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The Kawagoe area has been inhabited since stone-age times, and is famous for the important role it played geographically, economically, and politically during the Tokugawa era when it was a bustling castle town. Surrounded by modern buildings and shopping centers, the center of town retains Kawagoe’s ancient atmosphere with over thirty ancient Kurazukuri (store-house) residences that earned Kawagoe’s nickname of “Little Edo.” (Edo is the old name for Tokyo). Also located in Kawagoe is the famous temple of Kitain with it’s many cherry blossom trees, remnants of Kawagoe’s ancient castle, and the city’s symbolic bell tower.
In Kawagoe, you get to see Japan as it is today, both ancient and modern at the same time.
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