23 Culture Gohyaku Rakan in Kawagoe Anne Lauenroth Gohyaku Rakan, Buddha's 540 stone disciples at Kitain Temple in Kawagoe.
Food Starbucks Kanetsuki Street Kawagoe Lynda Hogan One of Japan's most beautiful Starbucks is in Kawagoe, right by Kawagoe's famous bell tower landmark. Moreover, the branch wa...
Culture Trick Art Museum Kawagoe Sherilyn Siy This is one museum guaranteed not to give you the dreaded 'museum legs'. Visitors are invited to interact with and enter each...
Culture Ikebana Class in Kawagoe Sophia Warren Ikebana, or Kado, is a Japanese style of flower arrangement that focuses not solely on the flower but also on the beauty of a...
Culture Kawagoe Castle: Honmaru Goten Yonatan Friis Added to Kawagoe Castle in 1848, the Honmaru Goten – or the Inner Palace – used to serve as the lord’s offices and residence....
Shopping Donguri Republic, Kawagoe Branch Lynda Hogan Donguri Republic is a must visit for international tourists who are fans of the Ghibli movies. It is the official store of St...
Activities Sweet Potato Digging in Kawagoe Lynda Hogan Many people indulge in a sweet potato treat while visiting Kawagoe. But how about digging your own sweet potatoes to take hom...
Food Kawagoe Art Cafe Cafe Elevato Lynda Hogan Kawagoe Art Cafe Cafe Elevato has a bar on the first floor and a cafe on the second. One of the first buildings on Ichibangai...
Culture Kawagoe Million Lights Summer Festival 2024 Lynda Hogan Kawagoe Million Lights Summer Festival, a two day summer celebration, is the second largest annual festival in Kawagoe. Exper...
Culture Pinwheels at Kawagoe Hikawa Shrine 2024 Lynda Hogan The wind chimes at Kawagoe Hikawa Shrine are known far and wide, but for the month before the illustrious wind chime event, y...