Culture Tsurugi Horai Festival Susan May The Tsurugi Horai Matsuri is a festival held every October in Tsurugi, Hakusan. It has been running annually for over 800 yea...
8 Culture Two Days in Kanazawa Grant Casey For those interested in traveling to Kanazawa by train, bus, or plane, here is a two day itinerary with a guide to sightseein...
6 Shopping Nosaku Kanazawa Kim Nosaku, in Kanazawa, is renowned for their high quality lacquerware. The store has a long history of creating these lacquerwa...
Culture The Depth of Ishikawa's Craft Culture Kim A special event taking place at the Ishikawa Prefectural Museum of Art looks at the depths of the prefecture's craft culture.
6 Planning Kids' Paradise in Kanazawa Shunichi Koyama A baby-friendly place not only great for little children but also their parents. Families with kids will enjoy spending time ...
Transportation Japan's Unlimited Ticket for Travel, Food and Culture Geoff Day Japanese food lovers know that there is no shortage of culinary options in the cities. But the hinterlands, where centuries-o...
Activities Old-Time Farm Life: Shunran-no-Sato Tristan Scholze Take part in old-time farm life in the mountains of the beautiful Noto Peninsula at Shunran-no-Sato, a village of farm houses...
Activities Satoyama Living in Wajima, Noto Cathy Cawood The Wajima region is located on the north-western side of Noto Peninsula in Ishikawa Prefecture of Japan. A rocky coastline b...
7 Culture Higashi Chaya District Avery Choi Higashi Chaya District is a picturesque area with cobblestone alleyways and traditional wooden architectures of the Edo period.
Culture I Wish I Had Something Like This in My House Kim A special exhibition taking place at Ishikawa's National Crafts Museum is titled "I Wish I Had Something Like This in My Hous...