Must Go Places in Kawagoe!
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 …
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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 …
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