Must-see attractions in Kanazawa & the Hokuriku Coast

  • Toyama Municipal Folkcraft Village

    Kanazawa & the Hokuriku Coast

    Here you'll find folk art, ceramics, sumi-e (ink brush paintings) and more in a cluster of hillside buildings. Toyama's free Museum Bus (10 minutes,…

  • Kanazawa City Ashigaru Museum

    Kanazawa

    This compact museum, consisting of two relocated Edo-era homes and a small garden, offers a look at the lives of the ashigaru (foot soldiers), the lowest…

  • Ganmon

    Kanazawa & the Hokuriku Coast

    There's a lot of hype about this interesting, though relatively unexciting sea cave carved into the cliff by the force of the waves. Nearby are souvenir…

  • Kurobe Dam

    Kanazawa & the Hokuriku Coast

    This massive dam, completed in 1963, is central to the Tateyama-Kurobe Alpine Route.

  • Rokugozaki Lighthouse

    Kanazawa & the Hokuriku Coast

    You can amble through the village of Noroshi (狼煙) up to this lighthouse, built in 1883, for lovely views.