City

Kanazawa

Population
450 000

Nearest airports
- Kansai (Osaka)
- Nagoya
- Narita (Tokyo)
One connection flight (late afternoon) per day from Narita to Komatsu (Kanazawa)

Rail connections
- 4 to 6 hours by express trains from Kansai, Nagoya and Narita
- 1 hour from Komatsu

Main attractions
Kanazawa is a popular tourist city of historical and cultural interests. It was the wealthiest castle town during the Edo Period and the ruling feudal lords first promoted various arts, still preserved today. Each season of the year has different features and events; Sakura cherry blossom festival in April, beautiful greenery in May, the Kanazawa's biggest historical parade in June, local traditional festivals in July through September, special summer events in August, beautiful autumn leaves in October. Each month there is at least one big local festival, which includes traditional performing arts.

Climate
Rainy season is between mid-June and mid-July. A light raincoat as well as an umbrella will be useful. Summers are very humid with temperatures between 30 - 35°C.

Cost of livings

General expenditure
Lunch JPY 400 - 800
Bus fare JPY 200 – 300 (one way)
Trains from Kanasai Airport to Kanazawa JPY 9'130
Trains from Narita Airport to Kanazawa JPY 14'230
Tree day trip from Kanazawa to Kyoto (bus or train and accommodations) JPY 15'000-30'000
Japan rail Pass (only purchased outside Japan): 7 days (JPY 28'300) up to 21 days (JPY 57'000)

Pocket money
JPY 20'000 per week

Further information can be found on the following websites:

» www.city.kanazawa.ishikawa.jp
» www.jnto.go.jp
» www.japan-guide.com/e/e2208.html
» www.japanrail.com

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