Street Spots in Around Chichibu Area

  • Kuromon-dori
    Travel / Tourism
    Saitama Pref. Chichibushi Bambamachi
    A street once lined with Chichibu textile wholesalers which still retains structures reminiscent of the 1920s and 30s. Many of the buildings are designated as National Tangible Cultural Properties. The side streets connecting Kuromon-dori and Kaitsugisho-dori are known as the “wind alleys”, and walking them, you’ll feel like you’ve taken a trip back in time.
  • Gohanabatake Sta. Seibu Chichibuekifumikiri
    Travel / Tourism
    Saitama Pref. Chichibushi Nosakamachi

Saitama Areas

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Eclipsed by neighboring Tokyo, Saitama is often branded as the sleepy suburbs. However, look a little deeper and you’ll uncover quaint towns bursting with history and crafts from the kurazukuri Edo-period clay houses of Kawagoe to the ancient tree-enveloped temples of Chichibu.

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