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Kanazawa food calendar
What is in season in Kanazawa, what to eat right now, the food festivals worth planning around and the months to be careful with. Tap a month.
January in Kanazawa
Shoulder seasonThe best of January: Winter yellowtail and Kano snow crab.
In season
- Winter yellowtail (buri)winter
A winter order at Omicho's conveyor sushi counters.
Dec–Feb - Kano snow crabfrom Nov 6
Ishikawa's season opens Nov 6 and runs to about March 20. A blue tag marks Ishikawa crab and names the port.
Nov–Mar
Plan around
- Omicho closes for New YearJan 1-4
The market is shut January 1 to 4.
- Wednesday closuresWednesdays
Many Omicho stalls, including Yutaka, Hirai and Ippuku Yokocho, close on Wednesdays.
Nothing of this kind in January. Try Everything.
February in Kanazawa
Shoulder seasonThe best of February: Winter yellowtail and Kano snow crab.
In season
- Winter yellowtail (buri)winter
A winter order at Omicho's conveyor sushi counters.
Dec–Feb - Kano snow crabfrom Nov 6
Ishikawa's season opens Nov 6 and runs to about March 20. A blue tag marks Ishikawa crab and names the port.
Nov–Mar
Plan around
- Wednesday closuresWednesdays
Many Omicho stalls, including Yutaka, Hirai and Ippuku Yokocho, close on Wednesdays.
Nothing of this kind in February. Try Everything.
March in Kanazawa
Peak seasonThe best of March: Firefly squid and halfbeak, Kano snow crab, Cherry blossoms at Kenroku-en.
In season
- Firefly squid and halfbeakspring
Spring fish at the market.
Mar–May - Kano snow crabfrom Nov 6
Ishikawa's season opens Nov 6 and runs to about March 20. A blue tag marks Ishikawa crab and names the port.
Nov–Mar
On the calendar
- Cherry blossoms at Kenroku-enspring
Plan a day around the garden and Higashi Chaya.
Mar–Apr
Plan around
- Wednesday closuresWednesdays
Many Omicho stalls, including Yutaka, Hirai and Ippuku Yokocho, close on Wednesdays.
Nothing of this kind in March. Try Everything.
April in Kanazawa
Peak seasonThe best of April: Firefly squid and halfbeak, Cherry blossoms at Kenroku-en.
In season
- Firefly squid and halfbeakspring
Spring fish at the market.
Mar–May
On the calendar
- Cherry blossoms at Kenroku-enspring
Plan a day around the garden and Higashi Chaya.
Mar–Apr
Plan around
- Wednesday closuresWednesdays
Many Omicho stalls, including Yutaka, Hirai and Ippuku Yokocho, close on Wednesdays.
Nothing of this kind in April. Try Everything.
May in Kanazawa
The best of May: Firefly squid and halfbeak.
In season
- Firefly squid and halfbeakspring
Spring fish at the market.
Mar–May
Plan around
- Wednesday closuresWednesdays
Many Omicho stalls, including Yutaka, Hirai and Ippuku Yokocho, close on Wednesdays.
Nothing of this kind in May. Try Everything.
June in Kanazawa
Plan around
- Wednesday closuresWednesdays
Many Omicho stalls, including Yutaka, Hirai and Ippuku Yokocho, close on Wednesdays.
Nothing of this kind in June. Try Everything.
July in Kanazawa
Plan around
- Wednesday closuresWednesdays
Many Omicho stalls, including Yutaka, Hirai and Ippuku Yokocho, close on Wednesdays.
Nothing of this kind in July. Try Everything.
August in Kanazawa
Plan around
- Wednesday closuresWednesdays
Many Omicho stalls, including Yutaka, Hirai and Ippuku Yokocho, close on Wednesdays.
Nothing of this kind in August. Try Everything.
September in Kanazawa
Plan around
- Wednesday closuresWednesdays
Many Omicho stalls, including Yutaka, Hirai and Ippuku Yokocho, close on Wednesdays.
Nothing of this kind in September. Try Everything.
October in Kanazawa
Shoulder seasonPlan around
- Wednesday closuresWednesdays
Many Omicho stalls, including Yutaka, Hirai and Ippuku Yokocho, close on Wednesdays.
Nothing of this kind in October. Try Everything.
November in Kanazawa
Peak seasonThe best of November: Kobako crab dishes, Kobako crab and Omicho crab soup day.
In season
- Kobako crabuntil year end
The small female crab with roe, on Kanazawa menus for about two months from Nov 6.
Nov–Dec - Kano snow crabfrom Nov 6
Ishikawa's season opens Nov 6 and runs to about March 20. A blue tag marks Ishikawa crab and names the port.
Nov–Mar
Eat it now
- Kobako crab dishesfrom Nov 7
Hotel Kanazawa's Dining Tsuzumi serves kobako dishes from Nov 7 to Dec 27 in 2026. Coil, TILE and barrier start winter crab menus on Nov 7.
Nov–Dec
On the calendar
- Omicho crab soup daymid-November
A 500 yen cup of crab soup at Ichibakan Hiroba on Nov 14 in 2026, to mark the crab opening.
- Parent and child Omicho experience
A market tour and cooking class for families on Nov 28 in 2026.
Plan around
- Wednesday closuresWednesdays
Many Omicho stalls, including Yutaka, Hirai and Ippuku Yokocho, close on Wednesdays.
Nothing of this kind in November. Try Everything.
December in Kanazawa
Peak seasonThe best of December: Kobako crab dishes and Kobako crab.
In season
- Kobako crabuntil year end
The small female crab with roe, on Kanazawa menus for about two months from Nov 6.
Nov–Dec - Winter yellowtail (buri)winter
A winter order at Omicho's conveyor sushi counters.
Dec–Feb - Kano snow crabfrom Nov 6
Ishikawa's season opens Nov 6 and runs to about March 20. A blue tag marks Ishikawa crab and names the port.
Nov–Mar
Eat it now
- Kobako crab dishesfrom Nov 7
Hotel Kanazawa's Dining Tsuzumi serves kobako dishes from Nov 7 to Dec 27 in 2026. Coil, TILE and barrier start winter crab menus on Nov 7.
Nov–Dec
Plan around
- Wednesday closuresWednesdays
Many Omicho stalls, including Yutaka, Hirai and Ippuku Yokocho, close on Wednesdays.
Nothing of this kind in December. Try Everything.
Festival dates move from year to year, so check this year's dates before you book. Seasons are how growers, markets and local guides describe them; edges vary with the weather. Know something we missed? Tell us.