Hotels near Nagamachi Samurai District

The Nagamachi Samurai District is one of the finest surviving samurai residential areas in Japan - a warren of earthen walls, stone-paved lanes, and wooden gates that has been carefully preserved as it appeared when Kanazawa’s samurai class lived and served the Maeda lords during the Edo period. The district’s earthy tones and wisteria-draped walls make it one of the most photogenic areas in the city - especially in spring when cherry and plum blossom drift over the walls.

The unmissable highlight is the Nomura Samurai House (野村家), a remarkably well-preserved samurai residence with beautiful Noh theatre garden, lacquerware, armour displays, and a tea ceremony room overlooking a carp pond. The garden was voted one of the most beautiful traditional gardens in Japan by a foreign travellers’ survey.