{"id":33121,"date":"2022-12-18T21:26:42","date_gmt":"2022-12-18T13:26:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/?p=33121"},"modified":"2026-03-12T21:49:05","modified_gmt":"2026-03-12T13:49:05","slug":"day-08-kanazawa-nagamachi-samurai-district","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/2022\/12\/18\/day-08-kanazawa-nagamachi-samurai-district\/","title":{"rendered":"Day 08 @ Kanazawa – Nagamachi Samurai District"},"content":{"rendered":"

Naga-machi<\/strong> is the third district we listed in Kanazawa to check out. Like the other two from yesterday – Higashi Chaya and Kazue-machi Chaya – this area comprises old traditional and well-preserved houses, and in this case residences of samurai who were in the employ of Kanazawa Castle. The vibe here is similar to that of Kazue-machi Chaya and nothing like the crowded and touristy Higashi Chaya: we saw only the occasional visitor, and the couple of locals we saw walking the district seemed to be just going about their daily business or using it as a short-cut to get somewhere else. <\/p>\n

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The best find in this district was actually Aashirwad<\/strong> below, an Indian Nepali restaurant<\/a> that dished out some fabulous curries and naans. We didn’t actually list this place down in our initial planning. Only that after we’d walked Naga-machi, it was lunchtime and – in the chilly cold of winter – we wanted ramen. The wife Googled \u201cbest food nearby\u201d, and this was the first hit, and just down the street from where we were. Indian food is good too!<\/p>\n

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Aashirwad, which serves fabulous Indian cuisine. The ma\u00eetre d’ was a lovely Indian – I think – lady who spoke fluent Japanese and English.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Briyani set at \u00a51,350, or \u00a51,500 if you want a larger helping!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Curry butter naan set.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The two kids shared the naan set, with an extra naan. Both are huge fans of naans.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

So, despite the itinerary including four places of visitation, we finished the day fairly early and returned to our hotel in the early afternoon to vegetate. Day 09 will be a pretty heavy day in Fukui, and it’d be snowing again. Continued in the next post!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Naga-machi is the third district we listed in Kanazawa to check out. Like the other two from yesterday – Higashi Chaya and Kazue-machi Chaya – this area comprises old traditional and well-preserved houses, and in this case residences of samurai<\/p>\n

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