Japan Guide
Central Honshū
Accommodation
1 ANA Hotel Kanazawa 16-3 Shōwa-machi 
076/224-6111 
www.anahotels-kanazawa.co.jp Handily next to Kanazawa Station, with a grand atrium lobby and comfortable rooms. Its Japanese restaurant overlooks a miniature version of Kenroku-en. Price: ¥20000-30000
2 APA Hotel Kanazawa Chūō 1-5-24 Katamachi 076/235-2111 www.apahotel.com There are several branches of this classy business hotel in Kanazawa but this is the most central. There's an onsen bath and sauna on the top floor, including outdoor baths, and a Seattle style café in the lobby. Price: ¥10000-15000
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Hotel Dormy Inn Kanazawa 2-25 Horai-kawa Shin-machi 076/263-9888 www.hotespa.net/hotels/kanazawa Opposite the slick Forus shopping mall is this equally stylish business hotel with a contemporary boutique look that puts its well ahead of the pack. They have full and half tatami rooms, a roof-top spa, Internet terminals and a pleasant lounge area where a big buffet breakfast (¥950) is served. Price: ¥10000-15000
4 Ginmatsu 1-17-18 Higashi Chaya 076/252-3577 
ginmatsu@nifty.com Pleasant and outstandingly good-value minshuku in the lovely Higashi Chaya district, with a friendly welcome and tatami rooms at ¥3500 per person. They have a separate shower, and also provide free tickets for the local sentō. Price: ¥7000-10000
5 Kanazawa Excel Hotel Tōkyū 2-1-1 Kōrinbō 076/231-2411 www.kanazawa-e.tokyuhotels.co.jp Stylish hotel with pleasant design and spacious rooms in an ideal downtown location, a short walk from Kenroku-en. Price: ¥20000-30000
6 Kanazawa Youth Hostel 37 Suehiro-machi 076/252-3414 www.jyh.or.jp Up in the wooded hills on the east side of the city, this large modern hostel has some very nice tatami rooms, a kitchen where you can cook for yourself, and also rents out bikes. However, the steep, twenty-minute hike up the hill is a disadvantage. Price: ¥3150
7 Hotel Kenroku 2-5 Kenroku-machi 076/210-8111 www.k6-j.co.jp A minute's walk from the northern gate of Kenroku-en, this pleasant small hotel offers good-value Western and tatami rooms, with singles a deal at ¥6000. Their restaurant serves excellent local-style meals and there's a chic modern café. Price: ¥10000-15000
8 Murataya Ryokan 1-5-2 Katamachi 076/263-0455 www.spacelan.ne.jp/~murataya Long-standing ryokan in the heart of Katamachi that has some stylish touches and is run by a friendly family well used to foreign guests. The location is excellent, the tatami rooms are well maintained, and you can get a Western-style breakfast for ¥500. Free Internet access and a really handy map of local restaurants are available. Price: ¥7000-10000
9 Hotel Nikkō Kanazawa 2-15-1 Honmachi 076/234-1111 www.hnkanazawa.co.jp Good views are guaranteed from the rooms in this thirty-storey hotel opposite Kanazawa Station, with a sophisticated modern European design to its sleek lobby, restaurants and rooms. Price: ¥30000-40000
10 Tōyoko Inn Kanazawa Kōrinbō 1-2-35 Kōrinbō 076/265-1045 www.toyoko-inn.com Part of this good-value budget business hotel chain, it has a downtown location and the usual good-value business style rooms. Price: ¥7000-10000
11 Yamadaya 2-3-28 Nagamachi & 
076/261-0065 samurai@spacelan.ne.jp Cosy minshuku with friendly owners in an old wooden house amid the atmospheric Nagamachi area. Price: ¥7000-10000