Top 6 Things to do Good for Kids in Kawagoe, Kanto

May 22, 2021 Jacquiline Delozier

Discover the best top things to do in Kawagoe, Japan including Kawagoe Matsuri, Kawagoe Hikawa Shrine, Kawagoe Aquatic Park, Shingashi River Cherry Blossoms, Kashiya Yokocho, Toki no Kane.
Restaurants in Kawagoe

1. Kawagoe Matsuri

2-1-10 Motomachi, Kawagoe 350-0062 Saitama Prefecture http://www.kawagoematsuri.jp/index.html
Excellent
35%
Good
56%
Satisfactory
9%
Poor
0%
Terrible
0%
Overall Ratings

4.5 based on 34 reviews

Kawagoe Matsuri

Celebrated for over 360 years, the Kawagoe Matsuri is a proud tradition celebrating the area's Edo culture. Held every 3rd weekend of October, brilliant, large-scale festival floats amass around the "old" part of town, where steeple-roofed temples, lively food stalls, and wide streets give off a historic charm. The floats, which crowd the area, are decorated with dolls and sets. The highlight of the festival is "Hikkawase", when these floats compete at "ohayashi", a type of dance accompanied by frenzied flues, handbells, and drums. The crowd joins in by hoisting up lanterns and chanting.

Reviewed By HariC397

For me, this activity (carrying mikoshi while chanting) is the most impressed and attractive. People chanting in unison and in a rhythmic way while carrying very heavy mikoshi (a sacred religious palanquin in Shinto shrine). The activity is often held in the first day of 2-day Kawagoe festival, in last weekend of October annually. The most convenience way to Kawagoe from Tokyo is using Tobu Tojo line from Ikebukuro to Kawagoe station. Kawagoe discount pass can saved you some bucks.

2. Kawagoe Hikawa Shrine

2-11-3 Miyashitamachi, Kawagoe 350-0052 Saitama Prefecture +81 49-224-0589 http://www.kawagoehikawa.jp/
Excellent
29%
Good
52%
Satisfactory
18%
Poor
1%
Terrible
0%
Overall Ratings

4.0 based on 332 reviews

Kawagoe Hikawa Shrine

3. Kawagoe Aquatic Park

880 Ikenobe, Kawagoe 350-1171 Saitama Prefecture +81 49-241-2241 http://www.parks.or.jp/kawagoesuijo/
Excellent
29%
Good
50%
Satisfactory
21%
Poor
0%
Terrible
0%
Overall Ratings

4.0 based on 34 reviews

Kawagoe Aquatic Park

4. Shingashi River Cherry Blossoms

2-11-3 Miyashitamachi, Kawagoe 350-0052 Saitama Prefecture http://www.kawagoe-yell.com/sightseeing/singasigawa-sakura/
Excellent
41%
Good
41%
Satisfactory
18%
Poor
0%
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Overall Ratings

4.0 based on 17 reviews

Shingashi River Cherry Blossoms

5. Kashiya Yokocho

2 Motomachi, Kawagoe 350-0062 Saitama Prefecture +81 49-224-5940 http://www.city.kawagoe.saitama.jp/welcome/kankospot/kurazukurizone/kashiya.html
Excellent
11%
Good
51%
Satisfactory
36%
Poor
2%
Terrible
0%
Overall Ratings

3.5 based on 396 reviews

Kashiya Yokocho

Reviewed By jajavalB - Lampang, Thailand

This lane lines up with sweet , candies shops,selling Dangoe.warabi mochi, sweet potato softcream and etc.it's very crowded with localists, tourists, school students, group tours,esp.weekends.

6. Toki no Kane

15-7 Saiwaicho, Kawagoe 350-0063 Saitama Prefecture +81 49-224-6097 http://www.city.kawagoe.saitama.jp/welcome/kankospot/kurazukurizone/tokinokane.html
Excellent
8%
Good
45%
Satisfactory
44%
Poor
3%
Terrible
0%
Overall Ratings

3.5 based on 447 reviews

Toki no Kane

Reviewed By HariC397

This place is an important landmark of Kawagoe so go for it. You will not only see the clock tower but also streets in Edo era styles. For me, it is worth visiting the Toki no Kane.

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