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Kanazawa has old teahouse districts, Kenroku-en garden and a famous fish market. Its ryokans are in the old districts, often a bus ride from the station. 18 ryokans, checked one by one.
2 h 30 from Tokyo by Shinkansen
18 ryokans
Best rated♨ Private onsen in the roomfrom €192per person / nightKanazawa
23 min on foot from Hokutetsu Kanazawa
Rated 9.8/10 by 450 guests: the best score in Kanazawa among ryokans with many reviews.
9.8 450 reviewswith dinner from €374
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Most luxuriousfrom €367per person / nightKanazawa
11 min on foot from Hokutetsu Kanazawa
The highest price among ryokans rated 9 or more in Kanazawa: from €367 per person, rated 9.8/10 by 303 guests.
9.8 303 reviews
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from €42per person / nightKanazawa
19 min on foot from Hokutetsu Kanazawa
9.7 558 reviews
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Best private onsen♨ Private open-air onsenfrom €234per person / nightKanazawa
Bus or taxi from Nomachi station
Rooms with their own open-air hot-spring bath, rated 9.7/10 (218 reviews): the best score among the 3 ryokans with a private onsen in Kanazawa.
9.7 218 reviewswith dinner from €234
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from €44per person / night
Closest to the stationfrom €79per person / nightKanazawa
9 min on foot from Nomachi
9 min on foot from Nomachi station, the shortest walk among well-rated ryokans in Kanazawa.
9.5 510 reviews
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from €101per person / night
Best valuefrom €25per person / nightKanazawa
Bus or taxi from Hokutetsu Kanazawa station
The lowest price among well-rated ryokans in Kanazawa: from €25 per person and per night, rated 9.3/10.
9.3 280 reviews
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from €38per person / night
from €111per person / night
from €61per person / nightKanazawa
21 min on foot from Hokutetsu Kanazawa
8.9 434 reviews
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from €35per person / night
from €83per person / nightKanazawa
Bus or taxi from Kanazawa station
8.1 211 reviews
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from €187per person / nightKanazawa
Bus or taxi from Hokutetsu Kanazawa station
8.4 160 reviewswith dinner from €281
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Best with dinnerfrom €487per person / nightKanazawa
Bus or taxi from Nomachi station
Dinner can be booked with the room, from €487 per person. Rated 10.0/10 by 40 guests, the best score among the 5 ryokans that serve dinner in Kanazawa.
10.0 40 reviewswith dinner from €487
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♨ Private open-air onsenfrom €171per person / nightKanazawa
Bus or taxi from Nomachi station
9.6 24 reviewswith dinner from €234
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from €351per person / nightKanazawa
15 min on foot from Hokutetsu Kanazawa
10.0 5 reviews
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from €97per person / nightKanazawa
Bus or taxi from Hokutetsu Kanazawa station
9.0 1 reviews
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Lowest price per person and per night seen for 2 guests, for 2 nights in March or May 2027. Your price depends on your dates and is shown before you book.
Our picks
6 ryokans chosen from our data, one per reason, among the best-rated in Kanazawa.
Best rated♨ Private onsen in the roomfrom €192per person / nightKanazawa
23 min on foot from Hokutetsu Kanazawa
Rated 9.8/10 by 450 guests: the best score in Kanazawa among ryokans with many reviews.
9.8 450 reviewswith dinner from €374
See dates and pricesBest private onsen♨ Private open-air onsenfrom €234per person / nightKanazawa
Bus or taxi from Nomachi station
Rooms with their own open-air hot-spring bath, rated 9.7/10 (218 reviews): the best score among the 3 ryokans with a private onsen in Kanazawa.
9.7 218 reviewswith dinner from €234
See dates and pricesBest with dinnerfrom €487per person / nightKanazawa
Bus or taxi from Nomachi station
Dinner can be booked with the room, from €487 per person. Rated 10.0/10 by 40 guests, the best score among the 5 ryokans that serve dinner in Kanazawa.
10.0 40 reviewswith dinner from €487
See dates and pricesBest valuefrom €25per person / nightKanazawa
Bus or taxi from Hokutetsu Kanazawa station
The lowest price among well-rated ryokans in Kanazawa: from €25 per person and per night, rated 9.3/10.
9.3 280 reviews
See dates and pricesClosest to the stationfrom €79per person / nightKanazawa
9 min on foot from Nomachi
9 min on foot from Nomachi station, the shortest walk among well-rated ryokans in Kanazawa.
9.5 510 reviews
See dates and pricesMost luxuriousfrom €367per person / nightKanazawa
11 min on foot from Hokutetsu Kanazawa
The highest price among ryokans rated 9 or more in Kanazawa: from €367 per person, rated 9.8/10 by 303 guests.
9.8 303 reviews
See dates and pricesGood to know
The median price is €99 per person and per night, from €25. With dinner and breakfast, the median rises to €281 per person.
Ryokans charge per person, not per room: two guests pay twice. The price on each card is per person.
3 ryokans in Kanazawa have rooms with their own hot-spring bath, 2 of them in the open air. 9 have hot-spring baths in the house.
Ryokans with a dinner rate: 5 of 18. Dinner is usually a kaiseki of many small seasonal courses. Book it with the room: it is rarely possible on the day.
Ryokans 10 minutes or less on foot from a station: 1 of 18. The median walk is 22 minutes. Buses leave from the east exit of Kanazawa Station for the Higashi Chaya district.
Kanazawa was spared by the bombings of the Second World War and kept its old districts: geisha teahouses in Higashi Chaya and Kazuemachi, samurai houses in Nagamachi, and Kenroku-en, one of Japan's most celebrated gardens. It is often compared to Kyoto, with fewer crowds.
Its ryokans are mostly historic wooden inns near the Asano River and the teahouse districts. Dinner is a highlight: seafood from the Sea of Japan, with snow crab in winter.
The teahouse districts by the Asano River: lantern-lit lanes in the evening, and the most atmospheric area for a ryokan.
Walking distance to the garden, the castle park, the 21st Century Museum and the Omicho fish market.
Practical for the Shinkansen, but further from the old town: buses leave from the east exit of the station.
Kanazawa itself has few onsen ryokans. Yuwaku Onsen lies in the hills a bus ride from the city, and the Kaga hot-spring towns are a short train ride south. Many travellers spend one night in the city and one in an onsen town.
The Hokuriku Shinkansen links Tokyo and Kanazawa directly in about two and a half hours. From Kyoto and Osaka, limited express trains run along the coast. Kanazawa also pairs well with Takayama and Shirakawa-go by bus.
Questions
From €25 per person and per night in our list; the median is €99. With dinner and breakfast, the median is €281 per person.
Ryokans in our list with rooms that have their own hot-spring bath: 3. They carry a turquoise badge on their photo, and the “Private onsen” filter shows only them.
It depends on the rate you choose. Ryokans in Kanazawa with a rate including breakfast and dinner: 5; the others serve breakfast only or no meals.
Many ryokans do not allow tattoos in their shared baths. A room with a private onsen solves it, since the bath is yours alone. Check the house rules on the booking page.
The median walk is 22 minutes from the nearest station; 1 ryokans are 10 minutes or less away. Each card gives the station and the time.
Yes: historic wooden ryokans near the teahouse districts, with seafood dinners, in a city that is calmer than Kyoto.
A few. For a real hot-spring stay, Yuwaku Onsen and the Kaga onsen towns are close by.
It is smaller and less crowded, with teahouse districts and a famous garden. Kyoto has far more temples; many travellers visit both.
