Day 1

AM bullet train from Tokyo to Kanazawa (not included)

Lunch at Sushi Asanogawa

Coffee at Tachibana Coffee - old school Japanese coffee geek

Visit Kenroku-en Garden and DT Suzuki Museum

Dinner at Kitsetsu Ryori Tsubaki (100% hunted, foraged, fished by owner) or ORIGO (Italian chef cooking local foods with a Japanese slant

Stay at Kumu Kanazawa The Share Hotels/kumu/

Day 2

Train to Nanao from Kanazawa

Light lunch at Ishiri-tei

Visit Shirai Shoten and artisanal shoyu maker in Nanao

Drive to Wajima

Kunikatsu Seto’s Quai Gallary - lacquerware artist - story in Preserving the Japanese Way book

Visit Wajima no Kaien artisanal salt maker - story in Preserving the Japanese Way book

Drive to Suzu for private onsen bath, dinner, and stay at Yuyado Sakamoto

Day 3

Breakfast at Yuyado Sakamoto story in Food Artisans of Japan book

Visit Funaba Shichirin - Japanese braziers - story in Preserving the Japanese Way book

Visit Fukube knife maker in Noto-machi - story in Food Artisans of Japan book

Lunch at Tenzo Local Restaurant + visit adjacentpottery studio

16:55pm plane to Haneda arrives 18:05