Ninja Temple, Kanazawa

They are not welcoming to foreigners. They will focus on foreigners and turn a blind eye to others. Japanese speaking only. $10 per person for admission was not worth it. Not highly recommend, the place had some cool hidden features and interesting history, but hospitality was poor.

I’ve been in Japan for 4 years and on occasion I have encountered extremely rude and frankly racist individuals. Rarely has it angered me. But this place takes the cake. I went to the tourist information center to ask them to call for us, in case of language issues. The woman informed me , after calling, that I’d have to call myself and it was a number where someone would help me in English. I walked away and dialed. The woman answered in Japanese and rudely kept saying No English. I tried speaking to her in my limited Japanese. She insisted they will only give a tour in Japanese (even though the brochure says if you call, they can do English). She then proceeded to ask me if we were residents if Japan and I said yes, but my son had no card with him. She started yelling at me “ no card no entry”. Before that she told me my son could come but must remain completely silent. He’s 11 and very respectful in temples, I really didn’t need that. Finally I just hung up on her. Seriously, the only time I’ve hung up on anyone here in 4 years. Unbelievable. And the sad thing is my son was disappointed.