Nousaku

4.5

A long-standing lacquerware shop in Hirosaka, Kanazawa, Ishikawa which has operated continuously for eight generations since 1780. The shop carries an abundant variety of items, including traditional Kaga makie gold and silver lacquerware and Kanazawa Shikki lacquerware as well as Yamanaka-nuri and Wajima-nuri lacquerware, Ishikawa Prefecture specialty products. Floors one through three are stocked with items which can be used every day like chopsticks, bowls, and cups, as well as tea ceremony goods and flower vases. A café and sweet shop is situated on the fourth floor, and here you can enjoy a cup of coffee, matcha green tea with a tea cake, or sweet matcha cream zenzai red adzuki bean soup.

Spot details

Address: Ishikawa Pref. Kanazawashi Hirosaka 1-1-60 Map
Area: Around Kenrokuen Garden Area
Phone: 0762638121
Hours: 10:00-18:00
Closed: Wednesday(Aug.Irregular holidays)
Parking Lot: Available(2spaces)
Credit Card: Available(VISA, MasterCard, JCB, AMEX, UnionPay, Diners Club)
Smoking: Not available
Wheelchair accessible: Available
Infant friendly: Available

Information Sources: NAVITIME JAPAN

Review

Seeking out the traditional craft of lacquer ware in Kanazawa

Reviewed : 2023.05.06

The lacquer ware at Nosaku is exquisite and beautifully displayed. The shop is like a museum. Prices are surprisingly reasonable. The gentleman presiding was in earnest conversation with an artisan...
Take home a piece of Japan

Reviewed : 2019.06.02

I was looking for something to take home as a reminder of Japan. They have a wide variety of beautiful pieces and although there was a language barrier I managed to get some great pieces that I will...
unparalleled beauty of a handmade craft

Reviewed : 2018.08.29

Lacquerware has been a tradition in Kanazawa for centuries and the Nosaku shop has been keeping watch right along with it. As a momento of my trip to Japan I had to have a legacy lacquer box of my...