Рецепт [TOKYO] Day 17: Kawagoe – A day trip back to the Edo Period

Dear Food Diary:

Kawagoe is only about 30 minutes away from central Tokyo. The train ride and loop bus, seemed like a time machine that took us back to the Edo Period.

A quaint little old town filled with shrines. Where old architecture charmed us tile by tile. And old time shop keepers sold traditional sweets from their childhood. Unique snacks, souvenirs and even somewhere to make a kimono. Stalkerboy and I had a fun filled day outside the city.

The hop on and off loop bus was about $5. A map of the route could be found before boarding. Here’s the full direction.

Our first stop was T2

We found this little sweets shop with really good sweet potato filled old fashioned pastry.

The brown sugar exterior…