Yesterday I went down the track one way, heading towards the city. Today, I stepped onto the other platform and headed 'up country' to Kawagoe, known as 'Little Edo' or 'Little Kyoto' for having kept its charm and appearances from another era. All the old-style buildings still stand and offer a range of products. The township is famous traditionally for its sweets and cakes and more recently its local beer, Coedo. (I strongly recommend the black porter from previous trips; I'll be trying the newer pilsener soon.)
Naturally it is a spot for a bit of photography as well as eating, drinking and finding just the right little trinket or similar.
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| Intersection |
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| Stained glass detail |
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| Old-style shops |
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| Western modernism influence |
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| All the things |
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| The bell tower |
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| The bell tower on closer inspection |
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| A soy sauce soft ice cream, yes, soy sauce |
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| The sign leading to the street where you'll see the bell tower |
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| Late lunch, early dinner : tonkatsu with Coedo porter |
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| Old and new |
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| Backstreet |
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| The soy sauce window |
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| New with the old |
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| Brollies |
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| Puppet on a string, or a nail |
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| Streetscape |
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| Classic |
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| Hello Kitty a la Kawagoe via Edo |
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| The Chamber of Commerce |
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| Off the main street |
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| Bakers |
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| Famous sweets and trinkets |
Lots people visit here these days. It is not the first time I've been here but certainly the tourist aspect has ramped up over the years. That's good and bad, I guess. Mostly good I suppose.
Good day trip, just thirty minutes in the opposite direction.
[Camera : Canon EOS M5, 2.57pm-3.05pm, 3.23pm-4.32pm, iPhone6s, 3.12pm, 3.46pm; 18 February 2018]
