Know Japan – Eiwa Language http://eiwalanguage.com Sun, 10 Jan 2021 06:16:52 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.3.18 Kawagoe (川越) http://eiwalanguage.com/kawagoe-%e5%b7%9d%e8%b6%8a/ http://eiwalanguage.com/kawagoe-%e5%b7%9d%e8%b6%8a/#comments Sun, 22 Mar 2020 07:08:39 +0000 http://eiwalanguage.com/?p=1618 Kawagoe (川越), also known as Little Edo, is located about 30 minutes by train from Central Tokyo. Its main street is lined with Kurazukuri (clay-walled warehouse-styled) buildings and transports one...

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]]> Kawagoe (川越), also known as Little Edo, is located about 30 minutes by train from Central Tokyo. Its main street is lined with Kurazukuri (clay-walled warehouse-styled) buildings and transports one back to the Edo Period (1603-1867). During the Edo Period, Kawagoe prospered as a supplier of commodities to Edo (now known as Tokyo)

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