Kingyo-an is a Kanazawa townhouse café located on the outskirts of the Kanazawa’s largest former geisha district, the Higashi Chaya District. The “Taisho-Roman-Kissa,” a teahouse inspired by those from the Taisho era (1912-1926) will take you back in time just as if you’ve stepped into a time machine. The food, confectionery and drink recipes on the menu are inspired by and reproduced from the Taisho era. Leave the hustle and bustle behind and enjoy some quiet time travel.
Kingyo-an was named after the mysterious red kingyo (goldfish) Akago from Saisei Muro's fantasy novel "Mitsu no Aware - Bitter Honey“. Why not look for your own Akago hidden in the Kingyo-an.
Welcome to Kingyo-an, a home of kingyo.
Kingyo-an is available for rent used as a photo & film studio after its regular hours and on regular holidays. Food and drinks can also be served with advance reservation. Would you like to travel back in time to the Taisho era for your shoot?
One hour: 3,300 yen (tax incl.) **Food and drinks will be charged separately.
We have prepared our menu full of Taisho romance and nostalgia, likes of Rice Curry and “Hat" Cakes. All of the recipes are inspired by and reproduced from the Taisho era.
“Hi-color/collar Ponchi” - Non-alcohol punch with cute round jellies that resemble marbles inspired by the popular alcoholic fruit punch in 1923. In Japan, punch was called “ponchi” as a play on words with the popular manga/cartoon around the era called “Ponchi-Ay (an old way of saying manga).”800yen.
“Homemade Pudding” - Homemade crème caramel that its recipe was finally perfected after trial and error. Enjoy our firm crème pudding with bitter-sweet caramel that will melt in your mouth. 600yen.
“Taisho Recipe HATCAKE” - Japan’s revived Hotcake made with the reproduced recipe from the Taisho era. No sugar is added to the batter to make our Taisho Recipe HATCAKE. Enjoy it with honey and 2 different types of jam.
880yen.
“Stained Glass Crème Soda” - A staple of retro cafés in Japan, soda float. Our colorful soda float is available in 3 different flavors, Aka (Strawberry), Ao (Blue Hawaii) and Midori (Melon). The soda, vanilla ice cream and the cherry on top make it look like stained glass in a fishbowl.800yen.
