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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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