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Kanazawa Story: Taiko Heritage & Sake from Tsuzumi Gate

By ＨＡＫＵＳＡＮ　ＴＲＡＶＥＬ
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Overview

  • Exclusive access to a 400-year-old world-renowned taiko maker.
  • Enjoy a live taiko performance and hands-on drumming experience.
  • Enjoy a 10-course French-style kaiseki dinner with local sake.
  • Discover Kanazawa's culture through Tsuzumi Gate and taiko.
  • Travel comfortably with transportation and an English guide.

Activity location

    • Kanazawa
    • Kanazawa, Ishikawa, Japan

Meeting/Redemption Point

    • 日本、〒920-0858 石川県金沢市木ノ新保町２ | The guide will be waiting under the Tsuzumi Gate at the East Exit of Kanazawa Station.
    • Kanazawa, Ishikawa, Japan

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What's included, what's not

  • Inclusions
    Taiko workshop admission fee
  • Inclusions
    Performance and hands-on drumming experience with professional taiko drummers
  • Inclusions
    10-course French-style kaiseki meal at a sake brewery restaurant
  • Inclusions
    Services of an English-speaking guide
  • Inclusions
    Drop-off at Kanazawa Station or your hotel in central Kanazawa is included.
  • Exclusions
    Sake and other drinks are not included and must be paid for separately.

What you can expect

  • Discover the story behind Kanazawa's iconic Tsuzumi Gate through a unique journey into Japan's taiko culture. Offered only once a month, this exclusive experience takes you to Asano Taiko, a world-renowned drum maker with more than 400 years of history.

    Enjoy special access to workshop areas normally closed to visitors, learn from skilled artisans, watch a live performance by a professional taiko artist, and experience the power of taiko drumming for yourself.

    The tour concludes at a beautifully restored sake brewery restaurant, where you will enjoy a 10-course French-style kaiseki dinner paired with locally brewed sake.

    Transportation, English-speaking guidance, workshop access, taiko performance, drumming experience, dinner, and sake tasting are all included. Return transportation to Kanazawa Station or selected hotels is provided.

Location

Activity location

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    • Kanazawa
    • Kanazawa, Ishikawa, Japan

Meeting/Redemption Point

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    • 日本、〒920-0858 石川県金沢市木ノ新保町２ | The guide will be waiting under the Tsuzumi Gate at the East Exit of Kanazawa Station.
    • Kanazawa, Ishikawa, Japan