Kanazawa Crafts & Higashi Chaya
Explore Kanazawa's gold-leaf workshops, colorful Kutani porcelain and the preserved Higashi Chaya geisha district.
When · Where
- When
- 2026/06/30 01:00 – 2026/06/30
- Where
- Higashi Chaya District, Kanazawa（Higashiyama, Kanazawa, Ishikawa）
- City
- Kanazawa
- Getting there
- Bus from Kanazawa Stn to Hashiba-cho
- Price
- Free
Good to know for visitors
- Getting there
- Bus from Kanazawa Stn to Hashiba-cho Open directions in Google Maps ↗
- Booking & entry
- Free to attend — details on the official page (button above).
- Language
- Mostly in Japanese — a translation app on your phone helps.
- Good for
- culture seekers, art lovers, food lovers
Highlights
- Gold-leaf craft shops and edible gold sweets
- Vivid Kutani-ware porcelain
- Latticed teahouse streets to wander
Background & story
As a former castle town, Kanazawa nurtured refined crafts — gold leaf, Kutani porcelain and Kaga lacquer — under generous samurai patronage.
Good to know
Try gold-leaf ice cream, then watch artisans apply leaf thinner than a human hair.