Nagamachi Samurai District

Kanazawa, Japan

Nagamachi Samurai District

Historic DistrictIshikawa Prefecture, Kanazawa

Earthen-walled lanes and water channels below Kanazawa Castle, where the Maeda clan’s samurai lived.

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Free to walk · JPY 550 adult for Nomura Samurai Residence
Allow about 1 hour
Your expert’s note
Start the loop at Korinbo bus stop and follow the earthen-walled lanes past the Onosho canal bridges; the Nomura-ke residence garden (JPY 550, Michelin two-starred) is the one paid stop worth the detour, open 8:30-17:30 April-September and 8:30-16:30 October-March.
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