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Walking |
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| Most of the main
tourist resorts of Kanazawa are
concentrated in a city area of
approximately 2 kilometers square.
When you go into back streets
from the main street with modernistic
scenes, you can see many places
where division of the old castle
town remains and come across with
the historical atmosphere of Kanazawa. |
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Taxi |
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| Taxis are always
standing by at the east gate of
Kanazawa Station and on other
main spots. It is comparatively
easy to get a taxi on the main street.
The flag-down fare of a small-size
car is approximately 600 yen,
and it will cost around 1,000
yen to move from area to area
in the city. |
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Route Bus Service |
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| There are number
of bus routes in the city area
of Kanazawa operated by Hokutetsu
Bus. The bus exterior is cream
and vermillion. The bus service
from Kanazawa Station to Kata-machi
via Musashigatsuji and Korinbo,
in particular, is frequent. The
bus leaves Kanazawa Station every
several minutes. Take the bus
from the rear door and pay 200
yen when you get off. |
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Excursion Bus Service (Five Routes) |
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| The excursion bus
is convenient for tourists. Each
bus runs on a single route, and
each bus stop displays the bus
number with an English notation. |
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Jokamachi
Kanazawa Excursion Bus |
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Kanazawa
Flat Bus |
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(1)
Jokamachi Kanazawa
Excursion Bus |
Kanazawa Flat Bus |
(2)
Konohana
route |
(3)
Zaimoku
route |
(4)
Kikugawa
route |
(5)
Nagamachi route |
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Take
the bus from the front door
(pay the fare when getting off) |
Take
the bus from the front door
(pay the fare when getting on) |
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200
yen (Schoolchild: 100 yen) |
100
yen |
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Every
12 minutes |
Every
15 minutes |
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Bonnet
type
(blue, green, and red) |
purple on
the
white
base |
green on
the
white
base |
red on
the
white base |
Ocher on
The
white base |
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1,000 yen (11 coupons) |
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500 yen (Schoolchild: 250
yen)
You can take the Jokamachi
Kanazawa excursion bus and route
bus (in the central part of the city)
as many times as possible. |
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One-day tickets and coupon tickets (for Frat Bus number (2) to (5)) are sold in each bus as well.
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One-day tickets and coupon tickets (for Frat Bus number (2) to (4)) are sold at the following offices.
- Hokutetsu Ekimae Center (East
gate of Kanazawa Station)
- Katamachi Center (in front
of Katamachi Bus Stop)
- Musashi Service Center (first
floor of the Kanazawa Sky Hotel)
Inquiry
: Hokutetsu Telephone Information
Service Center (Tel. 237-5115) |
| Some facilities will give a discount if you show your one-day tickets. |
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Other Excursion Buses |
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| ■ Kenrokuen Garden Shuttle [Platform 6 at east exit of Kanazawa Station] |
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| Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays |
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East exit of Kanazawa Station [First bus 9:30; last bus 17:50]; a 30-minute ride for a round trip leaving at 20-minute intervals |
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| East exit of Kanazawa Station, Musashigatsuji, Korinbo, Hirosaka, Seisonkaku, Kenrokuen shita, Hirosaka, Korinbo, Musashigatsuji, and east exit of Kanazawa Station |
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| 100 yen (primary schoolchild: 50 yen) ★ One-day tickets can be used. |
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| Hokuriku Railroad's Telephone Service Center (Tel. 237-5115) |
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| ■ Town Bus [Platform 6 at east exit of Kanazawa Station] |
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| Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays |
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East exit of Kanazawa Station [First bus 9:40; last bus 20:00], a 35-minute ride for a round trip leaving at 20-minute intervals from 9:40 to 17:40 and 30-minute intervals from 18:00 to 20:00. |
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| East exit of Kanazawa Station, Musashigatsuji, Korinbo, Katamachi, 21st Century of Museum, Kenrokuen, Korinbo, Musashigatsuji, and east exit of Kanazawa |
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| 100 yen (primary school child: 50 yen) |
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| West Japan JR bus (Tel. 231-1783) |
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East
gate of Kanazawa Station (Bus
stop #3)
Hashiba-cho
(in front of police box)
Kenrokuen-shita
Hirosaka
Korinbo
(in front of Bank of Japan)
Musashigatsuji
Higashi Betsuin
Omote Sando-guchi
Omi-cho
Market
Chomin Bunkakan 
Kobashi-machi
Musashigatsuji
and Omi-cho Market
Kenrokuen-shita
Asanogawa
Ohashi Bridge
Shinise Koryukan 
Fukuro-machi
Katamchi
Ishikawa
Prefectural Museum of Art
Nishi Chaya District