Hotels in Hokuriku, Japan

Hokuriku runs along Japan's Sea of Japan coast, with snowy winters often below freezing (28°F/-2°C) and humid summers up to 86°F/30°C. It's famous for the 17th-century Kenrokuen Garden and fresh seafood like snow crab at Omicho Market in Kanazawa. In winter, you can ski at Hakuba or soak in a rotenburo onsen with snow falling, and in summer, explore the UNESCO Gassho-zukuri farmhouses in Shirakawa-go or ride the Kurobe Gorge Railway through alpine scenery.