RICE PADDY ART IN GYODA CITY AND KAWAGOE TOWN

SUN • 6 AUG
COST BY AGE GROUP:
$40 (16 & Up)
$35 (6–15)
$30 (4–5)
$30 (3 & Under if a seat is needed)
ITINERARY:
Depart 6 a.m.
Park 7:30–9:30 a.m.
Kawagoe 11–1:30 p.m. (Lunch on your own & free time)
Return 3:30 p.m.

Tour cost includes bus transportation and admission to the
observatory. There may be a line to get to the observatory to
see the rice paddy art. There will be some walking in Kawagoe.

See Gyoda city’s rice paddy art, also known as tanbo
art, from the 150-foot observatory deck. A new mural
is planted every year and the 2023 display will pay
homage to Japanese movie “Fly me o Saitama.” The
base of the observatory will be home to a stunning lotus
garden. Kawagoe’s main street is lined with Kurazukuri,
or warehouse-style buildings, that retain an ambience
reminiscent of the Edo Period (1603-1868) and allow
visitors to imagine what the streets would have looked
like. During the Edo Period, Kawagoe prospered as a
supplier of commodities to Edo, current Tokyo. Kawagoe
was an important city to the capital for trade and strategic
purposes and inherited many aspects of the Edo culture
and architecture. Visit the famous Bell Tower, Kashiya
Yokocho (Candy Alley), Hikkawa Shrine and much more.