Ainotsuji Machiya
4.8(19 on Google)Logged by Murray
- Getting there
- In Kanazawa's old merchant quarter, a short taxi ride from Kanazawa Station
Why it’s in the log
Ainotsuji Machiya is a restored wooden townhouse turned into a small stay in Kanazawa's old merchant quarter, with a handful of tatami rooms and the kind of quiet that's hard to find at a hotel near the station.
The building itself is the draw — a genuine machiya rather than a modern build styled to look like one, in a neighbourhood that's kept its old street layout rather than being redeveloped.
Good for a night or two spent walking the surrounding lanes rather than using Kanazawa as a day-trip stop; book ahead, since it only has a few rooms.
“A quiet machiya night in the old merchant quarter — a completely different pace from a hotel near the station.”