{"id":11165,"date":"2017-08-30T11:48:16","date_gmt":"2017-08-30T11:48:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cakeswithfaces.co.uk\/?p=11165"},"modified":"2023-10-09T15:30:01","modified_gmt":"2023-10-09T14:30:01","slug":"kawagoe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cakeswithfaces.co.uk\/japan\/kawagoe\/","title":{"rendered":"Kawagoe Festival (mid October) – Japanese Matsuri less than 1 hour from Tokyo"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
Kawagoe is a town on the outskirts of Tokyo, with an area of historic Edo-style buildings called kurazukuri. These black buildings in the warehouse district are characteristic of the architectural style of the area. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
It’s a beautiful place to visit any time of year for a taste of historic Japan without travelling far from Tokyo, but if you’re lucky enough to be there on the weekend of their annual matsuri, the town really comes to life!<\/p>\n\n\n