Winter in Kanazawa is not only about visiting famous sights. It’s about eating well. The reason is simple: winter is when the Sea of Japan is at its best. Snow and cold water make the seafood firm and rich in flavour. Local crab, fatty yellowtail, cod, sweet prawns – this is the season when they’re …

Kanazawa is known as a culinary capital, with an abundance of fresh seafood from the bounty of the Sea of Japan and agricultural produce from the city’s rich natural environment. Kanazawa’s sushi is so highly regarded that people from the Kanto and Kansai regions travel all the way to Ka…

There are several reasons to visit Kanazawa: to experience the atmosphere of an ancient city with 500 years of history, to enjoy the beauty of nature, and, above all, to indulge in the culinary delights that Kanazawa has to offer. With the opening of the Hokuriku Shinkansen, Kanazawa can now be reac…