Kawagoe, nicknamed "Little Edo", is a well-preserved old merchant town half an hour from Ikebukuro, with a street of black kurazukuri warehouses, the landmark Bell of Time and a nostalgic candy alley (Kashiya Yokochō). Rent a kimono and wander the lanes. An easy, atmospheric half-day.
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