Kanazawa Crafts & Higashi Chaya

Explore Kanazawa's gold-leaf workshops, colorful Kutani porcelain and the preserved Higashi Chaya geisha district.

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Getting there: Bus from Kanazawa Stn to Hashiba-cho　Open directions in Google Maps ↗
Booking & entry: Free to attend — details on the official page (button above).
Language: Mostly in Japanese — a translation app on your phone helps.
Good for: culture seekers, art lovers, food lovers

As a former castle town, Kanazawa nurtured refined crafts — gold leaf, Kutani porcelain and Kaga lacquer — under generous samurai patronage.

Try gold-leaf ice cream, then watch artisans apply leaf thinner than a human hair.

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