川越カスタマイズ半日ツアー（現地ガイド付）

Kawagoe is just an hours ride by train. I attended the Daruma Festival held each January 3rd at Kitain Temple. There are large crowds, delicious street foods, and many people selling the darumas and other good luck displays to wish for good luck in the coming year. The temple line was long with people waiting to enter to pray for luck and health in the new year. The area with the 500 stone buddhas is a must-see. Then a short walk leads to the main street where the iconic bell tower is located. Try to be there when the bell sounds. Many of the old buildings and shops give you the feeling of old Edo. And of course, safe some room to eat the sweet delights sold in Candy Alley. You must also try the sweet potato chips and donuts, and ice cream. Look for and visit the Kawagoe Festival Museum in order to learn about the annual festival. Some of the floats are on display, and a video and a live speaker explain what the celebration is all about. Of course, if you visit in October, you can see the festival in person. The Kawagoe Festival (Matsuri) typically happens on the third weekend of October,expected to be October 17-18, in 2026, featuring elaborate floats (Dashi), music, and parades in the historic Kurazukuri district. There is so much more to see that a day trip can only touch on the highlights. You will not be disappointed.

Great tour with Masa: he was knowledgable, personable and professional. We would recommend this tour to others.

I'm from the Philippines and took a guided walking tour with my mom and partner in Kawagoe — it was such a memorable experience! Our guide was super friendly, patient and spoke great English, making it easy to enjoy and understand the history of this beautiful old town. We walked through Hikawa Shrine, Main Street, saw the famous Bell Tower, and explored Candy Alley (the local sweets were amazing! We kept stopping to try different places! Haha!). Our guide, Isao-san shared fun stories, gave great local tips, and made the whole tour feel personal and engaging. Kawagoe is a perfect day trip from Tokyo, and this tour really made the visit special. Highly recommended if you want a mix of culture, food, and fun!

The guide, Masa, was great. We get to see the shrine and temples. He went into a great details during the tour. He was very patient with our questions and request.

A great time, very informative and insightful, learned new things about Shinto and history of Kawagoe.

It was a wonderful experience full of memorable moments, and our guide was both informative and very helpful in finding certain items we were hoping to get.

We had a wonderful tour of Kawagoe recently. Little Edo is an easily accessible town from downtown Tokyo with interesting sights. Kyoko Kawano-san was knowledgeable, friendly and proficient in English. She had good local knowledge and shared interesting local insights of the temples and shrines and lovely quaint shopping streets.

Our guide, Shinji, made this trip so great. He was extremely accommodating with last minute changes and did what he could to make the tour great. We would absolutely recommend him and use him again.

Show was our Tour Guide and did an excellent job. He took us to all the interesting sites and places in Kawagoe where we learned about the history and culture. He was very flexible when my wife wanted to do some shopping. Taxi’s and buses were sparse, so be prepared to walk a bit. Overall, an excellent experience.

We liked our guide. He is a good man. He planed our trip very details in advance. Though, we were late and messed almost all the plan he did, he was calm and rescheduled a new plan to what we liked.