From the train station, you will walk through this modern open air shopping street before reaching Kawagoe Ichibangai Shopping Street, which is where the old era buildings cum shops are located. This is a very, very, very long straight line shopping street ( with shops on both sides) - seems endless as one continues walking. Definitely few kilometres long. At the end of this street is where the old era buildings/shops are located. And you need to walk back the same long way to the train station. Unless you take a bus to the station. The place & roads ( old era side) are jam packed with tourists & locals. Basically this is not much different from other modern shopping streets in Tokyo or Japan. But there were some nice shops.

If you are walking to the Kurasukuri warehouse area from the East exit of the JR Kawagoe station, you will almost immediately walk through this typical modern open air shopping street with a lot of bargain shops. Whilst many of the shops are the same as can be found elsewhere, there are a few local ones and being pedestrian-only it was a pleasant 10 minute walk.