Nagano Pref.

Shizuoka Pref.Aichi Pref.

Gifu Pref.

IshikawaPref.

Fukui Pref.

Shiga Pref.

Mie Pref.

Nara Pref.

Wakayama Pref.

Kyoto Pref.

Hyogo Pref.

KomatsuAirport

NotoAirport

Noto

Nagoya

Central JapanInternational Airport

Takayama

Shirakawa-go

Kanazawa

Kaga

KansaiInternational Airport

Osaka

Kyoto

Nara

Toyama Pref.

Kansai Area

Hida-TakayamaArea

Tateyama-KurobeToyama Area

Nagoya Area

Gokayama

Published March 2014(revised April 2014)

Kaga Onsen Bus Co. LtdKaga Hakusan Bus Co. LtdHokutetsu Okunoto Bus Co. Ltd

Hokutetsu Kanazawa Bus Co. LtdHokutetsu Noto Bus Co. Ltd

Hokuriku Railroad Co. Ltd556 Waridashi-machi, Kanazawa City,Ishikawa Prefecture 920-8508http://www.hokutetsu.co.jp

The Hokuriku Railroad Group is accredited under the Nihon Bus Association Chartered Bus Company Safety Assessment Accreditation System.

The Hokuriku Railroad Group is a member of the Nihon Bus Association.

We also take requests for provision of bus tour guides.

Comfortable,original journeysWe provide support for flexible journeys based on your ideas and requests

We can provide small to large size buses suited to your needs.

For small/large groups

For meals and breaks at Chirihama BeachChirihamaRest House

For meals and breaks at GanmonRestaurant Ganmon(the sister establishment of Chirihama Rest House)

A big range ofsouvenirs/giftsalso available!

Smallsize (seats 24 persons)

Largesize (seats 53, 55 or 58 persons)

Midsize (seats 27 persons)

Map of Central Japan

Bookings essentialChartered buses

Takayama

Takayama

Higashi Chaya District, Kanazawa

Shirakawa-go

Tateyama KurobeAlpine Route

http://www.hokutetsu.co.jp

[Railways]

Ishikawa LineAsanogawa Line

[Buses]

Kanazawa Loop BusKenrokuen ShuttleKanazawa Light up BusScheduled Tourist BusesHighway BusesExpress BusesChartered Buses

For great journeys – on your own or in a small or large groupWe offer a range of journeys in Ishikawa

Hokuriku Railroad Group is accredited under the Nihon Bus Association Chartered Bus Company Safety Assessment Accreditation System.

Hokuriku Railroad

For Kanazawa, Noto and Kaga

Tourist Guidebook

Kanazawa

TokyoYokohama

Nagoya

Niigata

Sendai

KyotoOsaka

From April 2014

Shirakawa-goGokayama

Fukui

岐阜

Ishikawa

Toyama

Noto Airport

NoetsuExpressway

HokurikuExpresswayKomatsuAirport

JR HokurikuMain Line

HokurikuRailroadIshikawaLine

Wajima Morning Market

Ganmon

NotoSatoyama

Kaido

ChirihamaBeach Driveway

Wakura Hot

Spring

Awazu Hot Spring

Tatsunokuchi Hot Spring

Yamashiro Hot Spring

Wajima Hot Spring Area

KatayamazuHot Spring

Shirakawa-go

Takayama

Kanazawa

YuwakuHot Spring

Yamashiro Hot Spring

Hokuriku RailroadAsanogawa Line

Tokai-HokurikuExpressway

Kanazawa Sta. West Exit ⇆ Komatsu Airport

- Via city center bus stops- Super Express (direct to Kanazawa Sta.)

No bookings necessary

Service

Komatsu Airport Super Express Bus

The limousine bus service between Komatsu Airport and Kanazawa

Sightseeing inthe old capital KanazawaTravel your way with our multicolored buses

Noto

Kaga

~Designated as a Globally ImportantAgricultural Heritage System~

Access to the Suzu area!

From Kanazawa to destinations in IshikawaFrom hot spring areas to a world heritage site, a variety of sights to see are all linked together.

Kaga Yunosato Express

The express bus service between Kanazawa and Kaga hot spring area

Direct from Kanazawa to Tatsunokuchi/Awazu/Yamashiro/Yamanaka Hot Spring!

Scheduled Tourist Buses

Visit the sites of Fukui after staying over at a hot spring

Kaga Hot Spring Area to Fukui Prefecture

Kanazawa

Kanazawa Sta. East Exit ⇆ Tatsunokuchi/Awazu/Yamashiro/Yamanaka Hot Spring

[Operates every day]

You also can get on the bus from Kenrokuen Garden/Omicho Market (Musashigatsuji).

Scheduled Tourist Buses

4 routes to tour the famous places in Noto

You can travel while seeing the sights of Noto Peninsula

ExpressBus

No bookingsnecessary

No bookings necessary

Connecting Kanazawa with the Noto Peninsula

Direct from Kanazawa to Wakura/Wajima Hot Spring Area

Bookings essential

One DayTrip

Tojinbo Cliffs/Eiheiji Temple Tour

One DayTrip

WajimaRoute Kanazawa ⇒ Kanazawa From Wajima ⇒ Kanazawa

Kanazawa Sta. East Exit – Wajima Station Furatto Homu – Wajima Morning Market / Wajima Lacquerware Center – Sojiji Temple – Ganmon (lunch supplied) – Chirihama Beach Driveway – Kanazawa Sta. West Exit

One DayTrip

AsaichiRoute From Wajima ⇒ Kanazawa

Wakura Onsen Bus Terminal – Wajima Station Furatto Homu – Wajima Morning Market / Wajima Lacquerware Center – Masuhoura, Michi-no-eki Togi Umikaido (break) – Ganmon (lunch supplied) – Myojoji Temple – Chirihama Beach Driveway – Kanazawa Sta. West Exit

Half DayTrip

ChirihamaRoute From Wakura Hot Spring ⇒ Kanazawa

From Wakura Hot Spring ⇒ Kanazawa

Wakura Onsen Bus Terminal – Masuhoura, Michi-no-eki Togi Umikaido (break) – Ganmon (lunch) – Keta Taisha Shrine – Chirihama Beach Driveway (lunch supplied) – Kanazawa Sta. West Exit

One DayTrip

Noto FlightRoute From Wakura Hot Spring ⇒ Noto Airport-Wajima-Wakura Hot Spring

Wakura Onsen Bus Terminal – Wajima Morning Market/ Wajima Lacquerware Center – Kiriko Kaikan – Senmaida – Nanso Museum – Suzu Beach Hotel (lunch not supplied)/Suzu-yaki Museum – Mitsukejima Island – Noto Airport – Wajima Station Furatto Homu – Wakura Onsen Sta. – Wakura Onsen Bus Terminal

Yamanaka Hot Spring – Yamashiro Onsen Higashiguchi Bus Stop – Kaga Onsen Station – Katayamazu Hot Spring – Tojinbo Cliffs – Maruoka Castle (seen from bus) – Echizen Bamboo Doll Village – Eiheiji Temple – Fukui Station – Kaga Onsen Station

From Kaga Hot Spring Area

You also can get on the bus from Kenrokuen Garden/Omicho Market (Musashigatsuji).

You also can get on the bus from Kenrokuen Garden/Omicho Market (Musashigatsuji). (Some services only)

You also can get on the bus from Kenrokuen Garden/Omicho Market (Musashigatsuji). (Some services only)

Service

Kanazawa ⇆ Hakui/Takahama/Togi/MonzenServiceAccess to the Togi/Monzen area

Service

Service

Kanazawa ⇆ Suzunari-kan Mae/Suzu Hachigasaki/Otani

Access to Wakura Hot Spring!

Kanazawa ⇆ Nanao/Wakura Hot Spring

Access to Wajima Hot Spring Area

Kanazawa ⇆ Wajima Marine Town

Hokutetsu RailroadIshikawa Line / Asanogawa LineTrips using local lines can also be enjoyed.

We operate 2 local lines from Kanazawa city center.

Asanogawa LineHokutetsu Kanazawa - Uchinada

Ishikawa LineNomachi – Tsurugi

Whencoming

by airplane

Bookingsessential

Highway Bus

From Kanazawa to destinations by Highway Bus

Bookings essential

Kanazawa ⇆ Shirakawa-go ⇆ TakayamaKanazawa ⇆ Gokayama ⇆ Shirakawa-go

Service

(Takayama Line)

We operate 9 highway bus routes from Kanazawa to all parts of the country.

▪Tokyo (Shibuya/Hachioji)▪Yokohama/Kamakura/Fujisawa▪Nagoya ▪Osaka▪Gokayama/Shirakawa-go/Takayama▪Sendai/Yamagata ▪Niigata▪Toyama ▪Takaoka/Tonami

We can provide information on plans that include bus and train travel.

For thosewho just wantto stretch their

legs a little

Operates every day

Access to Shirakawa-go, the World Heritage Site

Senmaida Rice Fields

Chirihama Beach Driveway

Mitsukejima Island

Shirayama Hime Shrine

Tojinbo Cliffs

Kanazawa Castle – Ishikawa Gate

Shirakawa-go

* May be impassable due to stormy weather or when waves are high.

* May be impassable due to stormy weather or when waves are high.

Gokayama/Shirakawa-go/Takayama

Plan your own tour:

No bookings necessary

KanazawaLight-up Bus

To tour Kanazawa at night

Operates on Saturdays(excluding year-end and New Year holidays)

Special bus services on other days are available.

(Right Loop, Left Loop)Kanazawa Loop BusPerfect for visiting sightseeing areas in the center of town

Kenrokuen Shuttle

Direct to Kenrokuen Garden and the 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art, Kanazawa

Sightseeing route around the most popular spots Operates every day(Jan 4 – Dec 28)Go on a Scheduled Tour Bookings essential

AMRoute Kanazawa Tour

Kanazawa Sta. East Exit – Higashi Chaya District – Tentokuin Temple – Nagamachi Samurai District – Kenrokuen Garden Area (free time) – Kanazawa Sta. East Exit

Kanazawa TourKanazawa Sta. East Exit – Higashi Chaya District – Kenrokuen Garden Area (free time) – Tentokuin Temple – Nagamachi Samurai District – Kanazawa Sta. East Exit

PMRoute

21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art, Kanazawa

Kanazawa Sta. East Exit (Motenashi Dome/Tsuzumi Gate)

Higashi Chaya District

Kenrokuen Garden

Omicho Market

Nagamachi Samurai District

Kanazawa Loop Bus

1-day pass

A convenient 1-day,hop-on hop-off pass

NB: (1) Cannot be used with the Kanazawa Light-up Bus.

(2) See the 1-day pass pamphlet for more details.

Child ¥ 250Adult ¥ 500

Hop-on,hop-off

In addition to the Kanazawa Loop Bus

and the Kenrokuen Shuttle, you can

also ride on timetabled routes within

the specified area.

Holiday Inn ANA

Kanazawa Sky

Kazue-machiChaya District

West Exit

To Ishikawa PrefecturalOffice

To Uchinada

Hokuriku RailroadAsanogawa Line

Musashi

Kenrokuen-shita

Hashiba

Higashiyama

Hikoso-machi

AsanogawaRiver

SaigawaRiver

Nishimonguchi-mae

Moriyama

Hokutetsu Kanazawa Sta.(Underground)

Korinbo

Uroko-machi

NomachiSta.Nishiizumi

Sta.To Tsurugi

Tera-machi 5-chome

Nomachi-hirokoji

East Exit

HokurikuMain Line

Myoryuji Temple(Ninja Temple)

ShiinokiCultural Complex

KanazawaCity Hall

KenrokuenShuttle

Kana

zawa

Sta.

HirosakaKata-machi

KenrokuenGarden

KanazawaCastle Park

21st Century Museum ofContemporary Art, Kanazawa

Scheduled Tourist Buses

KanazawaLoop Bus

KanazawaLoop Bus

Nishi Chaya District

Higashi Chaya District

Nagamachi Samurai District

Omicho Market

Hokuriku Railroad Ishikawa Line

Oyama Jinja Shrine

Right Loop

Left Loop