Koedo Kurari (Kawagoe City Industry and Tourism Center)

4.0

A shopping facility located in 1-Chome Shintomi-cho, Kawagoe City. The facility is housed in three National Tangible Cultural Property-designated storehouses built in the Meiji, Taisho, and Showa periods which once belonged to the Kagamiyama Shuzo sake brewery. Facilities include the Omiyagedokoro Meijigura storehouse, which hosts a cafe and shops selling local sakes and sweets; the Makanaidokoro Taishogura, which hosts a restaurant serving choice sake and meals designed around the concept of local production for local consumption; and the Kikizakedokoro Showagura storehouse, where visitors can purchase sake from 35 breweries located in the prefecture; plus the Tsudoidokoro building, which has a conference room and gallery.

Spot details

Koedo Kurari (Kawagoe City Industry and Tourism Center)

Address: Saitama Pref. Kawagoeshi Shintomichou 1-10-1 Map
Area: Around Kawagoe Area
Phone: 0492280855
Hours: Depending on the facility
Closed: open everyday (temporary days closed)
Fees: Free
Parking Lot: Not available
※Available for sightseeing buses only (2 spaces), reservation required
Credit Card: Available(VISA, MasterCard, JCB, AMEX, others)
Smoking: Not available
Wi-Fi: Available(kawagoe free Wi-Fi)
Note: Temporary closure:Currently closed (information as of August 3, 2020)
*Information may be changed, so please be sure to check the official information.
Notification: Temporary suspension of operations:For the time being, it is closed (according to September 8, 2020)
*Information may be changed, so please be sure to check the official information.
Average budget: [Lunch] 3,001-5,000 yen
[Night] 3,001-5,000 yen
Estimated stay time: 120 minutes or more
Wheelchair accessible: Available
Infant friendly: Available

Information Sources: NAVITIME JAPAN

Articles about this spot

What to Do in Kawagoe

Saitama | Traditional Culture

Itineraries about this spot

Review

Some nice kawagoe souvenirs

Reviewed : 2022.11.04

The souvenirs are a bit more pricier than the departmental stores but worth to buy one and try. The black crispy mochi with red wrapper is tasty. It was gone when i walked past it a two hours later.
お酒好きにはたまらない場所

Reviewed : 2022.05.04

日本酒生産量全国第４位の埼玉県内３４蔵の日本酒が川越に一堂に勢揃いしているとのことです。日本酒の試飲は自動販売機方式で500円でコインが4枚買えて、それで最大4種類の日本酒が試飲できます。高いお酒はコイン3枚とか4枚とか必要です。自動販売機の中に多数の種類の日本酒が並んでいるのは壮観で酒好きは絶対に試してみたくなるはずです。試飲のみのようなお酒もあって私も色々楽しめました。
白壁の大きな蔵は、土産屋と食事処と酒屋でした

Reviewed : 2021.03.05

川越駅から北に向かって真っすぐに伸びている商店街、クレアモール。その北の端近くに、白壁の大きな蔵が数棟連なっている、こちらの小江戸蔵里がありました。この小江戸蔵里は、明治8年に創業した旧鏡山酒造の建築物を、当時の面影を残しつつ改修した施設です。川越のおみやげが並んでいる蔵、食事処が入っている蔵、埼玉の地酒がたくさん並んでいる蔵などがありました。私はこれから観光で歩くので買い物は控えましたが...