Temple
Encho-ji
Kanazawa•128m(2 min walk)
Number of goshuin available: 1
Higashi Chaya District
ひがし茶屋街Kanazawa, Ishikawa
Historic area
What makes this place special?
At a Glance
Higashi Chaya District is a preserved teahouse quarter in Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture, officially named Higashiyama Higashi. It covers about 1.8 hectares, around 130 metres from north to south and 180 metres from east to west. Roughly two-thirds of its 140 buildings are traditional, many of them chaya-style machiya built between the founding of the quarter and the early Meiji period.
The Kaga domain permitted teahouse districts in 1820, opening Nishi west of the Sai River and Higashi east of the Asano River, and Higashi was laid out in regular blocks. It was selected as a national Important Preservation District for Groups of Traditional Buildings in 2001. The teahouse Shima on Nibancho, an Important Cultural Property since 2003, is open to the public. Kazuemachi, another teahouse quarter, lies across the river, and Kenroku-en and Kanazawa Castle are nearby.
Goshuin within a short walk
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Visit Duration
60 minutes
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