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Kawagoe Castle Honmaru Palace

4.0

183 Reviews

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Saitama Pref. Kawagoeshi Kuruwamachi 2-13-1

A historic structure located in 2-Chome Kuruwa-machi, Kawagoe City. The palace was built in 1848 by Matsudaira Naritsune, then lord of Kawagoe Domain. Today, the palace's entranceway and reception hall as well as the transplanted and restored chief retainer's office are the only original parts of Kawagoe Castle which still stand today. The palace is used as a museum containing exhibits on Kawagoe Domain. Visitors can purchase a joint museum pass which also grants access to the nearby Kawagoe City Museum and Kawagoe City Art Museum.

Walking through the rooms of this magical residence of the first Shogun is a truly fantastic experience. At every step the tatami postpones the stories and legends of the Edo period. The beauty of...
Kawagoe Hikawa Shrine

3.0

1 Reviews

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Saitama Pref. Kawagoeshi Miyashitamachi 2-11

Kawagoe Hikawa Shrine is said to be over 1,500 years old. The main deity venerated here is Susanoo-no-Mikoto, often worshiped as the god of harmonious families, matrimonial happiness and matchmaking. One popular item is the charm for forming good relationships, made to resemble the red thread that represents the power of the god of matchmaking.

氷川神社の大鳥居をくぐると直ぐの右手に鎮座しています。西南戦争以降の川越出身の戦没者2970柱の英霊が祀られています。特に、江戸幕府との繋がりが強かった故の旧川越藩士たちの微妙な立ち位置を考えさせられました。西南の役出征日に因む4月12日を例祭日として慰霊祭が催行されるようです。こちらの社殿は、他の境内社とは一線を画し、神社御神域の御社として大切に管理されています。
Kawagoe Matsuri Kaikan

4.0

104 Reviews

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Saitama Pref. Kawagoeshi Motomachi 2-1-10

This local museum is in Kawagoe City, Saitama Prefecture. It preserves and displays important materials related to the Kawagoe Hikawa Matsuri, a nationally recognized Important Intangible Folk Culture Asset and one of the Kanto region's three greatest festivals. The exhibition hall always has two floats on display, and in Sundays and holidays they hold a performance of the parade's dance music, called ohayashi.

This is a definite must see, the staff are very friendly and happy to share their knowledge. There is a video about the festival and floats as well as a lecture. The floats are beyond amazing! The...
Renkeiji Temple

3.5

68 Reviews

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Saitama Pref. Kawagoeshi Renjakuchou 7-1

A Buddhist temple located in Renjaku-cho, Kawagoe City. The temple's principal object of worship is a statue of Amitabha Tathagata created in the distant Kamakura period. The temple also enshrines a statue of the high priest Donryu said to grant worshippers safe childbirth and aid in childrearing, and a statue known as Obinzuru-sama which is said to cure one of illness when one touches it. A festival is held at the temple on the eighth of each month to worship Donryu, and on these days a variety of shops open up on the grounds and traditional art performances are held, attracting large numbers of visitors. The temple is also dedicated to Fukurokuju, one of the Seven Gods of Fortune, and the temple makes up part of the Koedo Kawagoe Seven Gods of Fortune Pilgrimage.

Renkei-Ji was built in 1549 and was popular during the Edo Period. A disciple of Buddha sits near the entrance and it is said that it has healing properties. Sadly it did not fix my problems but...
Naritasan Kawagoe Betsuin Hongyoin Temple

3.5

59 Reviews

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Saitama Pref. Kawagoeshi Kubomachi 9-2

A Buddhist temple situated along Prefectural Route 15 in Kubo-machi, Kawagoe City. A branch temple of the Naritasan Shinshoji Temple to which a portion of the head temple's spirit of Acala was ritually transferred, the temple was founded by Ishikawa Sho'on in 1850. The temple holds a flea market on the 28th of each month and visitors will find a variety of stalls selling curios and other items.

The story goes is that the originator of the Naritasan Hongiyoin in Narita lost sight, found it again and was inspired to set up an annex (Betsuin) in Kawagoe. This is a very neat temple and smaller...
Kitain Temple

3.0

3 Reviews

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Saitama Pref. Kawagoeshi Kosembamachi 1-20-1

Boasting a 1200-year history, Kitain Temple is a National Designated Important Cultural Property that houses several valuable Cultural Properties. In addition to ordinary worship and visits to the main temple building, it also puts on occasional exhibitions of its treasures, which make available to visitors the precious items it has kept throughout its long history. The souvenir shop within its precincts was opened in 1972 and is well known as the first temple-based souvenir shop for tourists within the city limits of Kawagoe.

「川越散策マップ」の中で七福神のマークがついていたので、喜多院の境内にあるこちらの大黒天にも立ち寄りました。小さなお堂の周りには幟旗がたっていて雰囲気を盛り上げていました。
Kawagoe City Museum

4.0

44 Reviews

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Saitama Pref. Kawagoeshi Kuruwamachi 2-30-1

A museum located in 2-Chome Kuruwa-machi, Kawagoe City. The museum's standing exhibition contains informational panels on the history of Kawagoe from ancient times to the present and models which convey local folk customs such as traditional Kawagoe festivals. The museum also holds special exhibitions. The surrounding area is dotted with cultural facilities such as the Kawagoe City Art Museum, Kawagoe Castle Honmaru Palace, and Kawagoe Matsuri Kaikan, and visitors can purchase a shared museum pass granting access to all of them.

At the far end of the shopping street was Kawagoe City Museum where there were many exhibits on the history of Kawagoe city. The museum was not large but the staff there was pleasant and conversed...
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.
Kawagoe City Art Museum

3.5

31 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Saitama Pref. Kawagoeshi Kuruwamachi 2-30-1

An art museum located in 2-Chome Kuruwa-machi, Kawagoe City. The museum's collection of some 2,000 items focuses on works by Kawagoe-born Western-style painter Kyuichiro Aihara and other artists connected to the area. The contents of the museum's standing exhibition hall and Kyuichiro Aihara Memorial Gallery are changed four times a year. The museum also holds special exhibitions as well as events such as gallery talks and museum concerts.

3館共通券（市立博物館、川越城本丸御殿、市立美術館）大人370円、小学生無料で訪ねてみました。企画展の内容によっては十分楽しめるのではないでしょうか。川越ゆかりの画家、川越市名誉市民の洋画家、相原求一朗（1918-99）記念室がありました。家業を継ぐため美術学校はあきらめ、戦争を奇跡的に生き延び、日本美術界がめまぐるしく変化した1950年代は絵筆のとれない日々を過ごし苦悩に満ちた人生...
Kashiya Yokocho (Candy Shop Alley)

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Saitama Pref. Kawagoeshi Motomachi 2-7

Kashiya Yokocho (Candy Shop Alley) was selected as one of Japan’s “Top 100 Scent Scapes” by the Ministry of the Environment in 2001. It was originally set up to make and offer inexpensive sweets for heavily damaged Tokyo after the Great Kanto Earthquake, and there are still more than 20 shops in operation. The cheap downtown style sweets they sell have many fans.
Kawagoe Chamber of Commerce and Industry

3.5

37 Reviews

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Saitama Pref. Kawagoeshi Nakachou 1-12

This building is in Kawagoe City, Saitama Prefecture. Its old European-style construction is reminiscent of the Parthenon, and it is now a National Registered Tangible Cultural Property. It was originally the Kawagoe branch of the former Bushu Bank. Built in 1928, it was handed over to the Kawagoe Chamber of Commerce, which still owns it, in 1970.

大正浪漫夢通りの北の端の交差点に面して、大きく太い石の柱が特徴的な建物が建っていました。それが、この川越商工会議所でした。この重厚な造りの建物は、昭和２年に、旧武州銀行川越支店として建てられたそうです。大きくて太い石の柱は、ドリス様式というそうです。
Koedo Kawagoe Tourist Association

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Saitama Pref. Kawagoeshi Motomachi 1-15-8

"Koedo Kawagoe Tourist Association office is located at the northern end of the Ichibangai Kurazukuri-no-machinami historic street. The office is houses in a two-story retro-style brick building; the tourist office on the 1st floor has a range of pamphlets and maps available, and provides tourist information services. Near Koedo Kawagoe Tourist Association office are streets lined with traditional Kurazukuri warehouse-style buildings, Toki-no-kane bell-tower (which has become a symbol of Kawagoe), Kashiya Yokocho (""Penny Candy Lane""), which has 20 or so traditional confectionery stores, and other famous tourist spots. Reflecting Kawagoe's status as a ""city made for wearing a kimono,"" on the eighth, 18th and 28th days of every month there are special events to encourage visitors to stroll around Kawagoe while wearing a kimono."
Yamazaki Art Museum

3.5

22 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Saitama Kawagoe-shi Nakacho 4-13

An art museum launched on the Culture Day holiday in 1982. On display is art by master painter and elder statesmen of the domestic art revolution which occurred during the Meiji period, Hashimoto Gaho. He was the son of Hashimoto Seien, a door screen painter employed by the Kawagoe domain, but outstripped his father's ability and became a pioneer of Japanese art reform. This museum was opened to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the birth of Mr. Yamazaki, who preserved all Gaho’s works and handed them down to his descendants.

美術館巡りを始めて、30年になります。当たりもあれば外れもあるのですが、外れてもそういうもんだと思って、よほどのことがない限り、気にはしません。ただ、それは展示作品に対する愛情があって、多くの人に見て欲しいという誠実な情熱がある限り、です。橋本雅邦、好きな日本画家なので、川越にはいつか行かなくては、と思ってました。今回、10連休はあまり遠出せず、意外と行かないところに行こう、がテーマなので、マルタ...
Ichibangai Kurazukuri-no-machinami historic street

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Saitama ken Kawagoe city

"Ichibangai Kurazukuri-no-machinami historic street is located around 10 minutes' walk from Hon-Kawagoe Station on the Seibu Shinjuku Line. With just over 30 Kurazukuri warehouse-style buildings lining the road, this area plays a very important role in the preservation of traditional architecture. The Kurazukuri buildings are one of the most important tourist attractions in Kawagoe (which came to be known as ""Little Edo"" because of its prosperity). The oldest of the Kurazukuri buildings is the Osawa House, which was constructed in 1792 and has been designated as a National Important Cultural Property. Visitors to this area can also view the ""Toki-no-kane"" (Time Bell Tower)-which has become a symbol of Kawagoe-from close to; more than a century after it was constructed, the bell-tower continues to tell the time through the ringing out of the bell four times a day. The branch of Saitama Resona Bank located halfway down the street is an old Western-style building that perfectly matches the historic ambience of the area."
Kawagoe Hachimangu Shrine

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Saitama Pref. Kawagoeshi Minamitorimachi 19-1

A Shinto shrine situated along Hachiman-dori Street in Minamitori-machi, Kawagoe City. The temple was founded in 1030 by the samurai Minamoto no Yorinobu and is dedicated to Emperor Ojin. The temple's Chinowa Kuguri event, held from June 30, is also known as the Nagoshi no Oharae. A tradition dating back to the early Edo period, the event involves walking through a cogon grass ring to purify oneself.
Kawagoe Kumanojinja

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Saitama Kawagoe-shi Renjakucho 17-1
Kawagoe Experience Workshop AOI-TORI

5.0

3 Reviews

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Saitama Kawagoe-shi Saiwaicho 5-4

A hands-on workshop on the second floor of a chopstick seller, located in Ichibangai (Kurazukuri-no-tori), near the Saitama Resona Bank. You can try making a variety of handicrafts including glass beads, glass bead accessories, candles, engraved glass pieces, sand-blasted glass pieces, photo frames, candle holders, stained glass accessories, and plush balls. While reservations are not required when the shop is busy priority is given to those with reservations, so it's best to make a reservation before visiting.

店員さんの説明もわかりやすく、トンボ玉作り未経験の私でもでもあっという間に作ることができます。作品の仕上がりに待ち時間が一時間ほどかかるので、周辺には風情のある建物や有名店も多くあったので街中探索をしてすごしました。オリジナルのトンボ玉をお土産にできて、とっても充実した一日をすごせました。駅からはバスも出ていますが、少しかかりますが、町を散策できるので歩きもお薦めします。
Nakain Temple

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Saitama Kawagoe-shi Kosenbamachi 5-15-1

Located just south of Kita-in Temple, this temple is officially called Tendai Sect Bekkaku-Honzan Nakain special head temple. It's a peaceful temple with a graceful appearance as is known as a temple closely related to the author Shimazaki Touson. Located on the grounds is the Shimazaki Touson tea house, Fusen-tei, which has been designated as a Cultural Property of Kawagoe City. It is currently used and maintained by those who love tea ceremony.
Senba Toshogu Shrine

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Saitama Pref. Kawagoeshi Kosembamachi 1-21-1

"This shrine is in Kawagoe City, Saitama Prefecture. It’s one of the three major Toshogu Shrines (which enshrine Tokugawa Ieyasu) in Japan, and others are Nikko and Kunosan Toshogu Shrines. This one was built in 1617. The main shrine hall enshrines a statue of Tokugawa Ieyasu, and around the hall are rows of stone garden lanterns donated by the historical lords of Kawagoe. This is also said to be the birthplace of the children's song ""Antagata Dokosa."""
Shingashi Kawa no Sakuranamiki

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Saitama Kawagoe-shi Miyashitamachi 2-11-3

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Eclipsed by neighboring Tokyo, Saitama is often branded as the sleepy suburbs. However, look a little deeper and you’ll uncover quaint towns bursting with history and crafts from the kurazukuri Edo-period clay houses of Kawagoe to the ancient tree-enveloped temples of Chichibu.