Photo Spot · Kawagoe (Kurazukuri district)
Kawagoe Kurazukuri Street (Ichibangai) 川越 蔵造りの町並み（一番街）
Kawagoe's main street of black clay-walled Edo-style merchant warehouses, now full of shops and snack stalls.
HoursStreet open any time; shops about 10:00-17:00
PriceFree
Getting thereHon-Kawagoe Station (Seibu), 10-15 min; Kawagoe-shi Station 10 min
Time needed2-3 hours
AddressSaiwaicho, Kawagoe, Saitama 350-0063
About
Kawagoe supplied Edo with goods and its merchants grew rich enough to build fireproof kurazukuri shops with thick black clay walls. A few hundred metres of them survive on Ichibangai street. Today they house sweet shops, eel restaurants and craft stores. It is the main reason people call Kawagoe 'Little Edo'.
Highlights
- Rows of black clay-walled kura shops
- Street food: sweet potato, dango, eel
- Edo-period atmosphere close to Tokyo
- Kawagoe Festival floats in October
Tips
- Traffic runs on the street: watch out when taking photos
- Most shops close around 17:00-18:00
- About 30 min from Ikebukuro by Tobu Tojo Line
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