Japan Landscapes: Kanazawa to Shirakawa-Go Tour

Discover Japan’s scenic beauty and history on a full-day tour from Kanazawa to Shirakawa-Go, featuring stunning landscapes and cultural insights.

Duration: 9 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Shirayama Hime Shrine - The tour will reach the historic entrance of the shrine, where a brief walk along a tranquil path leads to the entrance. Shirayama Hime Shrine is among Japan’s oldest, serving as a site for worshipping Mt. Haku for approximately 2100 years.
    The shrine is renowned for its sacred water, blessings for couples, and its role as…
What's Included
  • Guided tour of White Road and Shirakawa-go UNESCO site
  • Round-trip transportation to Shirakawago and other destinations
  • English-speaking guide
  • Admission fees included
What's Not Included
  • Lunch
  • Accommodation
Additional Information

Discover the stunning landscapes of Japan on this full-day excursion from Kanazawa. The adventure begins at Shirayama Hime Shrine, a site dedicated to the sacred Mt. Haku. Continue the journey along the scenic Hakusan Shirakawa-Go White Road, renowned for its breathtaking valley vistas and waterfalls. The tour concludes in Shirakawa-Go, a UNESCO World…

Location
Kanazawa Station
The meetup point is outside of the Shinkansen ticket gates, in front of the information center with the four sumo wrestlers. You may wait nearby there until the tour begins at 9:00 A.M. Be sure to look for the guide wearing a tour tag.
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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Flyer26204050688
Nov 8, 2025
Tedori Gorge, Hakusan White Road and Shirakawago Village Tour - It was a memorable tour. The landscape was beautiful and our guide Garrett was very nice and well informed! I would recommend the tour!
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Ferdoa1
Nov 5, 2025
Shirakawago Tour - Mike is an awesome guide. He is friendly, funny, and energetic. He always kept us on the loop for any development during the tour. I highly recommend him.
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Sightsee711381
Nov 1, 2025
Amazing tour with Garrett our guide! - We had a very pleasant experience with Garrett . He was very welcoming helpfull informative and took the time to answer all our questions . The tour was excellent as we stopped at multiple places to see the Beauty of the nature and learned about the culture I will highly recommend the tour to everyone who wants to experience Kanazawa
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Kathrin285
Oct 30, 2025
Wonderful - We had a wonderful day and enjoyed the tour very much. It was a great mix of culture and nature, the stopping points were well chosen. Our guide, Garrett, was very easy to talk to and very knowledgeable about the history and Japanese culture in general. Our favorite part were the vistas in the mountains, especially with the autumn foliage. It's just stunning and we stopped at several great viewpoints to get off of the bus and get a better view. Shirakawa-go is a charming villiage and it was great to see one of the old houses from the inside with Garrett explaining the history. Would absolutely recommend this tour! Garrett also had great recommendations on where to go for dinner after the tour.
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K6349wpkevinv
Oct 30, 2025
Amazing tour with amazing guide - 10 out of 10 would do it again, absolutely amazing tour guide and bus driver all got along well with plenty of banta and information about what’s going on too, weather was awsome and the views were breathtaking
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Ken
Oct 10, 2025
Terrific tour - Terrific tour. Great scenery and history. Guide Garret has engaging conversational style. Definitely recommended.
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Navigate49322995208
Oct 9, 2025
Discovering the Beauty of at the foot of Mount Hakusan & picturesque Shirawakago - It was a good day out as the tour didn’t felt too rush as each location topped with excellent weather. Our guide, Garrett was knowledgeable as he was able to answer all of the questions the group had. Our first stop, Shirayama Hime Jinja Shrine which is the grand shrine of the region. Enjoy the view as we descend the steps towards the carpark as we were surrounded by lush trees On to the next stop, Tedori Gorge with turquoise coloured water and a waterfall. There is quite a descend down via stairs but that was worth the slight hike down. Alternately there is a viewing platform which is a gentler option. Onwards, our driver took us up the steep winding incline towards Hakusan White Road which Garrett had pick up excellent stop points for vintages points plus the picnic spot overlooking the mountain ranges. Lastly, we head off the unesco heritage, Shirakawago to end our day. The village felt like Japanese alps with the thatched roof. As we head back to Kanazawa, Garrett gave some dinner recommendation. It was a well thought itinerary with a wonderful guide plus not forgetting our driver.
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J6617abannettew
Oct 9, 2025
Terrific tour, wonderful guide - We had an amazing day, enjoying a great mix of alpine scenery and Japanese culture, including charming Shirakawa go. Garret is a fun and knowledgeable guide and went out of his way to ensure that everyone in our group had a great time. Would highly recommend this tour.
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