Just one of the temples in Kawagoe City
Kawagoe is a Japanese city northwest of Tokyo. An Edo-period
castle town, it’s known for its old clay warehouses and merchant homes, called
Kurazukuri. Traditional Japanese sweet shops line Meiji-era Candy Alley.
Kita-in, a major Buddhist temple, features remnants of the former Edo Castle.
On the temple grounds are the Gohyaku Rakan group of more than 500 stone
statues of Buddha’s disciples. Specifically, this trip was dated January 22, 2019.
With the Time Bell Tower at the backdrop
Time Bell Tower is a bell tower built in the center of
Kawagoe, Japan in 1893. It is a wooden three-story
tower with a height of about 3 meters.The sound of the bells that ring four
times a day at 16:6 am, noon, 3:6 pm, and 1:4 pm can be felt by the color of
the sky, the scenery of the city, and the scent of the drifting scent. It will
fully match the emotions of.
With my travel buddies: Beng Sia, Ariana Sanchez and her Mommy Ana,Thelma Bautista, Teresa Santiago and yours truly
Since it was my second time around in Japan, I applied a 5-year Multiple Entry Tourist Visa and was approved then. This time, we had contracted a guide only while touring around Kawagoe. By the way, the name Kawagoe means "Kawa" as river and "goe" as over.
Tess and I at a Foot Spa Cafe in Kawagoe
Foot Spa Cafe and souvenir shop “Tsubaki no Kura” on
Ichibangai in the Kurazukuri Warehouse District, the main tourist strip of
Kawagoe City.
Some other guests at the Foot SpaThe following are pictures taken from the shops in the city.
Touring around the city of Kawagoe will give you an opportunity to their variety of food or specialties. One will notice that this city is laid back, but is rich of history.
This bike parking is the entry point going to Kawagoe City
