District Higashi, founded in 1820, in Kanazawa is the largest and most picturesque of the three districts of the city inhabited geisha. Higashi and neighborhoods of Kazue-machi and Nishi-TA-Gai are of historical and cultural value, are attractive to tourists. These areas are regularly held musical performances with the participation of the geisha.

In feudal Japan geisha entertained visitors in o TIAA – storey tea houses, where he held banquets and entertainments, where other women access was closed. Kanazawa was literally strewn about-tea, which were especially numerous in the Central part of the city, however, they were at a good distance from the quarter Nagamachi inhabited by high-ranking samurai families.

In the Edo period it was forbidden to build a two-story house, except for on-TAA, so the house of the geisha are easily identified by their appearance. On the ground floor of such a house were living room and the second floor is a Banquet hall with a small stage, where the geisha and was introduced to the guests by their skilful skills – danced, sang or played musical instruments. Also in her duties included serving as the hostess of the evening and entertain guests with refined conversations. The word "geisha" consists of two characters meaning "man" and "art" respectively, it can be translated as "man of art".

In the district of Higashi most famous teahouse geishas, Cicero, which is 180 years, and the Shima geisha house, which preserved original furniture and interior design and currently works as a Museum.

In addition to geisha houses, in the district of Higashi you can learn about the art of making traditional musical instruments, the shamisen, resembling a lute, and visit the shop Sakuda that sells gold plated items and gold leaf. Kanazawa is in Japan a monopoly in manufacture gold foil, which is doing here in 1593. The very name of the town translates as "Golden swamp". According to the legend, a farmer, Imahori Tagore, one day, washed in one of the source found in water flakes of gold.

In the area carefully preserved the traditions of ancient wooden architecture. The appearance of the old buildings have been recreated in the construction of restaurants, gift shops and tea houses.