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Kanazawa: Crafts, Kaga Yuzen, and Noh Culture Tour
Kanazawa
Important Information
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Public transportation options are available nearby
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Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Cancellation policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
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For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
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Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
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If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
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This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund.
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Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
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This tour connects three of Kanazawa’s most refined cultural traditions in one clear story: traditional crafts, Kaga Yuzen dyeing, and Noh theater. Rather than simply visiting museums on your own, you will explore how the wealth of the Kaga domain and the cultural patronage of the Maeda family helped shape Kanazawa’s distinctive sense of beauty.
With a guide, each stop becomes easier to understand. At the craft museum, you will see how daily life, samurai rituals, tea ceremony, festivals, and faith supported many kinds of traditional craftsmanship. At the Kaga Yuzen Kimono Center, you will learn how kimono became a wearable art form, then try a handkerchief dyeing experience yourself. At th...
Highlights
3 hours and 30 minutes
Offered in English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
3 hours and 30 minutes
Offered in English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
What's Included
Kaga Yuzen handkerchief dyeing experience
Admission to all three museums
English-speaking local guide
Guided visits to the craft museum, Kaga Yuzen center, and Noh museum
Food and drinks
Personal expenses and souvenirs
Meeting Points
Departure
Ishikawa Prefectural Museum of Traditional Arts and Crafts
Meet your guide in front of the Ishikawa Prefectural Museum of Traditional Arts and Crafts. Your guide will be waiting near the museum entrance and holding a DeepExperience sign. Please check the location on the map before arrival.
Return
Kanazawa Noh Museum
The tour ends in front of the Kanazawa Noh Museum. After the tour, you can continue exploring nearby areas such as the 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art, Kenrokuen Garden, or central Kanazawa on your own.
Kanazawa: Crafts, Kaga Yuzen, and Noh Culture Tour
Kanazawa
About
This tour connects three of Kanazawa’s most refined cultural traditions in one clear story: traditional crafts, Kaga Yuzen dyeing, and Noh theater. Rather than simply visiting museums on your own, you will explore how the wealth of the Kaga domain and the cultural patronage of the Maeda family helped shape Kanazawa’s distinctive sense of beauty.
With a guide, each stop becomes easier to understand. At the craft museum, you will see how daily life, samurai rituals, tea ceremony, festivals, and faith supported many kinds of traditional craftsmanship. At the Kaga Yuzen Kimono Center, you will learn how kimono became a wearable art form, then try a handkerchief dyeing experience yourself. At th...
Highlights
3 hours and 30 minutes
Offered in English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
3 hours and 30 minutes
Offered in English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
What's Included
Kaga Yuzen handkerchief dyeing experience
Admission to all three museums
English-speaking local guide
Guided visits to the craft museum, Kaga Yuzen center, and Noh museum
Food and drinks
Personal expenses and souvenirs
Meeting Points
Departure
Ishikawa Prefectural Museum of Traditional Arts and Crafts
Meet your guide in front of the Ishikawa Prefectural Museum of Traditional Arts and Crafts. Your guide will be waiting near the museum entrance and holding a DeepExperience sign. Please check the location on the map before arrival.
Return
Kanazawa Noh Museum
The tour ends in front of the Kanazawa Noh Museum. After the tour, you can continue exploring nearby areas such as the 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art, Kenrokuen Garden, or central Kanazawa on your own.
Itinerary
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Ishikawa Prefectural Museum of Traditional Arts and Crafts
Discover the wide world of Ishikawa’s traditional crafts, from lacquerware and ceramics to textiles, metalwork, woodwork, and festival-related objects. This museum introduces how Kanazawa’s refined craft culture developed through the wealth of the Kaga domain, the patronage of the Maeda family, and the everyday lives, rituals, and aesthetics of the region.
50 minutes
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Kaga Yuzen Kaikan
Explore Kaga Yuzen, one of Kanazawa’s most elegant dyeing traditions. Learn about its calm colors, natural motifs, detailed handwork, and differences from Kyoto Yuzen. During the tour, you will also try a handkerchief stencil-dyeing experience and create a small piece inspired by Kanazawa’s kimono culture.
1 hour and 30 minutes
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Kanazawa Noh Museum
Step into the world of Noh, a classical performing art deeply connected to Kanazawa’s samurai culture. The museum introduces Kaga Hosho, the local Noh tradition supported by the Maeda family, and displays Noh masks, costumes, and stage-related objects that reveal the quiet beauty and refined expression of Kanazawa’s cultural heritage.
