Visit the Nagamachi Samurai District, at the foot of the former Kanazawa Castle, where samurai and their families used to reside. See Kenrokuen Garden, one of Japan's "three most beautiful landscape gardens" The spacious grounds used to be the outer garden of Kanazawa Castle and were built by the ruling Maeda family over a period of nearly two centuries. Visit the Higashi Chaya District, a district with many teahouses where geishas perform.