I will guide you around Kawagoe, Saitama. It's old traditional city full of history and culture. Mr. Dokan Ota built Kawagoe castle in 1457 in Kawag...
Kawagoe station (Tobu-tojo line, 30 min train ride from Ikebukuro Station)
Street full of kura-zukuri houses
Bell tower
Kita-in temple with 500 Rakans (stone statues)
Kawagoe castle
Kawagoe station
I will guide you around Kawagoe, Saitama. It's old traditional city full of history and culture. Mr. Dokan Ota built Kawagoe castle in 1457 in Kawagoe, and the city developed as merchants' city. There are many things to see in Kawagoe --- bell tower, kura-zukuri houses, castle, portable shrines for Kawagoe festival, Kita-in temple, 500 stone statues (Rakan, buddha apostles), Hikawa- shrine, and so on.
Guiding fee
Entrance admission to Kita-in (400 yen)
Entrance admission to Kawagoe castle (100 yen)
Lunch
Transportation fee (One-day bus ticket: 300 yen, or walk if you want)