is kawagoe near tokyo
Kawagoe's shops, temples and bell tower. Kawagoe (å·è¶å¸, Kawagoe-shi) is a city in Saitama Prefecture, Japan, and is about a 30-minute train ride from Ikebukuro in Tokyo. As of July 1, 2011, the city has an estimated population of 343,926, with 142,898 households and a population density of 3,150.66 persons per kmÂ².