Kuragarizaka — Attraction in Kanazawa

With its rocky hills and proximity to the mountains, Kanazawa is known among the Japanese for its characteristic slopes and stairways that pepper the city. Two of the most notable are directly connected to Kazue-machi Chaya: Akari-zaka (slope of light) and Kuragari-zaka (slope of darkness). Kuragari-zaka was named as such because in the past, men used to slip down this dark alley and try to avoid being seen as they ducked into teahouses offering pleasures...

The atmosphere is very good here.especially the stair. Don't bypass it when...

金沢市の三茶室街のひとつ主計町(かずえまち)茶屋街の裏手はかなりの勾配があります。 芸妓さん達の夜の花街と市民の日常の住宅街とを結ぶ坂が平行してすぐそばにふたつ。そのひとつが昔から名前のついていた暗がり坂。 この花街に夜な夜な通う旦那衆を数限りなくみてきた坂なんでしょうね。 狭いには狭いですが、ひとつの段の中にまた少し小さめの段があって、歩いてみるとわかりますが、わりといい感じに昇りやすく降りやすい。 日中でもあまり日の光が届かない、緩やかに蛇行する...