FREE Walking Tours in Kawagoe

EFT
Kawagoe
Guide

Our certified guide will show you the must-see spots in Kurazukuri Old Town,Kawagoe!

Total number of guests as of 2024
441
 

We offer below tours.
Each tour will take 30 mins.
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Kurazukuri Old Town

History & Highlights of Kurazukuri Old Town

If you are interested in highlight of Kurazukuri Old Town and history & the beautiful Kurazukuri-style architecture, please join this tour! We will explain the unique history & the reasons for the traditional buildings on this street.

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Penny Candy Lane

Find the Best Souvenirs or Food!

If you are looking for the best souvenirs from KAWAGOE and you enjoy gourmet food, please join this tour! We will introduce you unique souvenirs, traditional items, and local food you can only find in Kurazukuri Old Town.

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Kawagoe Hikawa Shrine

Kawagoe Hikawa Shrine

Find the uniqueness and beauty of the shrine

If you are interested in what to see and experience at Kawagoe Hikawa Shrine, please join this tour. We will explain the history & deities of the shrine, the secret of the beautiful architecture of the buildings, and introduce unique fortune papers available at this shrine.

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Kita-in Temple 

Step into Edo History:
A Temple Well Worth Visiting!

If you are interested in history, samurai, and Shogun, this tour may be perfect for you. We will show you a historically important temple where you can see a part of Edo Castle existed in present-day Tokyo in the 16C. We will also introduce stories about the unique stone statues outside the temple.

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Fridays,Saturdays, and Sundays
Pre-registration tour

  • Time slots: 11:00AM, 1:00PM, 3:00PM
  • up to 5 pax for each time slot
  • Tour time: About 30 mins.
  • Free of charge!
For the available pre-register dates, click here!

The second and fourth Sundays of every month
No Reservation required !

  • Reception hours: 11:30AM-3:30PM
  • Reception desks: Kajimachi Square and/or Kawagoe Festival Museum
    *Either or both may be closed depends on the weather conditions.
  • Tour time: About 30 mins.
  • Free of charge!

For more info,  check recent activities!

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Recent activities

ABOUT EFT

 
EFT started its activities in 2013 and has been supporting festivals and events in Kawagoe with our English-speaking volunteers.
We set up information at nearby stations and inside venues of each event to welcome foreign guests with a smile! EFT is sharing the local appeal of KAWAGOE, as an international tourist city, with the world!
 

Links

English Friendly Town  https://eigonomachi.jp/ 

EFT Kawagoe Guide is providing walking guide tours in Kawagoe, traditional Japan.