A 2026 visitor guide to Higashi Chaya District Kanazawa: which teahouses to enter, where to find the gold-leaf ice cream, how to book a private geiko performance, and the best timing for that lantern-lit photograph.
Complete 2026 guide to Higashi Chaya District Kanazawa — Japan's best-preserved geisha quarter. Tea houses, gold leaf, hotels and how to book.
A 2026 visitor guide to the Shirakawa-go day trip from Kanazawa: Hokuriku Railway Bus schedules, the winter light-up reservation system, the best gassho-zukuri viewpoints, and where to overnight.