Category: Coedo Kawagoe

Kawagoe (also known as Koedo or Coedo) features a lot on my blog as I have lived near it for more than 10 years. You will find over 40 things to do in Kawagoe on this blog, some of the places listed have no other English information available anywhere else on the web.If you have any queries about the area, just pop your question into a comment on any thread and I will respond.

40+ things to do in Kawagoe: you will find articles on the various parks & play areas, tourist spots, off the beaten track areas of the city, as well as fun and unique cafés, shops and restaurants and much more! You will also find a live calendar of events for the area, listing not only the famous festivals, but more local type events too. You can find that event calendar here. You will also find seasonal information for where to visit Santa or ring in the New Year or how about a traditional setsubun event… if its on in Koedo you will find it on Saitama with Kids.

Kawagoe styrofoam art

Kawagoe Styrofoam Art 2019

Kawagoe Styrofoam Art – In 2015 I wrote a popular post about the styrofoam art displays by Yajima Kimio in Kawagoe. Mr Yajima has continued to make incredible art from… Read more »

Strawberry Selection Afternoon Tea Kawagoe Prince Hotel

Afternoon tea, Kawagoe Prince Hotel

From a quaint tea house in an idyllic setting in Tokyo, to the wanting tea room of the bleak Lobby Lounge in Kawagoe. Today’s post is ironically in stark contrast… Read more »

Kore ga kakigori kawagoe with kids

Kore ga kakigori aka Korekaki| KAWAGOE

Kakigori is shaved ice. It is typically associated with festivals stalls or food vans at events. However, in recent years there has been an increase in cafes or restaurants that… Read more »

setsubun kitain temple

Setsubun at Kitain Temple in 2020 | KAWAGOE

Setsubun Kitain Temple Kawagoe – Setsubun is celebrated annually on February 3rd. You can celebrate at home and / or at a setsubun event. Of the setsubun events the mamemaki… Read more »

Pottery workshop kawagoe touho yamawa activity kawagoe with kids

Pottery Workshop at Touho Yamawa | KAWAGOE

Pottery Workshop Kawagoe – As the year comes to a close, I want to share one of our favourite experiences of 2018. At the start of the year, while my… Read more »

Cat cafe neko katsu

Protection Cat Cafe Neko Katsu | KAWAGOE

Cat cafes have long been a part of Japan’s thriving foreign tourism industry. However, for the first few years of the cat and animal cafe boom, they were only available… Read more »

Isanuma Park | Kawagoe

Isanuma park in Kawagoe is a frequented wooded area in a rural suburb of Kawagoe. It’s official name is Isanuma park, but recently people refer to it as Isanuma Bouken… Read more »

Newly opened Trampoline Airjoy | KAWAGOE

On the 31st of March 2018 a new trampoline playland AIRJOY opened in Kawagoe in Saitama. Bringing the number of indoor trampoline playlands in Saitama to six (that I know… Read more »

Trick art Kawagoe

Kawagoe 3D Trick Art Museum | KAWAGOE

You know your city gets the tourism seal of approval when they open a Trick Art Museum! All the great tourist cities have one; Odaiba, Takao, Atami, Karuizawa to name… Read more »

Ishihara Mokkokan – cafe and retro showroom | KAWAGOE

Ishihara Mokkokan is a small mall of eateries and galleries near the Penny Candy Alley area of Kawagoe. Despite its location it is somewhat off the beaten track and mainly… Read more »