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Koedo Kurari New Year event

New Year events at Koedo Kurari in Kawagoe

2023-01-01
By: Lynda (Elle)
On: 2023-01-01
In: Koedo Kawagoe, Winter in Saitama
With: 0 Comments

Koedo Kurari is a small shopping area with food and souvenirs housed in three former sake breweries.  They host several events and markets throughout the year. At New Year, they generally have a small New Year market on January 3rd as well as live Taiko performances, known as the New YearRead More →

the first sunrise hatsu hinode of 2022 in Ageo

Watching the first sunrise, Hatsu hinode spot in Kawagoe

2022-12-29
By: Lynda (Elle)
On: 2022-12-29
In: Koedo Kawagoe, Things to do in Saitama, Winter in Saitama
With: 0 Comments

Hatsu hinode is the wonderful Japanese tradition of watching the first sunrise of the New Year. Only three sleeps to go! Until we embrace the New Year with a crisp start! Because whenever we can, we start our New Year in the freezing cold of dawn to watch the firstRead More →

The logo for Kawagoe Baum Lab by Fueki Shoyu Saitama Prefecture

New Kawagoe Baum Lab by Fueki Shoyu

2022-11-25
By: Lynda (Elle)
On: 2022-11-25
In: Eat in Saitama, Koedo Kawagoe
With: 2 Comments

New in 2022 in Kawagoe: Kawagoe Baum Lab by Fueki Shoyu I’ve been sharing – or rather trying to share – some of the dozens of new eateries that opened in Kawagoe during the pandemic. There’s just not enough hours in the day! Kawagoe Baum Lab actually opened in theRead More →

The ruins of the Kawagoe Clan residence known as Kawagoekan which is the site of the Kawagoe Yabusame

Kawagoe Yabusame at Kawagoekan Historical Park

2022-11-12
By: Lynda (Elle)
On: 2022-11-12
In: Autumn in Saitama, Koedo Kawagoe
With: 2 Comments

For the first time in three years – Kawagoe Yabusame. I am no expert on yabusame, by any means. But as far as I am aware the yabusame in Moroyama is the most famous in Saitama Prefecture and this one in Kawagoe is small and lesser known. Even though IRead More →

Kawagoe Tojin Soroi festival in 2022

2022-10-11
By: Lynda (Elle)
On: 2022-10-11
In: Koedo Kawagoe
With: 0 Comments

The advertisement for the 2022 Kawagoe Tojin Soroi festival says ‘for the first time in 3 years’. But the festival was actually on in part in 2021. However, there was no parade and that is typically the main feature of the festival. This year will be more like a usualRead More →

Top 100 Nature spots of Saitama, Kawagoe Manjushage

Manjushage spot in Kawagoe, one of Saitama’s Top 100

2022-09-23
By: Lynda (Elle)
On: 2022-09-23
In: Autumn in Saitama
With: 0 Comments

You can find one of the official top 100 Natural Scenic Spots of Saitama, a manjushage* colony, in Kawagoe. It is on the outskirts of Kawagoe in an area called Hiratsuka Shinden. It is located along the Iruma river, between Ochiai bridge on route 254 and Hiratsuka bridge on routeRead More →

Kawagoe Kumano Shrine

Traditional Shinto Event for Good Fortune at Kawagoe Kumano Shrine

2022-09-16
By: Lynda (Elle)
On: 2022-09-16
In: Autumn in Saitama, Koedo Kawagoe, Shrines & Temples
With: 0 Comments

Akimode and Yatagarasu Suzu no Wa at Kawagoe Kumano Shrine, Autumn 2022. The three legged crow lanterns are up! The ring of bells is waiting to be unveiled. And the paper dolls are prepped and waiting to go. This is the scene at Kawagoe Kumano Shrine tonight, in preparation forRead More →

2006 Kawagoe Festival float by night

Information for the Kawagoe Festival from a local

2022-09-15
By: Lynda (Elle)
On: 2022-09-15
In: Autumn in Saitama, Best of Saitama, Koedo Kawagoe
With: 0 Comments

The Kawagoe Festival is held annually on the third Saturday and Sunday of October. However, due to the pandemic, Kawagoe city cancelled the festival in both 2020 and 2021. But great news for 2022 – the city are planning the festival. As it is the 100 year anniversary of theRead More →

Mrs Hamburger slider burgers and ramone float

The Best 100% Wagyu beef sliders in Kawagoe

2022-09-01
By: Lynda (Elle)
On: 2022-09-01
In: Eat in Saitama, Koedo Kawagoe, Stay in Japan
With: 2 Comments

Mrs Hamburger is the crème de la crème of the relatively new Enmusubi Yokocho food court in Hatago Coedoya hotel in Kawagoe. Enmusubi Yokocho, or Enyoko for short, is a food court not just for gastronome, but for Instagrammers too, with food that is as picturesque as it is delicious.Read More →

Equinox flowers Kawagoe

Hidden equinox flowers in an enchanted wood in Kawagoe

2022-08-16
By: Lynda (Elle)
On: 2022-08-16
In: Autumn in Saitama, Koedo Kawagoe, Outdoors in Saitama
With: 0 Comments

Kawagoe has dozens of equinox flower, aka red spider lily, spots. Several of them quite hidden from the mass public. Equinox flowers is the literal translation of “higanbana”, a flower most commonly called red spider lily in English. I generally use “Red Spider lily” myself, but for this post IRead More →

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