Price per person: On request
English-speaking guide.
Start time: 9:00 or 10:00 am.
Duration: 7–8 hours. Transfer from Tokyo takes about 1–1.5 hours.
Tour highlights: Toki-no-Kane Bell Tower – Kita-in Temple – Kawagoe Castle – Candy Alley – Festival Museum or Soy Sauce Factory (your choice).
During this tour you will:
- Hear the wooden bell tower Toki-no-Kane, the symbol of Kawagoe, ring four times a day (6:00, 12:00, 15:00, 18:00).
- Discover 500 Arhats at Kita-in Temple of the Tendai sect and see the only surviving structures from the former Edo Castle.
- Stroll through Kawagoe Honmaru Goten Castle.
- Taste traditional Japanese sweets along Kashiya Yokocho (Candy Alley).
- Visit your choice of either the famous soy sauce factory or the Matsuri Kaikan Festival Museum.
Important notes:
- The guide will meet you in your hotel lobby and accompany you back at the end of the tour.
- Child discounts: Ages 0–5: free of charge. Ages 6–11: ¥500 / USD 5 discount for taxi and private transport plans; ¥2,000 / USD 20 discount for public transport plan.