Minshuku Yōgetsu

Top choice in Kanazawa


Located on the prettiest street in the picturesque Higashi-chaya district, this 200-year-old geisha teahouse has only three rooms and features a goemonburo (cauldron-shaped bath). No English is spoken, but it's perfect if tranquillity, history and authenticity are what you're after.


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