Thursday, September 6, 2012

kawagoe

Kawagoe (川越市 Kawagoe-shi?) is a city located in Saitama PrefectureJapan, and is about a 30-minute train ride from Ikebukuro in Tokyo.As of July 1, 2011, the city has an estimated population of 343,926 (142,898 households). The total area is 109.16 km².Kawagoe was founded as a town Kawagoe-machi (川越町?) on April 1, 1889, and became the first city in the prefecture on December 1, 1922. (wikipedia.org
It's famous for their sweet potatoes and the candy street!


















































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