Kawagoe
city, Saitama prefecture is located about 30 minutes by train from Ikebukuro
station in Central Tokyo and is good for a day trip to feel the Edo period.
Kawagoe is also called Little Edo, the KOEDO town since its main street lined
with clay walled warehouse buildings from Edo
Period and allows us to imagine the streets from past centuries.
Many
traditional candy shops and sweets shops can be found throughout the city in
other locations besides the nostalgic candy shop found in Kashiya Yokocho (
Candy shop Alley), which was founded in the early Meiji period.
There are
many restaurants serving eel dish here in Kawagoe since it was forbidden to eat
pork and other meats during Edo period and the only source of protein was carp,
loach and eel caught in Iruma River and Arakawa River. In Addition Kawagoe is known for its sweet potato. From
long ago, sweet potatoes were roasted and eaten as a snack by the common people.
During and after war when food was scarce, the sweet potato was an important
staple food for many people.
You can
feel the Edo period and taste some traditional food there!
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