Kawagoe, Japan

Getting there

Kawagoe Station

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Kawagoe is only a 30-minute train ride from Ikebukuro.

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The 'Kawagoe discount pass premium" can be purchased at Ikebukuro station (from any of the Tobu counters) for 1050yen p/psn.

This includes return train travel and free bus travel around Kawagoe.

Below are the main stops on the bus loop,

Temples and Shrines, cafes and shops

Kawagoe Kita-in Temple

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Naritasan Kawagoe Betsuin Hongyoin

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Kawagoe Hikawa Shrine

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Kashiya Yokocho

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Candy Alley

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Kawagoe Matsuri Kaikan

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Kawagoe Festival Museum

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Toki no Kane

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Bell Tower. Chimes at 0600, 1200, 1500, and 1800 Was rebuilt in 1894

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Kurazukuri no Machinami / Warehouse District

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Pretty buildings

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Taisho Roman Yume-dori

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Taisho period architecture (1912-1926)

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Shimano Coffee Taishō-kan

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good coffee

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Renkeiji Temple

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Built in 1549

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Kawagoe Kumano Shrine

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Kawagoe Festival

to be held on 14th and 15th October 2023

most float events are between 1-7pm

there will be 100s of stalls, set up in 4 'villages', they are:

Maruhiro Department Store East Car park, Times Saiwaicho Number 2 Car Park, MS Tourist Bus car park, and Renkeiji

Maruhiro Kawagoe Store

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one of the 'stall villages' during the festival

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