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  • Time Bell Tower
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    Saitama Pref. Kawagoeshi Saiwaichou 15-7
    A historic structure situated along Kanetsuki-dori Street in Saiwai-cho, Kawagoe City. The tower was originally built some 400 years ago by Sakai Tadakatsu, then the lord of what was Kowagoe Domain. The tower was destroyed by fires and rebuilt many times; the current tower was rebuilt after it was destroyed in the Great Kawagoe Fire in the Meiji period. The tower's bell still rings out four times a day to announce the time and this sound has been selected by the Ministry of the Environment for inclusion of its list of 100 Soundscapes of Japan.
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  • Kurosuke's House
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    4.0
    16 Reviews
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    Saitama Pref. Tokorozawashi Mikajima 3-1169-1
    A historic building located in 3-Chome Mikajima, Tokorozawa City. The building is operated as an activity base for the Totoro no Furusato Foundation. The over 100-year old main building, storehouse, and tea workshop are all designated National Tangible Cultural Properties, and on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Saturdays, the facility is made open to the general public. Workshops, art exhibitions, and other events are held here, and visitors can also purchase original Totoro Foundation merchandise.

    トトロ好きには必見です。愛知県の大高緑地公園にはサツキとメイの家がありますが、ここもそういった展示があって、トトロの世界にしたれます。なんと言っても大きなトトロがいて子供は大満足。

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  • Koma Family Residence
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    3.5
    17 Reviews
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    Saitama Hidaka-shi Niihori 833 Koma Jinja
    This historical building on the grounds of Koma Shrine is located along Kawasemi Highway in Niibori, Hidaka City. This is a restoration of the home of the Koma family, who served as Shinto priests here for generations. It is estimated that it was built in the early Edo period, and is nationally designated as an important cultural property. The 400-year-old weeping cherry tree in the garden blooms at around late March.

    天皇陛下と美智子皇后陛下が日高市の巾着田と高麗神社を訪れました。 高麗神社には毎年1月に拝んでいただいていますが、 今回はただ来ただけなのでゆっくりと裏にまわって見学しました。 裏には高麗家住宅があり、古い家がありました。 観光客はもう1組しかおらずゆっくりと見て回ったが時間はかかりません。 茅葺き屋根です。

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  • Former Arai Family Residence
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    12 Reviews
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    Saitama Pref. Chichibugunnagatoromachi Nagatoro 1164
    This is the residence of the village headman in the Edo period, the Arai Family, relocated and opened to the public as a museum of the local region. The appearance of the building is a good example of sericulture farmers, characterized by the layers of chestnut boards, and the shingles on the roof held down by stones. The building has also designated as a National Important Cultural Property of Japan.

    昨年4月 こちらを訪問し 建物と周囲の雰囲気を組み合わせた景観が気に入ったので [長瀞蝋梅園]と合わせて 妻と伴に1月17日（金）に再訪すると 残念ながら《休館》になっていました（添付 写真参照）。 旧新井家住宅（含む 郷土資料館）のホームペーシには 休館日の案内として 1・月曜日（国民の祝日に当たる日は開館） 2.国民の祝日の翌日 3...

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  • Hyakutai Kannon-do Hall
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    3.5
    4 Reviews
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    Saitama Honjo-shi Kodamacho Kodaira 653

    成身院の百体観音堂は児玉総合運動公園の隣りにあるふるさとの森公園の中にあります。百体観音堂内には名前の通り、１層に秩父三十四観音、２層に坂東三十三観音、３層に西国三十三観音の合計百観音が安置されています。3層構造のここのような観音堂を一般的にさざえ堂と呼んでおり、関東-東北に掛けて点在するさざえ堂の中でも、ここは日本三大さざえ堂の一つとされています。成身院の百体観音堂と仁王門は立派ですが、本堂は本...

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  • Former Residence of Shibusawa, “Nakanchi”
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    Saitama Fukaya-shi Chiaraijima 247-1
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  • Seishi Do Seifu Tei
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    Saitama Fukaya-shi Okiai 110-1
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  • Osawa Family Residence
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    Saitama Kawagoe-shi Motomachi 1-15-2
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  • Toki no Kane Bell-Tower
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    Saitama Saitama-shi Iwatsuki-ku Honcho 6-229-1
    This bell tower was ordered to be constructed by Sakai Tadakatsu, then Lord of the Kawagoe Domain, sometime between 1627 and 1634 at its current location in what was then Taga Town (now Saiwai Town). It is said to have been the first bell tower. The current bell tower was reconstructed the year after the Great Fire of Kawagoe in 1893 and has a three-story structure standing nearly 16 meters tall. It has been designated as a Cultural Property of Kawagoe City and chosen as one of 100 Soundscapes of Japan: Preserving Our Heritage.
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  • Minuma Tsusenbori Canal
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    Saitama Saitama-shi Midori-ku Omagi Shimoyamaguchishinden Kawaguchi-shi Higashi-uchino
    A lock-style canal that first opened in 1731, more than 180 years earlier than the Panama Canal. The canal's lock system allows boats to pass by adjusting the water level difference between the river and the canal. The opening of these locks heralded a thriving industrial exchange with the city of Edo (now Tokyo). An example demonstration of the opening and closing of the locks is held annually in late August.
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  • Niikura Furusato Minkaen
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    13 Reviews
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    Saitama Wako-shi Shimoniikura 2-33-1

    今年1月5日に車で行きました。昔ながらの遊びを体験しました。昔ながらの家で囲炉裏などを見て、畳で休みました。

  • Former Ogawa Municipal Ogawa Elementary School Shimozato Bungyo
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    Saitama Hiki-gun Ogawamachi Shimozato 824-1
  • Former Bando Family's Residence Minuma Classic
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    Saitama Saitama-shi Minuma-ku Katayanagi 1266-2
  • EBISUYA
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    Saitama Kawagoe Ishiwaramachi
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