Kawagoe Travel Guide - What to do in Kawagoe City Kawagoe (川越) is located about 30 minutes by train from central Tokyo and is suitable as a day trip destination Its main street, lined with Kurazukuri (clay-walled warehouse-styled) buildings, retains an ambience reminiscent of an old town from the Edo Period (1603-1867) and allows us to imagine the streets from past centuries