Kanazawa Chaya, officially Ryori Ryokan Kanazawa Chaya, is a beautifully maintained and stylish ryokan, or Japanese inn, located about 3 minutes on foot from JR Kanazawa Station’s Kenrokuen Gate / East Gate. In marked contrast to the high rise buildings in the surrounding area this Kagaya Group cuisine ryokan is a haven of traditional architecture, with a tiled roof, earthen walls, wooden latticework, and interior gardens.
Kanazawa Chaya Ryokan
This is one of the more upscale ryokan hotels in Kanazawa with spacious rooms, excellent facilities and impeccable service. It is a good spot to experience old style Japanese hospitality and also very convenient for local transport as the sightseeing buses at the nearby bus terminal can take you to all the major attractions in just 20 minutes.
Guest Rooms & Bathing Facilities
The main building of Kanazawa Chaya has 18 guest rooms which are furnished in elegant Japanese style with tatami mat floors, paper screens and lattice windows. These rooms are 8 to 10 tatami mats in size and can accommodate 2 to 3 guests. There is also an annex special room, ChikuEn, with a 15-tatami-mat Japanese room and a Western-style twin bedroom for 2 guests. All guest rooms are non-smoking. Futon bedding will be laid out for you in the evening. Free Wi-Fi internet access is available in all rooms. Rooms are supplied with a TV, telephone, refrigerator, electric kettle and tea set, safe for your valuables, washlet toilet, and hair dryer. Guests are supplied with the following amenities: towels, yukata style nightwear and slippers, body soap, shampoo and conditioner, a toothbrush and toothpaste, a shaving razor, a cotton set, and a comb. After entering your room you will be treated to tea and a snack after which you can change into your yukata which you can wear around the hotel premises. Check-in is from 15.00 and checkout is at 10.00.
Exquisitely decorated Japanese style room at Kanazawa Chaya
Guest rooms have in-room washing facilities, and some rooms also have baths. There are also two Japanese-style public baths in the hotel which are divided by gender. The men’s bath has a large hinoki cypress wood tub, while the women’s bath has a garden view. The men’s and women’s baths do not alternate. Bathing hours are 15.00 – 24.00 and 5.00 – 10.00 the next morning.
The entry features paper lanterns and noren curtains
Check Rates & Availability
Kanazawa Chaya Ryokan
Dining
Kanazawa Chaya has its own restaurant which serves multi-course dinners of the local Kaga-ryori cuisine which features lots of fresh seafood and healthy vegetables and all served on elegant kutani-yaki ceramics or Ishikawa lacquerware. Breakfast is a lavish and substantial set meal of fish, rice, soup, and multiple colorful side dishes and costs 3,300 yen per person if booked separately, including tax and service charge. Breakfast start times are available from 7.00 – 8.30, and reservations for the separate breakfast course should be made by 17.00 on the previous day. Staying guests can choose dinner start times from 18.00 – 19.30. Both breakfast and dinner can be included in your booking plan.
The dining venue also operates for lunch and dinner, with hours of 11.30 – 14.30 (last order 14.00) and 17.00 – 22.00 (last order 21.00, final entry 19.30).
Facilities
Some of the ryokan staff speak English and can help you with enquiries about the hotel or about finding your way around Kanazawa.
There is a display area on the first floor which exhibits local crafts. There is also a small souvenir shop selling local goods, crafts, and sake rice wine.
Old style decor at Kanazawa Chaya
Access
Kanazawa Chaya is a 3 minute walk from the Kenrokuen Gate / East Gate of Kanazawa Station. On-site parking is available by reservation for 1,000 yen per car per night, from 15.00 to 10.00. Because the parking is tandem-style, staff will move and arrange cars, and guests leave their keys at the front desk. Microbuses are not accepted, and guests with high vehicles should check with the ryokan in advance.
Article and original photos by Michael Lambe. All rights reserved. Last updated 04-Jun-2026.
