{"id":33113,"date":"2022-12-17T20:29:25","date_gmt":"2022-12-17T12:29:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/?p=33113"},"modified":"2026-03-12T21:52:26","modified_gmt":"2026-03-12T13:52:26","slug":"day-07-kanazawa-kazue-machi-chaya-district","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/2022\/12\/17\/day-07-kanazawa-kazue-machi-chaya-district\/","title":{"rendered":"Day 07 @ Kanazawa &#8211; Kazue-machi Chaya District"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Kazue-machi Chaya District is literally just across the road, and far quieter in comparison; I suspect largely because there are far fewer dining and retail establishments. If you&#8217;d like to just soak in the serenity of strolling beside the Asano River, this is the spot to go to rather than the busy and congested Higashi Chaya District.<\/p>\n<p>The weather today was fiercely overcast though, so pictures here and also just now at Higashi Chaya all look fairly lifeless. Our cell group friends who&#8217;re also in Japan had just visited Kanazawa four days before we did and explored the same places. From the pictures they posted on Facebook, they benefited from gloriously sunny weather.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_33148\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-33148\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-33148\" src=\"https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/blog-2022-japan-kansai-day-07-IMG_0932-kanazawa.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"840\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/blog-2022-japan-kansai-day-07-IMG_0932-kanazawa.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/blog-2022-japan-kansai-day-07-IMG_0932-kanazawa-214x300.jpg 214w, https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/blog-2022-japan-kansai-day-07-IMG_0932-kanazawa-240x336.jpg 240w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-33148\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Kazue-machi Chaya and Higashi Chaya districts are on opposite sides of the road.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_33149\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-33149\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-33149\" src=\"https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/blog-2022-japan-kansai-day-07-IMG_0944-kanazawa.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"840\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/blog-2022-japan-kansai-day-07-IMG_0944-kanazawa.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/blog-2022-japan-kansai-day-07-IMG_0944-kanazawa-214x300.jpg 214w, https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/blog-2022-japan-kansai-day-07-IMG_0944-kanazawa-240x336.jpg 240w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-33149\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Shusei No Michi Street, which runs along the Asano River.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_33150\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-33150\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-33150 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/blog-2022-japan-kansai-day-07-IMG_0952-kanazawa.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"714\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/blog-2022-japan-kansai-day-07-IMG_0952-kanazawa.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/blog-2022-japan-kansai-day-07-IMG_0952-kanazawa-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/blog-2022-japan-kansai-day-07-IMG_0952-kanazawa-768x548.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/blog-2022-japan-kansai-day-07-IMG_0952-kanazawa-731x522.jpg 731w, https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/blog-2022-japan-kansai-day-07-IMG_0952-kanazawa-240x171.jpg 240w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-33150\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">I suspect many of the houses here are residential, and the rest are a mix of guest houses, non-tourist-centred shops, and small local businesses.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_33151\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-33151\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-33151 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/blog-2022-japan-kansai-day-07-IMG_0954-kanazawa.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"714\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/blog-2022-japan-kansai-day-07-IMG_0954-kanazawa.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/blog-2022-japan-kansai-day-07-IMG_0954-kanazawa-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/blog-2022-japan-kansai-day-07-IMG_0954-kanazawa-768x548.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/blog-2022-japan-kansai-day-07-IMG_0954-kanazawa-731x522.jpg 731w, https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/blog-2022-japan-kansai-day-07-IMG_0954-kanazawa-240x171.jpg 240w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-33151\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Many small alleys behind and beside houses.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_33152\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-33152\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-33152 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/blog-2022-japan-kansai-day-07-IMG_0962-kanazawa.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"714\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/blog-2022-japan-kansai-day-07-IMG_0962-kanazawa.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/blog-2022-japan-kansai-day-07-IMG_0962-kanazawa-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/blog-2022-japan-kansai-day-07-IMG_0962-kanazawa-768x548.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/blog-2022-japan-kansai-day-07-IMG_0962-kanazawa-731x522.jpg 731w, https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/blog-2022-japan-kansai-day-07-IMG_0962-kanazawa-240x171.jpg 240w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-33152\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The wife stops every now and then and fishes out her phone to take macro shots of flora. Like here in front of a guest house at Kazue-machi Chaya. The locals also likewise stop around her equally curious, maybe wondering if she knows something is going to happen. \ud83d\ude05<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_33153\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-33153\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-33153 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/blog-2022-japan-kansai-day-07-IMG_0968-kanazawa.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"714\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/blog-2022-japan-kansai-day-07-IMG_0968-kanazawa.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/blog-2022-japan-kansai-day-07-IMG_0968-kanazawa-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/blog-2022-japan-kansai-day-07-IMG_0968-kanazawa-768x548.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/blog-2022-japan-kansai-day-07-IMG_0968-kanazawa-731x522.jpg 731w, https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/blog-2022-japan-kansai-day-07-IMG_0968-kanazawa-240x171.jpg 240w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-33153\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Asanogawa Bridge ahead of us.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_33154\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-33154\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-33154 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/blog-2022-japan-kansai-day-07-IMG_0989-kanazawa.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"714\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/blog-2022-japan-kansai-day-07-IMG_0989-kanazawa.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/blog-2022-japan-kansai-day-07-IMG_0989-kanazawa-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/blog-2022-japan-kansai-day-07-IMG_0989-kanazawa-768x548.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/blog-2022-japan-kansai-day-07-IMG_0989-kanazawa-731x522.jpg 731w, https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/blog-2022-japan-kansai-day-07-IMG_0989-kanazawa-240x171.jpg 240w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-33154\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ume Bridge.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_33155\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-33155\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-33155 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/blog-2022-japan-kansai-day-07-IMG_0992-kanazawa.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"714\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/blog-2022-japan-kansai-day-07-IMG_0992-kanazawa.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/blog-2022-japan-kansai-day-07-IMG_0992-kanazawa-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/blog-2022-japan-kansai-day-07-IMG_0992-kanazawa-768x548.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/blog-2022-japan-kansai-day-07-IMG_0992-kanazawa-731x522.jpg 731w, https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/blog-2022-japan-kansai-day-07-IMG_0992-kanazawa-240x171.jpg 240w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-33155\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Taking pictures of the row of houses from across the other side of the Asano River.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Our curiosity about both districts was sated at this point &#8211; and we&#8217;d only spent about 90 minutes instead of the three hours we\u2019d set aside in the initially planned itinerary &#8211; we decided to head back to Kanazawa Station to explore the couple of malls there and see what our dinner options were. Continued in the next post!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kazue-machi Chaya District is literally just across the road, and far quieter in comparison; I suspect largely because there are far fewer dining and retail establishments. If you&#8217;d like to just soak in the serenity of strolling beside the Asano<\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-read-more\"><a class=\"read-more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/2022\/12\/17\/day-07-kanazawa-kazue-machi-chaya-district\/\">Read More<span class=\"cleanwp-sr-only\">  Day 07 @ Kanazawa &#8211; Kazue-machi Chaya District<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":33155,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[673],"class_list":["post-33113","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-traveling","tag-kansai-japan-2022","wpcat-17-id"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/blog-2022-japan-kansai-day-07-IMG_0992-kanazawa.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33113","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=33113"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33113\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":38380,"href":"https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33113\/revisions\/38380"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/33155"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=33113"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=33113"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=33113"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}