“Kanazawa Shitarae” is a renovated 200-year-old teahouse architecture in Higashi Chaya District.

2020.08.03

On July 23, 2020 (Thursday), Hakuichi Co., Ltd. reopened “Kanazawa Shitarae” in Higashi Chaya District (Higashiyama, Kanazawa City). This year has been just 200 years since the 3rd year of Bunsei (1820), when the Higashi Chaya District was licensed and formed.
In the year of this milestone, revived the precious teahouse architecture that has been handed down. This renewal has been carried out with the hope that it will be passed on through generations for the next 200 years.

About "Kanazawa Shiratae"

“Higashi Chaya district” that conveys the cityscape of the feudal era to the present. “Kanazawa Shitarae” is located at the entrance of Hiromi. It is a beautiful teahouse building with the “Mirari Yanagi,” which is the symbol of the teahouse district, facing the front.

It is a building that originated about 200 years ago when the Higashi Chaya District was formed, and it is also a Kanazawa-designated preserved building. In this renovation, in order to leave the building, which can be said to be the property of this area, to the next generation, the earthquake-resistant structure has been significantly strengthened and the interior has been completely redesigned to introduce a wide range of high-quality traditional crafts related to Ishikawa Prefecture. It will be reopened as a facility of.

About renovation

During the renovation, we inherited the architectural culture of the teahouse and, considering the convenience of our customers, we made the floor flat so that you can see the shoes as they are. In addition, some of the walls have been removed to create a spacious space with good visibility.

We also valued the history of 200 years and respected the remnants of the renovation work of each age. For example, you can reuse each member carefully, such as reusing a keyaki board once used in another place for the counter, and using the floor material of the second floor of the soil for the flooring of the first floor. I will.

The second floor is a spacious cafe. The custom-made carpet has a gorgeous yet calm Japanese atmosphere in the image of the fireworks of the Asano River that was once held.

About the 1st floor gallery shop

“Kanazawa Shitarae” is a gallery shop that sends representative high quality crafts of the region to all over Japan and to the world as a flagship of Hakuichi who has been dealing with traditional crafts related to Ishikawa Prefecture.

In the style of a museum that can not be put in a showcase, the works of selected writers such as important intangible cultural property holders (human national treasures), recipients of the Order of Culture, masters of traditional crafts, etc. are displayed and you can feel the aura directly. can do. We also plan seasonal exhibitions.

〇 Main handling / Kutani ware, Kaga Yuzen, Yamanaka lacquerware, Kanazawa foil, Kanazawa lacquerware, Kaga inlay, Ohi ware, Kaga embroidery, etc.

About the second floor Yanagi-an

In the space on the 2nd floor, we have set up a relaxing tea house. From here, you can enjoy a pleasant view over the Chaya district. You can enjoy the same scenery as the people who used to play in the teahouse from the parlor, which used to be a place of entertainment.

The menu offers a wide variety of menus, such as a set of matcha and Kanazawa Japanese sweets that you can enjoy in a traditional craft bowl, as well as a parfait with plenty of seasonal fruits.

[List of handled artists (Aiue order, title omitted)]
Ikichi Azakura, Uozumi Seigaku, Uozumi Yasunobu, Uchida Yukio, Ohi Chozaemon, Ohi Togejisai, Kasai Miwa, Tomoko Gozen, Takako Kimura, “Classic Ko (Oshika Kosen Kobo)”, Hiroshi Shibata, Takaaki, Eiko Tanaka, Eriko Terashima, Mamoru Nakagawa, Nishida Tamaki, Nishiko Kakaya, Kinyo Hariya, Yuki Haridani, Seiji Ban, Yoshinori Fukuda, Toki Horikawa, Kenji Kitada, Hitoshi Kitada, Akira Miura, Hitomi Miyakoshi, Tomi Miyama, Yumiko Miyayoshi, Yoshihiro Yamaguchi, Toshi Yamada, Kunimori Yamanaka, Atsushi Yamamoto, Cho left Yamamoto, Sachiko Yokoyama, Rumiko Yoshida, Yukio Yoshida, Miyoshi Yoshida, etc.

About Kanazawa-shi designated preservation building "former Moroeya"

The building of “Kanazawa Shitarae” has a history of about 200 years. It was built as two tea houses in the 18th year of Bunsei (1820), when the Higashi Chaya District was licensed and formed, and was later rebuilt and integrated into the “Moroeya” store name. It is said that it used to be one of the most popular teahouse towns in the past. The fascinating bento coating and the exterior of Kimusuko convey the stylistic beauty of typical teahouse architecture.

From “Yukaku Kanazawa Higashi Shinchi/High-class rental tatami mat restaurant Moroeya” (“Ishikawa Prefectural Commerce Manual” (October))
Exterior of the Moroeya period. It is supposed to be around 1888. You can see the same appearance as the courtyard on the right.

About preservation and restoration of Hachiichi no Machiya Co., Ltd.

Hakuichi Co., Ltd. stores and restores machiya in the Higashi Chaya district area. In order to preserve the historical cityscape, which is also a major attraction of the area, we have restored the teahouse architecture of the feudal era based on various materials and documents along with preservation of the buildings. Going forward, we will continue to focus on preservation and restoration of the landscape in cooperation with the government and local residents.

Efforts to date
・2010 “Kanazawa beauty Kazari Asano” renovated a typical house and restored the teahouse architecture
・2011 “Hakuichi Higashiyama store” Reinforced and refurbished while protecting the appearance of the old public bath “Toyu”
・2019 Oil blotting paper specialty store “Utsukushiya” Renovated a typical house and restored the teahouse architecture
・2020 ”KINKA,” a store specializing in gold leaf cosmetics, renovated a typical house and restored the teahouse architecture

Kanazawa

Address: 1-13-24 Higashiyama, Kanazawa-shi, Ishikawa 920-0831
Phone number: 076-251-8899
Business hours: 10:00~18:00 (*Tea Yanagian is open until 17:00)
Regular holidays: Third Wednesday, January 1st (July/August open daily)

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