Kawagoe, Japan Hotels, Vacations, Tourism

Saitama-ken, immediately northeast of the capital, comes in for a lot of stick as an achingly dull place. This is a gross generalization and, if anything, the prefecture should be high on your list of place to visit because it's home to the old castle town of KAWAGOE , an interesting and highly enjoyable quick day-trip, only 40km north of Tokyo. Although it doesn't look promising on arrival, Kawagoe's compact area of sights, around 1km north of the main station, is aptly described as a "Little Edo", and can easily be toured in a few hours, although once you've browsed the many traditional … more »