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Higashi Chaya: 1820 System, Shima ¥500 / Kaikaro ¥750, Half-Day Route
Kanazawa's Higashi Chaya district is the product of the Kanazawa domain's 1820 teahouse consolidation system. Shima (Important Cultural Property) ¥500, Kaikaro ¥750, Hakuza gold-leaf shop free, Omicho → Kenrokuen → Higashi Chaya half-day route, Castle Town Loop Bus ¥220, the boundary after sunset.
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Omicho Market and Kanazawa Station: arrival, lunch, and Hokuriku links
Kanazawa Station and Omicho Market are about 1.5 km apart, making them a practical first-day route for luggage, lunch, buses, shinkansen transfers, and souvenirs.
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Around Kenrokuen: garden, castle ruins, museums, and craft
Kenrokuen, Kanazawa Castle Park, the 21st Century Museum, the National Crafts Museum, and D. T. Suzuki Museum can form one dense cultural day.
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Kanazawa city scale: walking, loop buses, and rainy-day routes
Central Kanazawa is compact, but slopes near Kenrokuen, frequent rain, and real distances between sights make the loop bus and local buses essential.
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Kanazawa crafts: gold leaf, Kaga Yuzen, Kutani ware, and museums
Kanazawa crafts are tied to castle-town history, gold leaf production, Kaga Yuzen dyeing, Kutani ware, Wajima lacquerware, and the National Crafts Museum.
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Kanazawa food: seafood, sweets, oden, and Hokuriku sake
Kanazawa food goes beyond seafood bowls. Omicho Market, nodoguro, Kaga cuisine, Kanazawa oden, wagashi, and Ishikawa sake form a deeper food route.
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