Tourist Information

【Address】
Motomachi 2-chome, Kawagoe City

Penny Candy Alley (Kashiya Yokocho) is home to about 30 traditional sweet shops. A stroll through the cobblestone streets inlaid with multicolor glass is a trip through time as the sweet aroma of candies and soy sauce slathered on freshly grilled rice crackers wafts from the many stores that keep alive the art of making handmade sweets, promising a taste from the past.

【Address】
2-1-10 Motomachi, Kawagoe City, Saitama Prefecture

【Tel】
049-225-2727

This facility displays materials related to the Kawagoe Festival, designated as a National Important Intangible Folk Cultural Property and boasting a tradition of approximately 370 years.

【Address】
2-30-1, Kuruwamachi, Kawagoe City, Saitama Prefecture

【Tel】
049-222-5399

The exhibits provide visitors with a comprehensive overview of Kawagoe's history, focusing on prosperous periods for the city during the Edo period (1603-1868) and the Meiji Era (1868-1912). Impressive, must-see exhibits include a diorama showing the entire castle town, a detailed scale model of Kurazukuri Old Town, and a full-scale reproduction of a Kurazukuri building.

【Address】
1-13-7 Motomachi, Kawagoe City, Saitama Prefecture

【Tel】
049-224-0333

This Ryotei is a traditional Japanese sushi restaurant with over one hundred years of history. It offers authentic Edo-style sushi alongside a wide variety of Japanese dishes. There are also vegan- and Muslim-friendly menus. Please enjoy the chef's dinner special with vegetables you harvested at the farm in the morning!

【Address】
11-2 Saiwai-cho, Kawagoe City, Saitama Prefecture

【Tel】
049-224-0048

Originally, Yamaya operated as a catering store adjacent to the main house of the legendary wealthy merchant Yokota Gorobei (near the current Resona Koedo Terrace) from the end of the Edo period to the early Meiji period.