Chaya Districts / Kanazawa / Hokuriku

(Higashi Chaya District)
A chaya (lit. teahouse) is an exclusive type of restaurant where guests are entertained by geisha who perform song and dance.
During the Edo Period, chaya were found in designated entertainment districts, usually just outside the city limits.

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Kanazawa / Hokuriku

(Kenrokuen)
During the Edo Period, Kanazawa served as the seat of the Maeda Clan, the second most powerful feudal clan after the Tokugawa in terms of rice production and fief size.
Accordingly, Kanazawa grew to become a town of great cultural achievements, rivaling Kyoto and Edo (Tokyo).

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Ninjadera (Ninja Temple)

(Ninjadera)
Myoryuji Temple, commonly known as Ninjadera ("Ninja Temple"), was built by the Maeda lords, rulers over the region during the Edo Period.
While not actually associated with ninjas, the temple earned its nicknamed because of its many deceptive defences.

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Kenrokuen Garden / Kanazawa / Hokuriku

Kenrokuen is justifiably classified as one of Japan's "three most beautiful landscape gardens" alongside Mito's Kairakuen, and Okayama's Korakuen.
In fact, many people consider it the best of them all.

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