Kawagoe - Little Edo

This is an unusual excursion to the city of Kawagoe, which is located in Saitama Prefecture. Only an hour by train from Tokyo and you get to Koedo "little Edo", so often called it. This city has preserved the atmosphere of 17-19 centuries. The symbol of the city is the old bell tower Toki no kane. We will walk along the old street along which there are small two-storey houses of kurazukuri-black shops warehouses, which are more than 2 centuries and see the ancient bell tower, which is a symbol of the city.
Walk along the street of sweets, some of them can be prepared by yourself, sweet sweet sweets are considered traditional.
Visit the temple where the famous shogun Tokugawa Iemitsu was born and visit the garden of 500 stone rakans, in fact they are there ... try to count together:
Catch a fish of luck in a Shinto temple, where the oldest torii are located, which are more than 1500 years old. In the same place, we will send a paper doll for good luck through the toria located in a small stream, if the doll passes through them, then the wish will come true:
Walk through the tunnel of EM (wooden boards with wishes)
Throw a coin for good luck in a pond guarded by a lizard and more!

This is a wonderful place to walk at any time of the year and even in the rain, there are several museums, many shops, cafes, the most unusual cafes is when you take a foot bath and enjoy the view of the city, drinking a delicious cocktail or coffee. Coffee is everywhere in this wonderful town. The local Starbucks resembles a Japanese retro house.

Most importantly, there are practically no foreign tourists here, recently local tourists began to come to the city after watching the series, which was filmed on these streets.

Be sure to try the local eel, because it is not without reason that this city is called the “City of the river crossing” and the most delicious eel fish are bred here.

If you want to visit the most autistic corner of Japan near Tokyo,
If you want to take the most unusual selfies without other faces in the frame
If you are tired of the crowds of Chinese, Koreans and other tourists
If you want to see the room where the great Tokugawa Shogun was born and see his first horse
If you want to see a magnificent Japanese garden and look at the sakura, which was admired by the Tokugawa dynasty
If you want to try the most delicious eel
If you want to see the largest and oldest toria, which are more than 1500 years old!
If you want to try the most delicious eel
If you are tired of Japan and want to see ancient European buildings and have a delicious coffee.
I would love to show you this wonderful city!

Optionally.
Festival Museum
Kurazukuri Museum, which preserves the history of old merchant houses
Yamazaki Art Museum
"Leather baths"