Private and Custom Tour of Japan | Kanazawa

Jul 27 | Evan | No Comments |

Summer may not be considered the best time to visit Japan with all the heat and humidity but Summer is when many have vacation from school! Just because Summer isn’t cherry blossom or fall leaves season doesn’t mean that Japan isn’t beautiful and a great place to visit in the Summer. I spent most of month of June and part of July in Japan, during the “rainy” season but in 30+ days with a schedule of Tokyo, Kanazawa, Kyoto, Hiroshima, Tokyo, Kamikochi, Shirakawago, Kanazawa, Kyoto, Tokyo, Hiroshima, Kyoto and finally Tokyo again, I only had a handful of days (maybe 3 or 4) where rain was a disturbance. Not bad at all and because Japan is humid with rain in the Summer, everything is a beautiful shade of green!

Looking at my schedule above, perhaps you could tell that I had 3 guided tours of Japan lined up back to back to back! The first two were small custom and private tours of Japan and final tour was a small group from a school in North Carolina visiting Japan. I didn’t plan it this way, but first had a single private tour of Japan for the middle/end of June and suddenly the other two guided tours of Japan fell into place!

The first guided tour of Japan for the Summer was for a mother and daughter, Ellie and Isabelle. Isabelle just graduated high school and is a fantastic budding photographer, well ahead of my time when I was her age! I will be sharing a few of her great photos here but also be sure to check out the video she made from our trip together in Japan on the testimonial page! Back to the tour’s first stop in Kanazawa though!

Of course we stopped by one of the most famous garden’s in Japan, Kenrokuen and then across the street to Kanazawa Castle Park, and also had the chance to stop by the DT Suzuki Museum, Higashi Chaya (old geisha district), Nagamachi (old samurai district) and even a gold leaf workshop in Kanazawa. Kanazawa is famous for arts and crafts, but almost all gold leaf in Japan comes from Kanazawa. It was really interesting to see and learn how gold leaf is made in Kanazawa.

Of course along the way, we were eating lot’s of delicious food along the way and quickly found out that the two women shared similar tastes as me when it comes to food and desert! There aren’t too many times when I have patience to take photos of my food in Japan before eating it, so you will just have to take my word for it! The photos below are all created by and courtesy of Isabelle Nazha Photography during our days in Kanazawa. Check out Isabelle’s blog post about Kanazawa for more.