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Must Go Places in Kawagoe!

2022-03-032022-03-03 - by Kazu Kadowaki

1. What’s Koedo(小江戸）? It means “small Edo（江戸).” In the Edo period (1603-1867), Kawagoe was called Koedo because it flourished as a castle town of Kawagoe Domain. At the time, General …

A Must-see suburb of Tokyo, Chichibu Part 2

2021-06-012021-06-01 - by mon

This is the second half of ”A must-see suburb of Tokyo, Chichibu.” In my previous blog, I shared some information; how to access Chichibu and introduce some places where you …

A Must-see Suburb of Tokyo: Chichibu,Part 1

2021-03-252021-03-25 - by mon

Chichibu is an area on the outskirts of Tokyo which is about one and half hours away from Ikebukuro, a big hub station in Tokyo. It’s quite accessible. In Chichibu, …