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"
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.

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!