 Kanazawa boasts numerous Edo period (1603–1867) former geisha houses in the Higashi Geisha District, across the Asano river (with its old stone bridge) out from central Kanazawa.Nearby is the Yougetsu Minshuku which sits at one end of one of the most photographed streets in Japan.This area retains the look and feel of pre-modern Japan, its two-story wooden façades plain and austere.