Kawagoe "little Edo"
There is Kawagoe in a place for only less than 1 hour
from Tokyo, and is a rare castle town leaving the history of Edo culture
in now. There is by the dozens a historic spot and cultural properties
in Kawagoe, and is famous in Kanto with Nikkou and Kamakura. A feature
of the Edo period is hardly left in Imperia Palace / Edo castle and
the castle town Tokyo by an earthquake disaster and the war damage.
Kawagoe is existence to be precious as home of Tokyo to think of culture
of the Edo period. There is some towns called"little Kyoto"in Japan,but
only Kawagoe has a place called "little Edo". Because convenience of
traffic is good as for you, you can see the sights of castle town Kawagoe
by day return fully. Kawagoe is old, and is the place that has the charm
that there was not to a new city much.
| "Kitain" |
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| The history of Kitain is thought to
have begun when the monk Ennin founded Muryoju Temple in 830 A.D.
Muryoju is another name for the Amitabha Buddha (Buddha of Unending
Life) the main object of worship at the Temple. Kitain has much
precious historical cultural assets, and there is a very famous
thing too 500 Statues of Rakan, fair of Dharma dolls. |
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Fine china store "Yamawa" |
| As you enter "Kura"style store with its black walls,dynamic columns and hari(beams),we exhibit chaina pieces that are made by local artists. And we hold pottery classes for you.One day class,will you become an artist for the day? We have cafe which serves Kawagoe's famous and very popular sweet potato mini-kaiseki. We are waiting for you! |
| "Koh-sushi" |
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| ------an exclusive Japanese restaurant founded in 1901----- We offer delicious Japanese cuisine and sushi in 3 ways and for reasonable prices. Please visit Kawagoe(Little Edo) ---the city remaining the trace of Edo period's glory----, and enjoy traditional Japanese cuisine at our restaurant, then, the experience will always remain with you a happy memory. |
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"Fukazen" |
| This shop was established 240 years ago to sell writing paper, writing brushes, Shoji paper, Fusuma, and Byobu (folding screens). At present, they mainly sell hanging scrolls, frames, and Shikishi, a large square card used to write poems or to paint pictures. Shikishi are popular among foreign travelers because of the reasonable price and art depicted on them. |
