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	Kawagoe Guide - Japan Reference
		Kawagoe was destroyed by a fire in 1893.
		Most of the 200 kurazukuri of Kawagoe are clustered along Kurazukuri Street, 15min walk north of Hon-Kawagoe Station.
		Another attraction of Kawagoe is the Kita-in Temple, once a major headquarters of the Buddhist Tendai sect.
	www.jref.com /practical/kawagoe.shtml (313 words)

	NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Kawagoe Line
		The Kawagoe Line (Japanese: 川越線 Kawagoe Sen) is a 30.6-kilometre railway line which connects the cities of Saitama, Saitama, Kawagoe and Hidaka in the Saitama Prefecture.
		The Kawagoe to Omiya section operates as a part of radial suburban train system, where services extends towards the fringe of central Tokyo via Saikyo Line to Osaki then finally to Shin-Kiba via Tokyo Waterfront Railway.
		Kawagoe is famous for its sweet potatoes, and on the local "Candy Street" one can find such treats as sweet potato chips, sweet potato ice cream, sweet potato coffee, and even sweet potato beer, brewed at the local Koedo Brewery.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Kawagoe-Line (642 words)

	Kawagoe
		Kawagoe, which is located 40 kilometers by train north-west from Tokyo, has long been called "Little Edo" for its resemblance with Edo (the old name for Tokyo).
		Kawagoe, like Edo, was prone to such disasters, and many of these fire-resistant houses were destroyed during the Great Fire of 1894.
		Kawagoe is quite famous for its matsuri (festival) held in October.
	www.sogival.com /japan/kawagoe.html (477 words)

	Visitors become statuesque in Kawagoe \| The Japan Times Online
		Kawagoe developed around its castle, which was built in 1457, around the same year and by the same man who built the earliest, small castle at Edo, the warrior Ota Dokan.
		Kawagoe then was a castle town, but with the complex system of moats and extensive defenses built around its big fortress it was, as in the frequent manner of Edo times, much more impressive as a castle than a town.
		The character of the Honmaru Goten is one of elegant spaces and commodious halls -- life for a Kawagoe lord was not, you suspect, one of self-restraint and frugality.
	search.japantimes.co.jp /member/member.html?fv20050826a1.htm (1034 words)

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		Kawagoe is a nice little city with a mix of the traditional and the modern.
		Kawagoe was once called "Little Edo" (Edo is the original name of Tokyo).
		This is the Kita-Inn Temple, one of the many temples in Kawagoe (this is the largest one).
	www.ludiocrity.com /Sunrise/Kawagoe.htm (391 words)

	The Kawagoe Castle Honmaru-Goten
		The Kawagoe Castle is said to be built in 1457 by appointment to Uesugi Mochitomo by his loyal retainers Ohta Michizane and his son,Dohkan.
		In the Edo era, the castle was regarded importantly as the northern guardian of Edo, and the chief retainers of the Edo regime were appointed as the Lord of Kawagoe Castle from generation to generation.
		They remain the regality of the Kawagoe fief which yielded 170,000 koku of rice.
	www.city.kawagoe.saitama.jp /icity/browser?ActionCode=content&ContentID=1105178002683&SiteID=0 (154 words)

	Metropolis - Japan Travel: Kawagoe - Remains of the day
		The tourist pamphlet I'd picked up boasts that Kawagoe's charm lies in the fact that visitors can step back centuries in time and experience the culture of old Edo, and Tokyo of the early Meiji era, through the town's array of cultural properties and historic sites.
		The 16-meter-high belfry tower is both a symbol of Kawagoe and a rare historical monument.
		What remains of Kawagoe Castle, built in 1457 by Ota Doshin and his son Dokan - the same men who built Edo Castle - is now a park open to the public.
	www.metropolis.co.jp /tokyotravel/tokyojapantravel/378/tokyojapantravelinc.htm (1020 words)

	Kawagoe "little Edo" (Site not responding. Last check: )
		There is Kawagoe in a place for only less than 1 hour from Tokyo, and is a rare castle town leaving the history of Edo culture in now.
		Kawagoe is existence to be precious as home of Tokyo to think of culture of the Edo period.
		Kawagoe is old, and is the place that has the charm that there was not to a new city much.
	www.kawagoe.com /english (265 words)

	KAWAGOE, Kawagoe Tourist Information and Travel Guide at InfoHub.com
		This would certainly be the case on October 14 and 15, when Kawagoe's grand matsuri is held, one of the most lively festivals in the Tokyo area, involving some 25 ornate floats (called dashi) and hundreds of costumed revellers.
		Kawagoe's fortunes owe everything to its strategic position on the Shingashi River and Kawagoe-kaido, the ancient highway to the capital.
		It's a 500-metre hike east of the Kurazukuri Shiryokan, along the main road, to reach the scant remains of Kawagoe Castle, now mainly parkland and the grounds of the senior high school, but still containing the vast Honmaru-goten, the former residence of the daimyo.
	www.infohub.com /Destinations/Asia/Japan/Kawagoe/71065.htm (734 words)

	Welcome to KOEDO KAWAGOE:The Flavors of Koedo Kawagoe
		As the actual amount of harvest has decreased, sweet potatoes from all over the country is gathered in Kawagoe, which is still known as the the city of sweet potatoes.
		The source of protein for the people of Kawagoe, which has no oceans surrounding the area, was mainly carp, loach and eel caught in Iruma River and Arakawa River.
		In Kawagoe, there are many ryokan (Japanese style inn) and ryotei (Japanese style restaurant) that has been visited by various celebrities and famous people which is highly evaluated.
	www.koedo.or.jp /1_english/koedoaji/index.html (407 words)

	SEIBU RAILWAY Tourist Guide
		Many kura (traditional storehouse buildings), a symbol of Kawagoe that once flourished as a hub for water carriage, still remain all over the town.
		The bell, which can be called the symbol of Kawagoe, was installed in the Edo Period (1603-1867) and rings four times a day.
		The hotel is the sightseeing base for "Little Edo" Kawagoe, with the atmosphere of ancient history and culture.
	www.seibu-group.co.jp /railways/tourist/english/info/kawagoe.html (162 words)

	Study Abroad in Japan (Site not responding. Last check: )
		In Kawagoe students enjoy the environment of a smaller city (a manageable 320,000 people in contrast to Tokyo's millions) and a short distance between the university and their home-stay locations.
		Another specialty of Kawagoe is kishiya-yokocho, a confectionary lane housing shops of Japanese candies, sweet potato cakes, rice crackers and other snacks standing in a row on both sides of a stone-paved lane.
		The Kawagoe Matsuri Festival celebrated in autumn is one of the best festivals in the Kanto region and boasts of exquisite seven-meter tall floats parading the city.
	www.usc.edu /dept/LAS/overseas/programs/japan/tokyo (434 words)

	Science Fair Projects - Kawagoe Line
		The Kawagoe Line (Japanese: 川越線 Kawagoe Sen) is a 30.6-kilometre railway line which connects the cities of Saitama, Saitama, Kawagoe and Hidaka in the Saitama Prefecture.
		The Kawagoe to Omiya section operates as a part of radial suburban train system, where services extends towards the fringe of central Tokyo via Saikyo Line to Osaki then finally to Shin-Kiba via Tokyo Waterfront Railway.
		On the other hand, On the Kawagoe to Komagawa section about a half of services are extended to and from Hachioji via Hachiko Line.
	www.all-science-fair-projects.com /science_fair_projects_encyclopedia/Kawagoe_Line (314 words)

	Walk around Kawagoe
		Kawagoe was also one of these feudal domains.
		Kawagoe is now a commuter town of the Tokyo metropolitan area with a population of approximately 330,000 people.
		Commercial areas around the Kawagoe station, JR and Tohbu lines are at the heart of Kawagoe.
	www.glofriend.com /topics/waki/w_1.htm (455 words)

	Kawagoe travel guide - Wikitravel
		Kawagoe station (川越駅) is a stop on the JR Saikyo Line and the private Tobo Tojo line.
		Kawagoe is known as "Little Edo" (小江戸 Koedo), after the old name for Tokyo, and its old wooden houses still draw tourists looking for a taste of days gone by.
		There is a good kaiten sushi place towards the Kawagoe end.
	wikitravel.org /en/Kawagoe (269 words)

	Japanese Kawagoe-Festival
		Kawagoe Festival is the biggest event in Kawagoe once a year.
		It was donated to Kawagoe City in 2002 for commemorating the 80th municipal anniversary and to use it in the city.
		Nakahara Town, doll is Taro Kawagoe who was a origin of the name of the city.
	www.ne.jp /asahi/yume/dreams/main/English_kawagoe_matsuri_2004.htm (261 words)

	Kawagoe Travel Guide
		With its main street, lined by massive kurazukuri (warehouse style) buildings, the former castle town of Kawagoe has retained a certain atmosphere reminiscent of past centuries.
		Kawagoe is an easy day excursion from Tokyo, only half an hour northwest of Ikebukuro.
		Temple featuring a former building of Edo Castle.
	www.japan-guide.com /e/e6500.html (98 words)

	Fodor's Travel Guides \| Forums Messages \| Travel to Kawagoe in Japan
		Can I take the subway from Narita Airport to Kawagoe or I would need to take a train or even a bullet train.
		When you arrive at the Kawagoe train station go to the tourist information counter for free brochure and map in English.
		KMLoke, that's rigth, Kawagoe is not known as a tourist oriented city.
	www.fodors.com /forums/pgMessages.jsp?fid=27&tid=34663542&numresponses=5&start=0 (454 words)

	Kawagoe Castle
		Kawagoe Castle was founded in 1457 by Ota Doshin and his son Dokan under the order of Uesugi Mochitomo.
		In 1546 it was taken over by the Hojo until it fell again to Hideyoshi as part of his attack on Odawara and the Hojo.
		The city of Kawagoe likewise prospered as an important logistical hub for the transportation of food and other goods to and from Tokyo.
	www.jcastle.info /castle/profile/5-Kawagoe-Castle (185 words)

	Marimari.com : Japan - North of Tokyo, Kawagoe
		It is the Saitama and Tochigi prefectures that occupy the north of Tokyo with interesting places, such as Kawagoe, the Chichibu-Tama National Park, and Nikko's temple and shrine centers.
		The warehouse merchant houses, or dozozukuri, are the main attractions in Kawagoe, and have even been made national treasures of Japan.
		Once the dominant headquarters of the Tendai sect, the Kita-in Temple in Kawagoe is still an impressive sight to behold.
	www.marimari.com /content/japan/popular_places/vicinity/north.html (527 words)

	Kawagoe Area
		Dating back to the mid-15th century, the castle town of Kawagoe, during the Edo period (1603-1867), had been under the reign of powerful feudal lords as a vital defense point for Edo.
		While most of the castle structures were dismantled during the Meiji period (late 19th century), the stately entrance and main hall of Honmaru Goten, built in 1848, have survived.
		In Kawagoe, merchants once vied in lively competition with each other to build kurazukuri houses.
	www.sainokuni-kanko.jp /english/sights/kawagoe.html (270 words)

	favorite places in Japan
		In fact, the nickname of Kawagoe is Koedo (Little Edo ; Tokyo was formerly called Edo until 1867, when the Edo period ended) because of the strong cultural influence from Edo.
		There is a section called Kashiya yokocho in downtown Kawagoe that is filled with shops that make and sell traditional Japanese sweets.At its peak there were about 70 shops but now only a little over 10 shops remain.For a man like me who has a weakness for sweet things, this place is a dream-come-true.
		The temple has a long history and if you decide to go into the museum, which is actually part of the temple grounds, you can get a glimpse of what Edo castles looked like from the inside, since the part of the temple that houses the museum was transferred from the Edo castle.
	www.jun-gifts.com /others/favoriteplaces/favoriteplaces.htm (772 words)

	JNTO Website \| Find a Location \| Saitama \| Kawagoe
		Located in the center of Saitama, Kawagoe City flourished as a castle town in the Edo period (1603 -1867).
		The bell has been rebuilt several times, and the present 4th generation bell is a symbol of Kawagoe together with the streets lined with traditional storehouses.
		The area around Saiwai-cho, Moto-machi and Naka-machi with the Ichibangai or the first street at the center is one of the oldest towns in the Kanto Region, where houses including a mansion of draper, Osawa family and other palatial houses remain.
	www.jnto.go.jp /eng/location/regional/saitama/kawagoe.html (331 words)

	Cheap Hotels in Kawagoe book Kawagoe Hotels
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		Kawagoe Prince Hotel provides a wide range of restaurants and easy access to the cultural and momentous attractions.
	www.kasbah.com /resort_hotels/kawagoe_japan.htm (391 words)

	YouTube - Festival of Kawagoe in Autumn, Japan
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		Kawagoe is the middle size city located in the northern suburb of Tokyo.
		Kawagoe is keeping the atmosphere of "Edo age".
	www.youtube.com /watch?v=YqpeeRxSGD0 (134 words)

	kawagoe (Site not responding. Last check: )
		In fact, Kawagoe tells any student who is learning a foreign language that slang, which is not taught in the textbooks, is extremely important to learn.
		Originally from Tokyo, Japan, Kawagoe first came to the United States of America, and Kent State University, on Aug. 16, 2001 through an exchange program at his school.
		One thing is for certain, Yuta’s journey to America has been a learning experience, and when he returns to his family and girlfriend, Kayoko, in Japan, he will have many stories to tell.
	www.kent.edu:8084 /SuccessStories/Student/Archives/kawagoe.cfm (445 words)

	Kawagoe
		Now there are recent constructions like a train station and high rise apartment buildings, but a little further in, the old town atmosphere resonating with the chimes from the bell tower can be experienced.
		Many years ago, where there was a wide scale fire in Kawagoe, the whole house burned down but the storage was undamaged.
		The symbol of Kawagoe is this Clock Tower.
	www.fortunecity.com /oasis/skegness/537/doc/kawagoe99_e.htm (221 words)

	Kawagoe_Japan
		Das rund 323.000 Einwohner zählende Kawagoe liegt etwa 40 Kilometer nordwestlich von Tokio.
		Obwohl Kawagoe eine moderne Stadt ist, sind viele alte japanische Traditionen noch lebendig.
		Hier finden Sie den Kontakt/ Ansprechpartner nach Kawagoe
	www.offenbach.de /Themen/Rathaus/Politik/Staedtepartnerschaften/Kawagoe_Japan (144 words)

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