• Kawagoe Ichibangai Street (川越一番街)

    Shopping Street where historical townscape still remain

The most famous place in Kawagoe (川越), would be Kawagoe Ichibangai Street (川越一番街). *Kurazukuri Zone (蔵造の街).   Here, you can see a lot of house of the old 'Kurazukuri (warehouse-style house)'.

Kawagoe Ichibangai Street (川越一番街)

Street where warehouse style houses continue.

we will glad you when refered in sight-seeing.

Kawagoe Ichibangai Street (川越一番街)

It looks the same, but it seems to be a different style from one to the other.

Kawagoe Ichibangai Street (川越一番街)

Kawagoe Kuradukuri siryokan (川越市蔵造り資料館).   * Warehouse style house museum.

Kawagoe Ichibangai Street (川越一番街)

Window of the warehouse.

Kawagoe Ichibangai Street (川越一番街)

These are few part of many 'Kawagoe Ichibangai Street (川越一番街)' photos.

Warm colors of lighting.

Kawagoe Ichibangai Street (川越一番街)

Various storage windows...

Kawagoe Ichibangai Street (川越一番街)

It is old, but it is a cool window.

Kawagoe Ichibangai Street (川越一番街)

Kawagoe Ichibangai Street (川越一番街)

There is no telegraph pole in this street.

Kawagoe Ichibangai Street (川越一番街)

However... car traffic is intense and attention is required.

Kawagoe Ichibangai Street (川越一番街)

Foreign tourists who have increased in recent years.

Kawagoe Ichibangai Street (川越一番街)

There is a sign board "時の鐘入口" near the center of the street.

Kawagoe Ichibangai Street (川越一番街)

Kanetsuki-dori street (鐘つき通り).

Kawagoe Ichibangai Street (川越一番街)

The symbol of Kawagoe, "Toki no Kane (時の鐘)"   *The Bell of Time (clock tower)

Kawagoe Ichibangai Street (川越一番街)

This bell was chosen in 1996 as "designated the 100 Soundscapes of Japan (日本の音風景100選)".

Kawagoe Ichibangai Street (川越一番街)

* Inside this is a Yakushi Jinja shrine (薬師神社).

This clock tower is 3 wooden layers and about 16 m high.

Kawagoe Ichibangai Street (川越一番街)

Osawa family residence (大澤家住宅) that is the oldest among "Kawagoe Ichibangai Street (川越一番街)" and is designated as an important cultural asset of the country.

Kawagoe Ichibangai Street (川越一番街)

This is a post office. A black post is unusual.

Kawagoe Ichibangai Street (川越一番街)

photographed on Jul. 2015.

Kawagoe Ichibangai Street (川越一番街) where old stores and new shops coexist.
There are some "kimono rental shops" between Kawagoe station and this street so please challenge kimono!

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