In the morning, your guide will accompany you to see Kenroku-en, the “garden of six virtues”, one of three Japan’s most iconic parks.
Kenroku-en Garden is a perfect example of Japanese classical park art. Each tree, bush, and even pebble by the pond were artistically designed and positioned according to the creators’ ideas. It’s amazing to see how harmoniously any man-made objects, such as bridges, stone lanterns, and pagodas fit into the natural landscape!
In the park, in addition to the oldest fountain in Japan, you will also see the famous Seisonkaku Villa, built by the Kaga family, a clan of local rulers, at the end of the Edo period. Its graceful architecture is one of the best examples of a traditional Samurai villa of the time.
Kenroku-en was originally built as a garden adjacent to Kanazawa-jo Castle. You will see a reconstruction of the castle at the site, which was one of the largest feudal structures of its kind in Japan. After your tour is finished, you will come back to your hotel.
There’s a hidden world beneath Tokyo — not a subway or an ancient tunnel, but something out of a sci-fi epic. Fifty meters below the quiet streets of Saitama lies the Metropolitan Area Outer Underground Discharge Channel, known to locals as Shutoken Gaikaku Hosuiro. Built to protect Tokyo from floods, this colossal underground space has become one of Japan’s most intriguing offbeat attractions.
There’s something quietly poetic about Japanese whisky. It’s not loud or smoky like a Scotch, nor as sweet as an American bourbon. Instead, it whispers — soft, balanced, touched by mist and mountain air. To understand it, you have to go where it’s born: deep into Japan’s forests, foothills, and alpine valleys.
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