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Street foods, wooden warehouses, and an onsen
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While well-known amongst the Japanese locals, Kawagoe is still relatively off-the-beaten-path for foreign tourists. Located just 30 minutes out of Tokyo, Kawagoe has beautiful streets lines with old wooden warehouses on both sides of the road that have been retro-fitted into modern shops.
Here's an easy 1 Day Kawagoe Day Trip Itinerary from Tokyo to make sure you check out all the great places and food spots in Kawagoe. Plus, a chance to relax at an onsen (温泉, Hot Spring) at the end of the day, without having that make that long trip to Hakone (箱根).
Itinerary Details
Start off from Ikebukuro
Recommended Time:
09:30
Hop on the train to Kawagoe
Est.
09:30
32 mins
Tobu Tojo Line
Towards Ogawamachi Station
Tobu
Ikebukuro Station
to
Kawagoe Station
32 mins
¥481
Walk over to Kimono Rental Koto
Est.
10:10
15 mins
15 mins
1.2km
Kawagoe Station
to
Kimono Rental Koto
Est.
10:25
45 mins
Kimono Rental Koto (川越着物レンタル古都)
Dress up like the Edo-era
For those who want to soak up the atmosphere and experience what it’s like to wear the kimono (着物, Traditional Japanese Garment), a form of traditional Japanese clothing, you can consider renting one at Koto.
Walk through Taisho Roman Yume Dori
Est.
11:10
5 mins
5 mins
400m
Kimono Rental Koto
to
Coedo Ohana
Est.
11:25
1 hour
Coedo Ohana (小江戸オハナ)
Dig into the Japanese comfort food, Oyakodon
One of the most popular shops in Kawagoe is Coedo Ohana, an oyakodon (親子丼, Chicken and egg rice bowl) specialty shop. Oyakodon consists of stewed chicken meat topped with egg in a dashi-based sauce on rice. Oyako literally means parent and child – the chicken and egg – get it? Well, it’s a bit morbid, but the oyakodon is one of the classic Japanese donburi (丼, Rice Bowl) dishes alongside the katsudon (カツ丼, Pork cutlet rice bowl) and gyudon (牛丼, Gyūdon, Beef bowl).
Est.
12:25
2 hours
Kawagoe Warehouse District (蔵造りの町並み)
Tabearuki and feel like you've been taken back in time
The Kawagoe Warehouse District is a beautifully preserved stretch of kura (蔵, Warehouse) that has been repurposed to house modern shops and food stalls. Kawagoe is famous for its imo (芋, Sweet Potato) products, and so you can find everything from imo chips, imo desserts, and even imo steamed buns. The combination of the area's Edo era (1603-1867, 江戸時代, Edo-jidai) vibes, and the vibrancy of tabe-aruki (食べ歩き, Eating while walking) make it a popular spot for locals on the weekend.
Est.
14:25
30 mins
Bakery Raku Raku (川越ベーカリー楽楽)
Take a bread break
Est.
14:55
30 mins
Toki no Kane (時の鐘)
Check out a 100-year old bell tower
Walk over to Kawagoe Hikawa Shrine
Est.
15:25
11 mins
11 mins
800m
Toki no Kane
to
Kawagoe Hikawa Shrine
Est.
15:50
45 mins
Kawagoe Hikawa Shrine (川越氷川神社)
Get lucky in love
A popular shrine (神社, Jinja) amongst locals for matchmaking and love, this shrine houses 5 deities, two of which are married couples. As such, many singles looking for love, and married couples looking for a long and prosperous marriage often come to this shrine to pray.
Head back to Kimono Rental Koto
Est.
16:35
19 mins
19 mins
1.4km
Kawagoe Hikawa Shrine
to
Kimono Rental Koto
Head to Saitama Seiganji Onsen
Est.
17:30
36 mins
15 mins
1.2km
Kimono Rental Koto
to
Kawagoe Station
JR Kawagoe Line
Towards Ōmiya Station
JR East
Kawagoe Station
to
Nishi-Ōmiya Station
13 mins
Take North Exit
8 mins
Nishi-Ōmiya Station
to
Saitama Seiganji Onsen
Est.
18:20
1.5 hours
Saitama Seiganji Onsen (さいたま清河寺温泉)
Soak away your exhaustion
Take the bus to Ōmiya
Est.
19:50
29 mins
16 mins
Seiganji
to
Sonic City-mae
13 mins
950m
Sonic City
to
Yakiniku Futago
Est.
20:25
1.5 hours
Yakiniku Futago (大阪焼肉・ホルモン ふたご)
Dig into some delicious yakiniku
Yakiniku (焼肉, Japanese barbecue) can be quite an expensive meal choice in Japan depending on the cuts of meat available, but Futago has a good balance between cost and quality.
Back to Ikebukuro
Est.
21:55
30 mins
5 mins
400m
Yakiniku Futago
to
Ōmiya Station
JR Shonan-Shinjuku Line
Towards Zushi Station
JR East
Ōmiya Station
to
Ikebukuro Station
25 mins
End off back at Ikebukuro Station
Est.
22:35
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