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Kanazawa•431m(5 min walk)
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Kazuemachi
主計町Kanazawa, Ishikawa
Historic area
What makes this place special?
At a Glance
Kazuemachi is a historic teahouse district on the Asano River in Kanazawa, near the bridge Asano-gawa Ōhashi. It flourished from the Meiji era to the years before the Second World War, and many buildings from that time remain. Together with Higashiyama, it is a nationally designated Important Preservation District for Groups of Traditional Buildings.
Stone-paved lanes are lined with restaurants and teahouses, and lattice windows called kimusuko give the street its character. Kanazawa has three teahouse districts: Higashi, Nishi, and Kazuemachi, also called Nagare. The name comes from the residence of the Kaga retainer Toda Kazue, and it was revived in 1999 as the first old town name in Japan to return after being lost. The novelist Itsuki Hiroyuki set a 1978 story here.
Goshuin within a short walk
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Visit Duration
60 minutes
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