Omicho Market

Kanazawa · Kanazawa, Takayama & the Japan Alps · Japan

★★★☆☆ Shopping & dining

What it costs a family of four

Free

No admission charge for anyone.

What to know

Kanazawa's covered market for 300 years, and the place for the snow crab and sweet shrimp the Japan Sea coast is known for. Free to walk. Crab season runs roughly November to March. Many stalls close Wednesdays.

Closed on Wednesday. Plan around it — this is the single most common wasted morning.

The details

Adult ticket	Free entry
Child ticket	Free entry
Typical visit	1 hour
Opening hours	Most stalls 09:00-17:00; many CLOSED Wednesdays
Indoors or out	Indoors
Region	Chubu, Japan
Prices quoted in	JPY

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Official page: https://visitkanazawa.jp/en/

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