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Nishi Chaya District Guide: Kanazawa's Historic Street Lined with Latticed Teahouses
Nishi Chaya District is one of Kanazawa's three historic teahouse districts, home to sweets shops, cafes, dining, and a free museum.
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IshikawaKanazawa CityTourismNishi Chaya Museum in Kanazawa: A Recreated Teahouse Room in the Historic Geisha District
Nishi Chaya Museum in Kanazawa's geisha district has a recreated teahouse room and exhibits on Taisho author Shimada Seijiro. Free entry.
IshikawaKanazawa CityTourismNinja Weapon Museum in Kanazawa: See Authentic Weapons and Try Shuriken Throwing
In Kanazawa's Nishi Chaya District, the Ninja Weapon Museum shows 160+ real ninja and samurai weapons. Throw shuriken and browse the shop.
IshikawaKanazawa CityTourismNagamachi Samurai DistrictNagamachi Samurai District Guide: How to Explore Kanazawa's Historic Streets Along Five Bridges
Nagamachi in Kanazawa is the Kaga domain's preserved samurai quarter, with earthen-walled lanes, historic residences, gardens, and museums.
IshikawaKanazawa CityTourismNagamachi Samurai DistrictKanazawa Ashigaru Museum: Real Foot Soldiers' Houses in the Nagamachi Samurai District, Free to Enter
The Ashigaru Museum in Kanazawa's Nagamachi samurai district preserves two real homes of foot soldiers and shows how their families lived.
IshikawaKanazawa CityTourismNagamachi Samurai DistrictJapanese GardensTakada Family Samurai Residence: A Free Stop with a Restored Longhouse Gate and Garden in Kanazawa's Nagamachi
Takada Family Samurai Residence is a free site in Kanazawa's Nagamachi with a restored longhouse gate, servants' rooms, and a stroll garden.
IshikawaKanazawa CityTourismNagamachi Samurai DistrictNagamachi Samurai District Rest House: A Free Stop with Restrooms, Maps, and Volunteer Guides in Kanazawa
A free rest house in Kanazawa's Nagamachi samurai district, with restrooms, tourist maps, volunteer guides, and a local history exhibit.
IshikawaKanazawa CityTourismNagamachi Samurai DistrictJapanese GardensSenda-ke Garden: A Kenrokuen-Inspired Strolling Garden in Kanazawa's Nagamachi
A Nagamachi garden built in 1894 by a former Kaga-clan samurai who longed for Kenrokuen, now open to the public in Kanazawa since 2025.
IshikawaKanazawa CityTourismNagamachi Samurai DistrictJapanese GardensMichelin Green Guide JapanNomura Samurai Residence: A Michelin Two-Star Garden in Kanazawa's Nagamachi
The Nagamachi residence of a Kaga-clan samurai family in Kanazawa, with an award-winning garden, a tearoom, and antique heirlooms.
Japanese history and cultureCelebrated Onsen of Japan: From the Three Ancient Springs to Hot Springs for Beautiful Skin
From springs favored by emperors to waters prized for healing and beauty, famous hot springs of Japan each earned a name for a reason.
