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{Japan} Sakura petals & colourful lanterns at Kawagoe Spring Matsuri, Saitama

{Japan} Sakura petals & colourful lanterns at Kawagoe Spring Matsuri, Saitama

Last weekend, I visited one last sakura spot with a friend of mine before all the pink turn to green, just so we could take pictures and stuff. Because if a sakura petal falls in the middle of the forest and no one is around to take a photo of it, does it really happen? Ha. We visited Kawagoe, a small town in Saitama that’s only about 1 hour away from Shinjuku. It is a nice old town with …

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{Japan Winter} Kawagoe, Saitama: Day trip to the quaint Little Edo town

{Japan Winter} Kawagoe, Saitama: Day trip to the quaint Little Edo town

Ahhh Japan, you can find the most modern of things and you can find the traditional stuff that transport you back in time. So many things to love about this country and that is why my blog posts these days revolve around Japan. So let’s continue where we left off, should we? Apart from wandering around Kitain Temple in Kawagoe, we also visited the “old town” with shops lined on both side of the streets. …

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{Japan Winter} Kawagoe, Saitama: A nice walk around Kitain Temple

{Japan Winter} Kawagoe, Saitama: A nice walk around Kitain Temple

I love big cities. That’s just the way I am. But I also love visiting little towns with characters. So, when visiting Tokyo, I always take the time to at least make one day trip visit to a small town nearby. Totally different from the style suburb Harajuku/Shibuya and also equally unique to the quirky Kichijoji is a small town called Kawagoe, just 50 minutes away from Shinjuku. Kawagoe (川越) is suitable as a day …

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