Kanazawa, Ishikawa / にし茶屋街
Nishi Chaya District
One of Kanazawa's three teahouse districts, with two-storey teahouses with fine latticework and old restaurants; at dusk geiko walk the streets and the sound of shamisen drifts from the houses.
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
- Bus
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 1 minute on foot from the Nishi Chaya-gai stop (Flat Bus Nagamachi route); about 3 minutes from the Hirokoji bus stop.
Checked 26 Sept 2026 on the official site- Parking
No parking (a municipal tourist car park is nearby).
Checked 26 Sept 2026 on the official site- Payment
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- Accessibility
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Address: Kanazawa, Ishikawa (Japanese address: 石川県金沢市野町)
Official site: https://www.kanazawa-kankoukyoukai.or.jp/spot/detail_10199.html
Location
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Nearby spots
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- No photo yetD.T. Suzuki MuseumIshikawa1 km away (straight line)
Distances are straight-line distances, not travel distances.
Crowds
- Crowd level
Not checked yet — no official source yet, and not enough traveler reports.
- Best time to visit
At dusk geiko walk the streets and shamisen can be heard.
Checked 26 Sept 2026 on the official site- Peak time
Not checked yet — no official source yet, and not enough traveler reports.
- Busiest days
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- Busiest season
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- Latest traveler report
- None yet
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Verification log
- 26 Sept 2026First check · Tourism board · https://www.kanazawa-kankoukyoukai.or.jp/spot/detail_10199.htmlAccess, parking, description and coordinates read from a tourism organization's site.