Kazuemachi Chaya District

Kazuemachi Chaya District is defined by rows of two-story wooden teahouses featuring dense, vertical wooden latticework known as senbonkoshi. Stretching along the left bank of the Asano River, this district occupies a narrow strip between the water and the rising hillside. The area earned its name from the residence of a samurai named Tomita Kazue, which stood here during the Edo period.