Hi, I'm Saho Harimoto.
Today, I'd like to introduce near my hometown, Kawagoe.
There are three features: place, food, and school.
First, there are a lot of sightseeing spots in Kawagoe, such as Tokinokane and Kashiyayokocho. Tokinokane was built about 400 years ago. It tells time to people fourth a day now. Kashiyayokocho is an also famous place. Sweets have been manufacutured there since beginning of the Meiji era. Now, there are about 20 cheep sweets stores.
Second, Kawagoe has an interesting food.
Kawagoe's fugashi is the longest fugashi in Japan. It is 95cm long. You can buy this fugashi at Kashiyayokocho. Sweet potato is also famous food. There are a lot of sweet potato food, such as rice cracker, ice cream, beer, and taiyaki.
Finally, Saitama has many boys' scools and girls' schools. Of course, Kawagoe also has these schools, such as Kawagoe girls' high school and Kawagoe high school. Kawagoe girls' high school is my high school.
In front of the school, there is a beautiful row of cherry blossom tree. Everyone looks forward to seeing the cherry blossom every year.
Kawagoe high school is a boys' school. This school is famous for "Water boys". In school festival, you can see the synchronized swimming by the swimming club.
A producer of a movie company watched the special section of the synchronized swimming on TV, and he made it into a movie as "Water boys". After that, the visitors to the school festival increased dramatically, in 2002, about 30000 people came there.
That is only a brief introduction to Kawagoe. I hope you can visit there someday:-)
Today, I'd like to introduce near my hometown, Kawagoe.
There are three features: place, food, and school.
First, there are a lot of sightseeing spots in Kawagoe, such as Tokinokane and Kashiyayokocho. Tokinokane was built about 400 years ago. It tells time to people fourth a day now. Kashiyayokocho is an also famous place. Sweets have been manufacutured there since beginning of the Meiji era. Now, there are about 20 cheep sweets stores.
Second, Kawagoe has an interesting food.
Kawagoe's fugashi is the longest fugashi in Japan. It is 95cm long. You can buy this fugashi at Kashiyayokocho. Sweet potato is also famous food. There are a lot of sweet potato food, such as rice cracker, ice cream, beer, and taiyaki.
Finally, Saitama has many boys' scools and girls' schools. Of course, Kawagoe also has these schools, such as Kawagoe girls' high school and Kawagoe high school. Kawagoe girls' high school is my high school.
In front of the school, there is a beautiful row of cherry blossom tree. Everyone looks forward to seeing the cherry blossom every year.
Kawagoe high school is a boys' school. This school is famous for "Water boys". In school festival, you can see the synchronized swimming by the swimming club.
A producer of a movie company watched the special section of the synchronized swimming on TV, and he made it into a movie as "Water boys". After that, the visitors to the school festival increased dramatically, in 2002, about 30000 people came there.
That is only a brief introduction to Kawagoe. I hope you can visit there someday:-)
Oh, you have a lot of informations about Kawagoe!! And it looks very interesting:)Especially, I surprised at the length of fugashi!!
ReplyDeleteBy the way, your alma mater is a girl's school!There is no girl's school near my hometown, so I want to hear about your school!!
Juri
I have not been to Kawagoe.
ReplyDeleteBut I am interested in there so I want to go there!
And I watched and like the movie "Water boys".
So I want to see the synchronized swimming :-)
Mari
Hi!
ReplyDeleteWow! Your high school's cherry blossom trees are so beautiful!
I have never been to Kawagoe and Kawagoe girls' high school, so I want to go there :)
Yuri
Hi Saho,
ReplyDeleteI wonder what it is like to live in a popular sightseeing town such as Kawagoe. Would it be frustrating when you want to go somewhere because of the crowds of people? Kawagoe is not such a big city, but I guess most of the regular residents do not live in the heart of the sightseeing district.
I didn't know there was a cluster of schools there - I wonder why.
Ms. MacGregor
Thank you for your comment, Ms MacGregor.
ReplyDeleteI don't care the crowds. I love Kawagoe:-)
Saho