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JR Kawagoe Station 川越駅
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JR Kawagoe Station plaza
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Hon-Kawagoe Station 本川越駅
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Toki no Kane, Time Bell Tower, symbol of Kawagoe. Part of Kawagoe's National Important Traditional Townscape Preservation District (重要伝統的建造物群保存地区). 時の鐘
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There is a bell at the top which is rung 4 times a day. The bell or gong looks like a temple bell.
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The bell is rung at 6 am, 12 noon, 3 pm, and 6 pm.
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Kura-zukuri style architecture. Local merchants built these earthen buildings after the Great Fire of Kawagoe in 1893. 蔵造りの町並み
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Kurazukuri earthen buildings were fire-resistant, so they built these fire-resistant shops after the Great Fire. "Kura" means warehouse.
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Kawagoe Festival Museum (Kawagoe Matsuri Kaikan) 川越まつり会館
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Kawagoe Festival Museum
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Street signs in English
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Shopping street
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City Museum 市立博物館
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Bell tower at night
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Residence
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