Kanazawa M’za is a large department store in Kanazawa which sells a range of goods including fashion, cosmetics, housewares, children’s goods, travel goods and stationery. Of particular interest for tourists is the Kuromon Koji section on the 1st floor which sells a wide variety of local specialty foods, sweets, sake, and souvenir crafts. There is also a food market and restaurant section in the basement. Let’s take a look at some of the highlights.
Kanazawa M’za Department Store
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Fashion
Women’s shoes, cosmetics, handbags, accessories, and Kuromon Koji are on the 1st floor. The 2nd floor has women’s fashion, lingerie, children’s clothing, and children’s goods, while the 3rd floor combines women’s fashion with books, stationery, miscellaneous goods, and the general service counter.
Women’s fashion displays at Kanazawa M’za
Women’s fashions on the 3rd floor
Men’s formal and casual clothing, sportswear, shoes, bags, watches, jewelry, art, and travel goods can be found on the 5th floor. The 6th and 7th floors are mainly child play facilities and miscellaneous goods.
Men’s formal and casual wear at Kanazawa M’za
Traditional Goods
On the 4th floor you can find typical Japanese style tableware and kitchen utensils, ceramic goods, Kutani ware, gold leaf and other craft items, and lacquerware. This floor also has bedding, interior goods, bath goods, and other household items.
Lacquerware trays and chopsticks
There are also beautiful silk kimono shops on the 8th floor that are worth viewing even if you don’t intend to buy anything.
The 8th floor kimono shop
Kuromon Koji Souvenirs
Kuromon Koji is a traditional crafts and specialty food area on the 1st floor and is a great place to pick up souvenirs. Local sake, snacks, and Kanazawa sweets are sold here, together with yuzen dyed silks, beautifully decorated ceramics, goods decorated with gold leaf, Kutani ware, Wajima lacquerware, and other Kanazawa craft items.
A souvenir shop in Kuromon Koji
The Food Hall
The Food Hall in the first basement level is a colorful marketplace with bakeries, tea shops, pickle stands, bento lunch boxes, onigiri rice balls, fresh foods, and prepared side dishes. There are Japanese and Western-style foods, so it’s a good spot to shop for a picnic. There is also a restaurant section here with cafes and restaurants serving Japanese, Italian-style, and other dishes.
Inside the basement food hall
The Information Booth
There is an Information Booth in the Kuromon Koji section on the 1st floor. The 1st floor store information desk handles lost property, purchased-goods holding, wheelchair rental, and tax-free procedures. Purchased-goods holding excludes food and valuables. To claim a tax refund you will need to take your receipt and passport to the counter, and the procedure can take some time. Paid coin lockers are available on the basement and 1st floors, with larger paid lockers on the 1st floor. Baby carriages can be borrowed on the basement, 1st, and 3rd floor parking-link levels, and wheelchairs can also be borrowed from the 3rd floor parking-link passage. A foreign-currency exchange machine is located by the 1st floor Kuromon entrance.
The Information Booth
Access
Kanazawa M’za is located at 15-1 Musashimachi on the Musashigatsuji intersection and is close to Omicho Ichiba Market and the Hakomachi shopping center. From Kanazawa Station it is about a 10-minute walk to this location, and there are also bus services from the station’s east exit bus terminal.
By bus, take the Kanazawa Loop Bus, a Hokutetsu local bus, or a West JR bus to the Musashigatsuji / Omicho Market bus stop. For the Kanazawa Loop Bus, board at bus stop #7. The Loop Bus flat fare is 220 yen for adults and 110 yen for children.
Open: B1F – 3F 10.00 – 19.30 (3rd floor Cattleya Salon and 4F – 9F 10.00 – 18.30)
Restaurants open: B1F restaurant area 11.00 – 21.00
Bookstore open: B1F bookstore 10.00 – 21.00
Article and original photos by Michael Lambe. All rights reserved. Last updated 02-Jun-2026.
