is a perfectly preserved pocket of Japanese history and culture just waiting to be explored. Whether you have a full day, half a day, or three hours, our private tour guides in Kanazawa can’t wait to reveal their beautiful city’s best-kept secrets with travelers like you. Our private tour guides in Kanazawa are intimately familiar with every inch of their hometown, and they’ll help you experience Japan’s historic gem beyond tourist sights like Kanazawa Castle and the gorgeous geisha district. With a handpicked local host by your side, the city’s soul is yours to discover on private tours in Kanazawa.

Meet some of our Kanazawa private guides

Like the people who travel with us, they have different backgrounds and interests – but they’re all so passionate about the place they call home, they choose to spend their free time sharing it with the like-minded travelers matched to them.

We’ve handpicked them and we’ll match you to your perfect one!

Spectacular sights and secret gems

Kanazawa may be known for attractions like the Nagamachi samurai district and the converted geisha houses of Higashi Chaya, but there’s so much more to be explored. You’ll uncover all its secrets with private tour guides in Kanazawa leading the way. Whether you jostle through Tatemachi street’s trendy shopping promenade, sample the famous croquettes at Omicho Market (it’s not called the “Kitchen of Kanazawa” for nothing), or see magical snapshots of the Japan of centuries ago, our private tour guides in Kanazawa will be sure to strike the perfect balance between highlights and hidden gems.

Choose your type of tour

City Unscripted offers a range of diverse, exciting tours, and our private tour guides in Kanazawa won’t waste a second of your time on attractions you won’t absolutely love. Maybe you’ll want to squeeze in as many tourist sights as possible on a must-see experience, or uncover holes-in-the-wall and local haunts on a “Secret gems of Kanazawa” tour. Perhaps you’ll book our “Eat like a local in Kanazawa” experience, or maybe you’ll simply spend a full day with one of our private tour guides in Kanazawa exploring a mix of iconic sights and hidden gems you wouldn’t find in your guidebook.

Itineraries tailored to you

If there’s one thing we know, it’s that no two travelers are the same. You could be a history buff who wants to move between attractions like the 17th-century Tentokuin temple and Kanazawa Castle, or maybe you’re a major foodie whose perfect day would be spent at restaurants, markets, and Rakugan sweet shops. That’s why our private tour guides in Kanazawa will create the perfect tour 100% personalized to you! All our private tours in Kanazawa are planned with your personality, passions, and travel style in mind – you can rest assured that with us, your dream day will come true.

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Latest reviews from our guests

We had a terrific day in Kanazawa with our tour guide Karolina. She is from Poland and speaks excellent English and Japanese. This really helped in communicating with us, as well as, getting answers to our questions from the Japanese vendors and experience hosts. Since she also lives in Kanazawa, you could not tell that she was not Japanese because of her mannerisms, so the experience was very authentic. She could very clearly relate the history of the places we visited, but did not bore us by overly doing so. After answering a survey questionnaire, Karolina was able to develop a terrific itinerary for us that included a gold leaf experience, wagashi workshop, great place to eat lunch, and most of the recommended sites in Kanagawa. Although she kept us on schedule, we did not feel rushed at any spot. She responded to all of our pre-tour questions in a very professional and timely manner. Since it was supposed to rain on the day of our tour, she even carried 3 extra umbrellas with her! So if you plan to visit Kanazawa, book a tour with Karolina. It will be 8 hours well spent!

April 2024

Dani A
Fun flexible Criselda has great English and was lovely to talk to both about the sights the history of Japan and her experience in japan.

April 2024

Elaine K
We took an 8 hour walking tour in Kanazawa, Japan with our guide Jorge who we booked through Cities Unscripted. Jorge was a fantastic guide who took us to countless memorable sites while offering great explanations about every place we visited. The best part was that he let us choose where to go and how much time to spend at each site. He is a great guide.

April 2024

Rodrick C
Our 8 hour walking tour of Kanazawa with our guide Jorge was fantastic. He took us to so many memorable places and gave us great information about them. One of the best parts of working with him is that he listens to what you want to do and see rather than dictating where you go.

April 2024

Rodrick C