Guided E-Bike and Walking Tour of KANAZAWA Main & KENROKUEN
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About the Activity
The tour starts from Kanazawa station, the most beautiful station in Japan. You will ride an E-Bike instead of gas vehicles and you can enjoy the scenery of Kanazawa while the riding (Not with entry, but only seeing with the guidance except Kenrokuen Garden, Gyokusen’inmaru Garden, and Gyokusen’an Tea House). You will watch and appreciate one of the three most beautiful gardens in Japan. "Kenroku" means a garden combining the six attributes of a perfect garden. As a strolling-style landscape garden, it incorporates fancy designs in every corner, achieving peerless scenery in each season. You will also visit the Gyokusen’inmaru Garden and Gyokusen’an Tea House to sip matcha green tea and taste fresh wagashi sweet at the Japanese-style tatami room. There will be the English and Chinese guide through the tour, so you can also enjoy the explanation of deep information by the local guide. After the tour, you can still ride an E-Bike if you return it to the proper cycle port in that day,4 hours 30 minutes
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Availability and Prices
Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the experience starts (local time)
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Inclusions & Exclusions
Food and drink : Tea and coffee. Japanese ceremonial "Matcha" green tea
Food and drink : Snacks. A traditional Japanese sweets called "Jo-namagashi (Wagashi)"
English & Chinese local guide
Use of equipment : Bicycle use. Earphones with microphone of a manned guide
The insurance of the tour and using an E-Bike
Use of equipment : Other.
The entry ticket of Kenrokuen Garden and Gyokusen'an Tea House
Food and drink : Bottled water. Throughout the tour, there are many vending machines for drinks you can buy though.
Use of equipment : Other.
Gojukken Nagaya ticket is ¥320 for adults (18 +) and ¥100 for children (6 - 18)
The entry ticket of 21st century museum is ¥450/Collection Exhibitions & ¥1,200/Special Exhibition
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Kanazawa Station
1-1 Kinoshinbomachi, Kanazawa, Japan, 920-0858Appreciate the giant glassed-in dome is also beautiful — so stunning in fact, that it was chosen as one of the World’s 14 Most Beautiful Train Stations by US travel magazine “Travel & Leisure” in a 2011 online edition.
You will get photo shooting and live guidance by the local guide.10 minutes • Admission Ticket FreeView Location2
Kazuemachi Chayagai
Kazuemachi, , Kanazawa, Japan, 920-0902Kazue-machi is an old geisha district located along the river between Asanogawa Ohashi Bridge and Naka-no Hashi Bridge.
Gaisha are traditional, female Japanese entertainers, whose skills include performing various Japanese arts, such as classical music and dance. It is one of the three geisha districts of Kanazawa. Chaya is a traditional place of feasts and entertainments, where geisha perform dances and play Japanese traditional musical instruments, such as the shamisen (a three-stringed musical instrument), bamboo flute, and drum. Still now, many chaya houses and restaurants are located in this neighborhood, and people may hear the sound of the shamisen from the twilight time.
You will get photo shooting and live guidance by the local guide.30 minutes • Admission Ticket FreeView Location3
Kuragarizaka
3-15 Kazuemachi, Kanazawa, Japan, 920-0908After passing through the precincts of Kuboichi Shrine, you will find a "Kuragari" (means dark) slope that leads quietly to the Hanamachi.
In the past, the hill was used by Owari-machi masters to commute to the teahouse district to avoid being seen by the public.
You will get photo shooting and live guidance by the local guide.5 minutes • Admission Ticket FreeView Location4
Kuboichi Ototsurugigu Shrine
6-21, Shimoshinmachi, Kanazawa, JapanThe shrine is located in Owari-cho, where the streets of stately merchant houses still remain, and is a historic shrine that is believed to be the birthplace of the market in Kanazawa. The stone stairway leading up the hill past the shrine grounds to the main shopping street is called "Yomogari-zaka," or "dark slope," and is a famous sightseeing spot. As the name implies, it is dark even in the daytime, and is full of emotion and old-fashioned scenery. The birthplace of Kyoka Izumi, a great writer, is nearby, and it is said that she often played there as a child. A monument to a poem written by Kyoka has been erected in the precincts of the shrine in connection with him.
You will get photo shooting and live guidance by the local guide.10 minutes • Admission Ticket FreeView Location5
This slope runs parallel to the "Kuragari dark slope" leading from Owari-cho to Kazue-cho. It was named by the writer Hiroyuki Itsuki, and his words are inscribed on a marker. He named the slope "Akari-zaka" (means bright) in memory of Kyoka, who wrote beautiful works that seemed to light up the dark night. Akari-zaka also means "uphill" in Japanese.
You will get photo shooting and live guidance by the local guide.5 minutes • Admission Ticket FreeView Location
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Sotobori Park Hakuchoro
Marunouchi, Kanazawa, Japan, 920-0937Sotobori Park Swan Road is a path of water, greenery and contemplation built on the site of Kanazawa Castle's outer moat, also known as "Swan Moat", which was reclaimed in the Taisho era. Famous sculptures line the path, including swans and other Kanazawa-related figures such as Maeda Toshiie, Muro Saisei, Izumi Kyoka and Tokuda Shusei.
You'll find fireflies here in June, when the area is full of families with children. During summer, you can talk a beautiful walk from Kanazawa Castle Park to Kenrokuen, stopping in the shade of the trees to cool off.
You will get photo shooting and live guidance by the local guide.10 minutes • Admission Ticket FreeView Location7
Kenrokuen Garden
1-1 Marunouchi, , Kanazawa, Japan, 920-0937Appreciate one of the three most beautiful gardens in Japan. "Kenroku" means a garden combining the six attributes of a perfect garden. As a strolling-style landscape garden, it incorporates fancy designs in every corner, achieving peerless scenery in each season.
The guide will explain deep expertise about each popular spot in the garden.
You will get photo shooting and live guidance by the local guide.1 hour • Admission Ticket IncludedView Location8
Kanazawa Castle Ishikawa Gate
1-1 Marunouchi, Kanazawa Castle, Kanazawa, Japan, 920-0937Ishikawa-mon gate has been designated as an Important National Cultural Asset.
The present gate was reconstructed in 1788.
It used to be the rear gate to Kanazawa Castle, and was constructed in a box-shape style to connect two turrets and two gatehouses.
You will get photo shooting and live guidance by the local guide.5 minutes • Admission Ticket FreeView LocationMeeting and Pickup
Starting point
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Meet next to Kanazawa Station under the train overpass where you can see a lot of green electric bicycles at that bike parking lot. Your guide will be holding a blue tour flag, and the letters of our company's name written on the flag.View Location
End point
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After the end of the tour, you can still visit again and get an entry for any spot you enjoyed exterior and had in mind while cycling riding if you want to. However, you need to pay the entry fee by yourself and return the bicycle to the proper cycle port on that day.View Location
Pickup details
Customers must make their own way to and meet at the start point- Travelers CANNOT choose a custom pickup or meeting location.
Additional Information
- Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Need to over 145cm (4 ft 8 in) of height and under 80 years old
- Gojukken Nagaya is free for 65+ with a certificate issued by a public institution is included
Language And Guide
Audio Guide Available In
- Mandarin
- Japanese
- English
Tour Guide Available In
- Mandarin
- Japanese
- English
Ticket Details
- Mobile or paper ticket accepted
- One per booking
Ticket Redemption
No redemption point. This is a direct entry ticketThe guide will give the tour guests a one-day pass card for riding E-Bike and an entry ticket for Kenrokuen garden & Gyokusen'an tea house.Cancellation & Refunds
Cancellable up to 24 hours before the travel date (local supplier time) for a full refund. A 100% cancellation penalty applies for cancellations submitted less than 24 hours before the start time.- For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
- Suplier may cancel the activity on account of bad weather conditions.
- Cancel at least 1 day before activity starts in Asia/Tokyo time to receive 100% refund.
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