Kanazawa & Ishikawa
Ishikawa
A culturally rich city on the Sea of Japan coast with onsen towns and traditional inn culture.
Hanasaku Iroha
Yuwaku Onsen
湯涌温泉
Yuwaku Onsen is the real-world model for Kissuiso inn and its surrounding onsen town. The anime brought a surge of tourism, and the town now holds an annual Bonbori Festival inspired by the show.
Near Kanazawa Station (JR Hokuriku Shinkansen)
Yuwaku Onsen Bonbori Square
湯涌温泉ぼんぼり広場
The central square where the Bonbori Festival takes place in both the anime and now in real life. The festival was originally fictional but the town adopted it as an annual tradition.
Near Kanazawa Station (JR Hokuriku Shinkansen)