{"id":33111,"date":"2022-12-17T20:15:02","date_gmt":"2022-12-17T12:15:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/?p=33111"},"modified":"2026-03-12T21:53:00","modified_gmt":"2026-03-12T13:53:00","slug":"day-07-kanazawa-higashi-chaya-district","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/2022\/12\/17\/day-07-kanazawa-higashi-chaya-district\/","title":{"rendered":"Day 07 @ Kanazawa – Higashi Chaya District"},"content":{"rendered":"

We checked out of Almont Hotel Kyoto early in the morning, planning to catch the 8:10AM Thunderbird 5 Limited Express train to Kanazawa, but secretly hoping to catch an earlier train if we could. But we got a little lost at Kyoto Station and couldn\u2019t immediately find the right counters to get our tickets. By the time we\u2019d sorted it all out and got to the right departure platform – Platform 0, and it took us a while to believe one such existed – we had just ten minutes left before the train\u2019s arrival.<\/p>\n

The journey to Kanazawa was uneventful. We found our stay for the next five days – Hyatt Hotel Kanazawa<\/strong> – left our baggage there, had a wild mix of Western, Indian, and Vietnamese lunch items at a level two restaurant at Cross Gate Kanazawa<\/strong>, and took a quick look at Tsuzumi-mon Gate<\/strong>. This landmark is unmissable at Kanazawa Station, and supposedly designed to model a Japanese drum (a tsuzumi) that\u2019s shaped like an hourglass.<\/p>\n

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The Tsuzumi-mon Gate right outside Kanazawa Station. Lots of visitors admiring the intricate wooden pillars supporting both sides of the horizontal beam. Don’t forget to check out the really funky water clock near the main road!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The rather busy bus terminal is in front of the train station, and the two directions of the two bus loops start and end here. We hopped onto one for our two stops for the afternoon: Higashi Chaya<\/strong> and Kazue-machi Chaya districts – historical towns where old wooden houses still line the numerous side roads and alleys. The former was particularly busy, with a lot of visitors, several dressed in traditional attire, going about to soak in the atmosphere or popping into one of the numerous teahouses for drinks and snacks.<\/p>\n

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Asanogawa Bridge that crosses the Asano River. You get off the loop bus right where this bridge is.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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There was a single cherry blossom (?) tree near the center of the district, which was a very popular spot for visitors to take wefies and selfies.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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A lone rickshaw puller waiting for customers.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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A very long line of persons at lunchtime queuing up for tables at this restaurant.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

We\u2019d initially set aside two hours to spend in this district, but ended up spending just half that time before we\u2019d seen everything we wanted.<\/p>\n

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The two districts separated by the Asano River.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The old shop houses aside, and short of patronising a teahouse or the Gold Leaf shop to gawk at the pricey items there, we didn\u2019t see anything else to do. The old wooden houses are really pretty, but the number of visitors this weekend also made it hard to get pictures without people in the frame. So, after an hour exploring on foot, we figured we\u2019d seen enough.<\/p>\n

Continued in the next post where we crossed the road to take a look at Kazue-machi Chaya District.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

We checked out of Almont Hotel Kyoto early in the morning, planning to catch the 8:10AM Thunderbird 5 Limited Express train to Kanazawa, but secretly hoping to catch an earlier train if we could. But we got a little lost<\/p>\n

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