Kenrokuen Garden
An expansive strolling garden next to Kanazawa Castle, among Japan's most celebrated.
Details
Chubu region
Kanazawa
Step off the Shinkansen and a hotel stands right beside the station. From there, a castle and its garden, a market, a teahouse district, all on foot. Two hot-spring towns sit a short ride further out.
Pick a stay
Pick a stay
Five hotels, from a station-side tower to a single ryokan in the hills.
Stay
High-end hotel
Hyatt Centric Kanazawa
Next to JR Kanazawa Station
Hyatt Centric Kanazawa occupies an entire 14-story tower built next to JR Kanazawa Station, with around 250 rooms, a restaurant and a rooftop bar. The Hokuriku Shinkansen stops at the same station.
The entire 14-story left tower of a twin block beside Kanazawa Station
- Occupies an entire 14-story tower, about 250 guestrooms
- Located next to JR Kanazawa Station, on the Hokuriku Shinkansen line
- Restaurant, rooftop bar and fitness center on site
Stay
Luxury hotel
THE HOTEL SANRAKU KANAZAWA
Owaricho, within walking distance of Omicho Market and Kanazawa Castle Park
THE HOTEL SANRAKU KANAZAWA opened December 21, 2022 in central Owaricho, all 215 rooms (13 suites) built around a byobu-screen headboard design. Omicho Market and Kanazawa Castle Park are both a 10-15 minute walk.
215 rooms in central Owaricho, a byobu-screen motif on every headboard
- Grand opening 21 December 2022, all 215 rooms including 13 suites
- Each headboard uses a byobu (folding-screen) style blending Kanazawa craft with modern design
- About 10-15 minutes' walk to Omicho Market and Kanazawa Castle Park
Stay
Luxury onsen ryokan (Hoshino Resorts)
Hoshino Resorts KAI Kaga
Yamashiro Onsen, Kaga city
KAI Kaga occupies a refurbished ryokan building over 400 years old in Yamashiro Onsen, its 48 rooms decorated with traditional Kaga craft. There are three onsen baths on site and a kaiseki menu inspired by Rosanjin Kitaoji.
A refurbished 400-year-old ryokan building, 48 rooms
- Traditional Kaga craft artworks decorate each room inside the refurbished 400-plus-year-old building
- 48 rooms, 1 restaurant, 3 cafe/lounge spaces, 3 onsen baths
- Check-in 2:30 PM, check-out 11:00 AM
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Ultra-luxury ryokan (Relais & Chateaux member)
Beniya Mukayu
Yamashiro Onsen, Kaga city
Beniya Mukayu is a Relais & Chateaux ryokan built into the Yakushiyama hillside in Yamashiro Onsen, designed by architect Kiyoshi Sey Takeyama. Its name means "richness in emptiness."
A Relais & Chateaux ryokan on the Yakushiyama hillside
- A confirmed Relais & Chateaux member property
- Sits quietly on the hillside of Yakushiyama ("Healing Buddha's Mountain")
- Architect: Kiyoshi Sey Takeyama
Stay
Ultra-luxury micro-ryokan
Kayotei
Yamanaka Onsen, Kaga city
Kayotei keeps just ten rooms in Yamanaka Onsen, a hot-spring village purposely away from the bigger tour groups, and arranges private visits to the ateliers of local artisans.
Ten rooms only, in Yamanaka Onsen
- A boutique ryokan with only ten rooms
- Arranges private visits to local artisan studios for guests
- Set in Yamanaka Onsen, a hot-spring village away from the tour-bus crowds
A classic one-day route
Kenrokuen in the morning, Kanazawa Castle Park at midday, Omicho Market in the afternoon, Higashi Chaya toward evening. It fits one day without rushing.
Kenrokuen Garden
Walk the garden in the quiet right after opening.
Kanazawa Castle Park
See the white-walled turrets, a short walk from Kenrokuen.
Omicho Market
Fresh seafood and Kaga-region vegetables; an early lunch inside the market.
Higashi Chaya District
Walk the lattice-fronted streets and stop for a gold-leaf sweet.
Getting there
From Tokyo
About 2.5 hours from Tokyo Station to Kanazawa Station on the Hokuriku Shinkansen.
Around the city
The main sights are walkable from Kanazawa Station or reachable by the loop bus; Yamashiro and Yamanaka Onsen are reached via Kaga-Onsen Station.