Itinerary
Kanazawa & the Hidden Hokuriku Coast
5 days · 10 stops · ¥80,000–¥140,000 · 23 views
Mon, Mar 1 – Fri, Mar 5
A train-based journey from Narita into Japan's quieter heart — misty temples, samurai lanes, and a thatched-roof village in the snow-melt of early March.
Days
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Myojoji Temple
Ishikawa
Schedule
Day 01 of 05Land at KMQ · Mon, Mar 1 · from JFK · 1 traveler
Stay
Kanazawa · 3 nights
Mon, Mar 1 → Thu, Mar 4 · 1 guest
14:00
EXPLORE
妙成寺
Stay ~1h
A Nichiren temple complex in the hills behind Hakui whose five-storey pagoda of 1618 is the only one of its kind on the Sea of Japan coast, standing among ten buildings designated Important Cultural Properties. The Maeda lords rebuilt it over the seventeenth century and the grounds have stayed essentially unchanged since.
15:48
EXPLORE
金沢蓄音器館
Stay ~1h
Hokutetsu-Kanazawa Station
A quirky collection of vintage phonographs and records — you can even request a song played on a 1920s gramophone.
Getting around
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JR Alpine-Takayama-Matsumoto Area Tourist Pass
Matched to your route — one pass instead of point-to-point tickets on the rail legs.
View JR Alpine-Takayama-Matsumoto Area Tourist Pass →01 / 05
Journey map
Trip budget · お見積り
¥12,000–¥21,000 / person / day
¥60,000–¥105,000 total
💴 Carry ~¥5,000/day in cash — many hidden spots are cash-only.
Estimated from 8 travel legs and 4 hotel nights. International flights not included. Typical prices, not quotes.