Kanazawa

About

ENQUIRE NOW

Kanazawa is the perfect stop-over city if you are looking to experience history, arts and culture but don’t have the time to visit Kyoto. The city showcases centuries old Japanese arts and crafts as well as castles and gardens with a history dating back to the Edo period. Kanazawa is a small city with lots to see and do and is easy to navigate allowing you to make the most of a short stopover. Located on the west coast of Honshu, Kanazawa is easily accessible from Honshu ski resorts, particularly those in Nagano.

BUILD YOUR OWN QUOTE

DESTINATION DEPARTING | RETURNING ADULTS | CHILDREN UNDER 12

Kanazawa
Accommodation

Wanting to stay in Kanazawa before or after your ski trip? Here are our top hotel recommendations.
Kanazawa
things to do

There is plenty to see and do on a trip to Kanazawa. Here are some of our top recommendations.

Featured Kanazawa Articles

Japan’s Ski Season 26/27: When Do Resorts Actually Open?

If there’s one rule every powder hunter knows, it’s that the best turns rarely wait around. When it comes to chasing Japow, those first few laps can make all the difference. But before you start setting those 5am alarms and dr [...]

Nozawa Onsen: The Ultimate Winter Escape Guide

There’s something truly special about Nozawa Onsen. Nestled in the mountains of Nagano Prefecture, Nozawa Onsen is one of Japan’s most iconic winter destinations. Renowned for its deep powder snow, expansive ski terrain an [...]

Myoko Kogen: Japan’s Quiet Powder Escape | Ultimate Ski Trip FAQ Guide

If you’re dreaming of endless powder days, peaceful mountain villages, and authentic Japanese hospitality, Myoko Kogen deserves a place at the top of your ski bucket list. Hidden in the snow-covered mountains of Niigata, Myoko K [...]

Shiga Kogen: Your Complete Guide to Japan’s Largest Ski Area

There’s something for every kind of traveller in Shiga Kogen, High in the mountains of Nagano Prefecture, deep within the Japanese Alps, lies Shiga Kogen, Japan’s largest ski area. Set within Joshinetsu Kogen National Park [...]

Is Niseko Worth It? Everything You Need To Know Before You Go

There’s a reason travelers keep coming back to Niseko. Niseko has earned a reputation as one of the world’s premier ski destinations – but does it really live up to the hype? From legendary powder snow and breathtaki [...]

Some of Our Best-Value Japan Stays for the 2027 Season

Got Japan on your ski-dar? Now’s a pretty good time to make it happen. We’ve rounded up some seriously good-value accommodation-only packages across Japan, with set dates and cracking rates to help you lock in your next powder [...]

nicky sullivan

Lizzie was so helpful, gave us some options and advice to help us pinpoint where we wanted to go. And once we had booked provided some really helpful travel advice and answering questions we had. Easy to deal with, everything was smooth and we had a great time.

Shelly Drewitz

Calum was awesome at helping us every step of the way with our trip. We got a great deal on the accommodation and ski lift, and we will definitely come back to Mountainwatch next time based on his excellent service.

Mark K Grant

I booked my Japan ski holiday through Mountainwatch. Very professional and when we arrived in Japan all was laid out for us. The accommodation was even nicer than expected. KIrsty was very good to work with and made things very easy!!!! will book again next season.

Jess

Great experience booking through this company, our contact Anna was brilliant, and organised a fantastic ski trip for us. The travel was all clearly laid out, the accommodation was lovely, the ski field was fantastic, great range of local dining options and bars.

Brett A

Mountain Watch are great, well organised and excellent advice on locations and accommodation. Highly recommended!

darren martin

Thanks Kirsty for helping arrange our family trip to Myoko for Xmas 2025, we had an amazing time

Jan Kelly

Thanks Kirsty, once again your arrangements for us in Japan worked very well. We’ll have no hesitation about touching base with you before we make another booking….. not sure if we’ll be organised by June, but we’ll see. Have a great season yourself and keep up the good work at MountainWatch. Regards Jan and Tom

Samantha Farr

Our trip to Hakuba and Tokyo was so smooth and easy thanks to the help of Justine. Hotel was great and in a perfect location and it was very smooth having all our extras like lessons and rentals booked and sorted before we arrived. Would 100% book through Mountainwatch Travel again!

John Durham

This is the second year that Kristy has organized travel arrangements for a skiing holiday to Furano in Japan, for us. It is the second time that those arrangements have been fulfilled seamlessly. No hassles, as planned and on time. Perfect, and will use Mountainwatchj Travel again. John Durham

Simone B

We booked through Anna O’Malley for our stay in Nozawa onsen Village in Japan. Seamless service, prompt, and pricing reasonable. The Shimataya View Hotel, was a lovely stay. Room size was large, great views, and Amazing service from Staff. Momoi and Eloisa couldn’t help enough- from dinner reservations to organising luggage to Tokyo. Property is older, though clean, well maintained. 10 min walk to slopes, 5 min walk to village centre. I recommend Mountain Watch, and this property. Photos are the view from our room.

Verified by Trustindex

Trustindex verified badge is the Universal Symbol of Trust. Only the greatest companies can get the verified badge who has a review score above 4.5, based on customer reviews over the past 12 months. Read more