Kanazawa, Ishikawa / ひがし茶屋街
Higashi Chaya District
A district lined with traditional teahouse buildings that keeps Kanazawa's old atmosphere, with machiya cafés serving matcha and sweets and shops selling gold-leaf goods and local crafts; volunteer guides are stationed at the rest house.
Last official check
26 Sept 2026
Traveler reports
0
Reports open in Phase 2
Next scheduled check
25 Dec 2026
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- Getting there
- Train / Bus / Car
Before you go
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- Opening hours
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- Closed
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- Admission
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- Getting there
About 5 minutes on foot from the Hashiba-cho bus stop; about 10 minutes by car from Kanazawa Station.
Checked 26 Sept 2026 on the official site- Parking
Higashiyama tourist car park (15 cars) and others; bus parking available.
Checked 26 Sept 2026 on the official site- Payment
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- Accessibility
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Address: Kanazawa, Ishikawa (Japanese address: 石川県金沢市東山１丁目７−７)
Official site: https://www.kanazawa-kankoukyoukai.or.jp/spot/detail_10212.html
Location
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Nearby spots
- No photo yetGold Leaf Workshop, Kanazawa KataniIshikawaLess than 1 km away (straight line)
- No photo yetOmicho MarketIshikawaLess than 1 km away (straight line)
- No photo yetKanazawa Castle Park and Gyokusen-inmaru GardenIshikawaLess than 1 km away (straight line)
- No photo yetKaga Yuzen Kimono CenterIshikawaLess than 1 km away (straight line)
Photo: Daderot / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0 (resized)Kenrokuen GardenIshikawa1 km away (straight line)
Distances are straight-line distances, not travel distances.
Crowds
- Crowd level
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- Best time to visit
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- Peak time
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- Busiest days
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- Busiest season
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- Latest traveler report
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Visiting respectfully
- Local etiquetteVolunteer guides at the Higashi Chaya Rest House show visitors around without a reservation.Checked 26 Sept 2026 on the official site
Verification log
- 26 Sept 2026First check · Tourism board · https://www.kanazawa-kankoukyoukai.or.jp/spot/detail_10212.htmlAccess, parking, description and coordinates read from a tourism organization's site.