Usual hours and prices, checked 2026-10-06 against the sources under “What this place is”. They can change for holidays and events — confirm before you go. Official site
Our guide
Ōmichō Market in central Kanazawa is a shopping street of about 180 shops and restaurants, mostly selling fresh food and household goods. Its history goes back to 1721, when it served as the kitchen market of the Kaga Domain, whose castle town Kanazawa was. The name is said to come from merchants from Ōmi Province, though accounts differ.
Other Kanazawa sights are close by: Oyama Shrine is about 500 m away in a straight line, Kanazawa Castle about 800 m, and Higashi Chaya District and Kenrokuen Garden about 1 km. Hokutetsu-Kanazawa Station is about 1 km off. We have not checked opening hours.
Written by japan-spots.com (2026-09-22) from the sources credited on this page. Distances are straight lines between map positions.
Photos
Photos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence — see credits
- Omicho-ichiba 近江町市場 A091185 — 松岡明芳 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source · resized
- OMC01 — Photo by Haruyki Mase · CC BY 3.0 · source · resized
- OMC03 — Haruyki Mase · CC BY 3.0 · source · resized
- Omc02 — Haruyki Mase · CC BY 3.0 · source · resized
- Omicho-ichiba 近江町市場 A091018 — 松岡明芳 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source · resized
- Omicho-ichiba 近江町市場 A091079 — 松岡明芳 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source · resized
What this place is
Ōmichō Market (近江町市場) is a market in the centre of Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture, where about 180 shops and restaurants — mostly fresh food and household goods — form a shopping street. Its history goes back to 1721, when it served as the kitchen market of the Kaga Domain, whose castle town Kanazawa was. The name is said to come from merchants from Ōmi Province, though accounts differ.
Visitor information checked: 2026-10-06 · Official visitor information
Background text translated from Japanese Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
What to expect at this type of place: Food
Nearby station
Nearby station: Hokutetsu-Kanazawa (Hokuriku Railroad Asanogawa Line), about 1.0 km from the spot in a straight line.
Worked out on 2026-09-14 from this place’s map position, using HeartRails Express station data and station names from Wikidata. The distance is a straight line, not a walking route, and says nothing about buses, transfers or timetables — plan the trip on Google Maps.
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