Top Things to do in Kawagoe
Top 6 Things to do Good for Kids in Kawagoe, Kanto
Discover the best top things to do in Kawagoe, Japan including Kawagoe Matsuri, Kawagoe Hikawa Shrine, Kawagoe Aquatic Park, Shingashi River Cherry Blossoms, Kashiya Yokocho, Toki no Kane.
Restaurants in Kawagoe
1. Kawagoe Matsuri
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 34 reviews
Celebrated for over 360 years, the Kawagoe Matsuri is a proud tradition celebrating the area's Edo culture. Held every 3rd weekend of October, brilliant, large-scale festival floats amass around the "old" part of town, where steeple-roofed temples, lively food stalls, and wide streets give off a historic charm. The floats, which crowd the area, are decorated with dolls and sets. The highlight of the festival is "Hikkawase", when these floats compete at "ohayashi", a type of dance accompanied by frenzied flues, handbells, and drums. The crowd joins in by hoisting up lanterns and chanting.
Reviewed By HariC397
For me, this activity (carrying mikoshi while chanting) is the most impressed and attractive. People chanting in unison and in a rhythmic way while carrying very heavy mikoshi (a sacred religious palanquin in Shinto shrine). The activity is often held in the first day of 2-day Kawagoe festival, in last weekend of October annually. The most convenience way to Kawagoe from Tokyo is using Tobu Tojo line from Ikebukuro to Kawagoe station. Kawagoe discount pass can saved you some bucks.
2. Kawagoe Hikawa Shrine
3. Kawagoe Aquatic Park
4. Shingashi River Cherry Blossoms
5. Kashiya Yokocho
Overall Ratings
3.5 based on 396 reviews
Reviewed By jajavalB - Lampang, Thailand
This lane lines up with sweet , candies shops,selling Dangoe.warabi mochi, sweet potato softcream and etc.it's very crowded with localists, tourists, school students, group tours,esp.weekends.
6. Toki no Kane
Overall Ratings
3.5 based on 447 reviews
Reviewed By HariC397
This place is an important landmark of Kawagoe so go for it. You will not only see the clock tower but also streets in Edo era styles. For me, it is worth visiting the Toki no Kane.
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