Ichiban-gai Shopping Street

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Fire-resistant "Kurazukuri" storehouses formed the cityscape from the late Edo period through the Meiji era after the Great Kawagoe Fire of 1893. These structures were a symbol of status for Kawagoe merchants. From the Taisho era, one can see the era's distinctive architecture, such as the cutting-edge steel-framed reinforced concrete of the former Saitama Resona Bank and townhouses decorated with Western-style finishes like artificial stone wash-outs.

Ichiban-gai Shopping Street
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一番街（蔵造りの町並み）

一番街（蔵造りの町並み）

Kawagoe City

一番街（蔵造りの町並み）

一番街（蔵造りの町並み）

Kawagoe City

Ichiban-gai Shopping Street

Address
Saiwai-cho, Kawagoe-shi, Saitama
Website
https://koedo.or.jp/
Operator
Koedo Kawagoe Tourism Association

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