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Kashiya Yokocho

Saitama · Kawagoe · Historic Districts

Japanese name: 菓子屋横丁

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Kashiya Yokocho
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WHAT TO DOKashiya Yokocho

In the early Showa years more than 70 shops made sweets here; about 20 remain. One of the Environment Ministry's hundred fragrant landscapes.

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Kawagoe

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In the early Showa years more than 70 shops made sweets here; about 20 remain. One of the Environment Ministry's hundred fragrant landscapes.

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An alley in Kawagoe, Saitama, lined with traditional candy shops. In the early Showa period more than 70 shops stood in a row, making and wholesaling many sweets. Today about 20 shops make and sell mint candy, Kintaro candy and traditional sweets.

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