Highlights of Koedo Kawagoe WaysWaysWays tototo enjoyenjoyenjoy ininin KoedoKoedoKoedo KawagoeKawagoeKawagoe Guide Map to Kurazukuri Zone Traditional Short trip from Tokyo 蔵のまち一番街 Kura no machi (Old Town) Ichibangai Street MAP C-3 蔵造り資料館 菓子屋横丁 Kashiya Yokocho (Penny Candy Lane) MAP C-2 Koedo in Japanese sweets Kawagoe is easily reached from central Tokyo, taking Kurazukuri Museum MAP C-3 Kashiya Yokocho consists of shops about 50 min. from Shinjuku on the JR Saikyo Line traditional sweet shops, hard candy or from Shibuya on the Tokyo Metro Fukutoshin Line, shops, and senbei (rice cracker) and about 30 min. from Ikebukuro on the Tobu Tojo shops along a narrow street nearly Line. A direct train from Yokohama takes 78 min. 80 meters long. Hard candy, A town with the traditional feel of Edo Tokyo fugashi (wheat gluten sweets), Edo period ambience not found in Tokyo senbei, dango (skewered rice flour Kawagoe’s distinctive architecture evolved dumplings) and other inexpensive, during the Meiji era, when fire-resistant kura traditional sweets well-known English Enjoy Japan (storehouses) were built for merchant families. t o t h e Japanese can be bought. from modern The scenic charm of old Edo has disappeared While you are trying the sweets, 英語 times to the from Tokyo but remains abundant enjoy a stroll along a street with Edo period in Kawagoe, where traditional many old shops. Take a walk architecture can be enjoyed along The house of the tobacco wholesale around Ichibangai Street, designated as dealer Bunzo Koyama was turned Penny candy an Important Preservation District Strolling the town streets historical sites into this museum. Here, you can see Enjoy sampling TOKIMO for Groups of Historic Buildings. the construction of a kurazukuri (old traditional and inexpensive Japanese Kawagoe enjoyed political and military importance during the Edo period Japanese homes once had strong buildings called "Kura" for on-property storehouse) and explore inside the sweets and snacks. Traffic Rules & Safety You can enjoy a leisurely tour around as it offered northern protection for Edo Castle. Today people can enjoy storage of household tools. Since these buildings were very re-resistant, site. The black plaster finish of the ■ Please obey traffic signals and street signs. the streets of Kawagoe while being the vestiges of this era still visible in Kawagoe’s elegant streets, old-time storehouse provides a enriching ■ Cross streets where there are crosswalks and traffic signals. they developed into residential buildings and stores in Kawagoe. This zone pulled in a two-wheeled rickshaw, or sweets shops and the town bell that sounds the hour. Stroll the streets ■ Do not run out into the street. is a culturally signicant area where the atmosphere of a town 100 years jinrikisha, built during the Meiji era. view of beautiful architecture. When crossing the street, pay attention to moving cars and your surrounding. of Koedo (Little Edo) and enjoy a time slip trip back to the Edo period. ■ ago can be experienced. Fugashi Dango (wheat gluten snacks) (skewered rice flour Share a giant dumplings) Toki no kane black-sugar Grilled dango topped with Enjoy experiences Eat local specialties that have 時の鐘 MAP D-3 川越まつり会館 Kawagoe Festival Museum MAP C-2 fugashi snack a sweetened soy sauce Experience wearing a kimono (Time Bell Tower) glaze are a popular Gourmet measuring 95 cm. (traditional Japanese garment) unique to Kawagoe evolved from Kawagoe’s A building where a bell has been rung This museum displays various materials, specialty. photographs, and actual floats used for A kimono shop in Kawagoe offers to announce the time since the early close relationship with Edo, the Kawagoe Festival, a festival with kimono rentals (including fitting Edo Period. The current tower is the more than 360 years of history. You can assistance), a fun way to remember the ancient name for Tokyo fourth version after the tower was Osawa House MAP C-2 experience the liveliness and exciting 大沢家住宅 your trip and the atmosphere of Sweet potato: The flavorful sweet potatoes re-built immediately after the Great ■ Built by a wealthy kimono Koedo. After changing into a kimono, Sweet potato sweets grown in Kawagoe have enjoyed a famed reputation Fire of Kawagoe (1893). Its towering atmosphere of the festival through video you can take a stroll around the since the Edo period. presence over the kurazukuri and audio. merchant in 1792 in the middle of the Edo period, this is the oldest Kurazukuri Zone (old storehouse ■ Eel: Grilled eel made in the traditional way dating (storehouse) town has become a zone) and Kashiya Yokocho (Penny back to the Edo period is another famous delicacy. symbol of Little Edo, Kawagoe. storehouse in Kawagoe. It Candy Lane). ■ Penny candy: Many Japanese sweets shops still 川越まつり Kawagoe Festival survived a major fire during the Penny candyPenny candy EelEel make their confections using traditional methods. 3rd Sat./Sun. of Oct. Meiji era, after which Kawagoe’s Huge, elaborate figures on top of merchants banded together to majestic floats are paraded throughout build storehouses. Folk crafts can Participate in traditional Expand your the Kurazukuri Zone (old storehouse be purchased on the first floor. Kawagoe Festival A tour of museums zone). The floats coming close, facing and seasonal events knowledge of Koedo each other, then competing as a Every October, colorful festival floats Kawagoe Japanese orchestra (flute, taiko drum, 埼玉りそな銀行 Saitama Resona Bank MAP D-3 parade through the Kurazukuri Zone (old gong, dancing) is a must-see event, -kawagoe- storehouse zone) during the Kawagoe A n u m b e r o f m u s e u m s o f f e r This Western-style building with a green especially the exciting climax ©CHOSHO YABE Festival. Materials, photographs and the enjoyable ways to learn about copper dome roof was constructed in The bell is rung four times daily in the evening. actual floats used in this traditional festival Kawagoe’s history and folklore. 1918 during the Taisho era. Its white walls are on display at the (6:00 a.m., 12:00 p.m., 3:00 p.m., ■ Kawagoe City Museum Kawagoe Festival 6:00 p.m.), and its sound has stand out in contrast to the black walls Kawagoe Festival Museum Museum. Many other ■ been selected as one of “100 lining the street, and the many long vertical seasonal events and ■ Kurazukuri Museum S o u n d s c a p e s o f J a p a n : windows create an air of opulence. The festivals are also held ■ Kawagoe City Art Museum Preserving Our Heritage” by the building still serves as a bank today and is i n K a w a g o e a registered tangible cultural property. throughout the year. Ministry of the Environment. Railway Access Tourist facilities information Central Zone Kita-in Temple Telephone Admission fees Number of people for group Map Name Location Entrance hours Days closed Admission fees per person for groups is in ( ) Kawagoe-shi number admission fees Honkawagoe Mondays (the day after if a holiday) General ¥200 (¥160) Kasumigaseki Kawagoe City 2 chome, 30-1 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. *excluding the day after the Kawagoe Festival 20 or Renkei-ji Temple Kawagoe Chamber of Commerce and Industry Koedo Kurari Taisho-roman Street Minami-furuya Omiya 049-222-5399 High school/college students ¥100 (¥80) F-2 Kita-in Temple MAP E-4 JR Kawagoe Line Museum Kuruwa-machi (entry until 4:30 p.m.) Every 4th Fri. (excluding holidays) more people 蓮馨寺 MAP C-4 川越商工会議所 MAP D-3 小江戸蔵里 MAP D-5 大正浪漫夢通り MAP D-4 喜多院 Minami-otsuka th th Free for middle school students and younger Kawagoe Dec. 28 – Jan. 4 Seibu Shinjuku Line Founded by the monk Ennin Shingashi JR Musashino Line Mondays (the day after if a holiday) Permanent exhibits, general ¥200 (¥160) Musashi-urawa Minami-urawa Kawagoe City 2 chome, 30-1 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. High school/college students ¥100 (¥80) 20 or JR Keihin *excluding the day after the Kawagoe Festival during the Heian period, JR Saikyo LineTohoku Line 049-228-8080 Free for middle school students and younger F-2 Art Museum Kuruwa-machi (entry until 4:30 p.m.) th th more people Dec. 28 – Jan. 4 (additional fee for special exhibits) Kita-in Temple has ties to the Tobu Tojo Line Kita-asaka Kawagoe 9:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Every 2nd and 4th Wed. General ¥300 (¥240) Tokugawa Shogunate. During Asakadai 2 chome, (entry until 6:00 p.m.) Apr. – Sept. 20 or Wakoshi Narita Festival 049-225-2727 (the day after if a holiday) Elementary/ International 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. C-2 the Edo period, a drawing 1-10 Moto-machi th st more people Akabane Airport Museum (entry until 5:00 p.m.) Oct. – Mar. Dec. 29 – Jan. 1 middle school students ¥100 (¥80) room and reception hall were Tokyo Metro Yurakucho Line Tabata Mondays (the day after if a holiday) General ¥100 (¥80) Tokyo Metro Fukutoshin Line Kurazukuri 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. *excluding the day after the Kawagoe Festival 20 or moved from the Edo Castle 7-9 Saiwai-cho High school/college students ¥50 (¥40) Tokorozawa amanote 049-225-4287 th C-3 Seibu Ikebukuro Line R Y Lin Museum (entry until 4:30 p.m.) Every 4 Fri. (excluding holidays) more people grounds to the temple. On J e th th Free for middle school students and younger Ikebukuro Narita Sky ACCESS Dec. 28 – Jan. 4 Tokyo Metro Nippori January 3, the rst Darumaichi Higashi- Yurakucho Line Tokyo Meiji Storehouse 10:00 a.m.