Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #1 in Kawagoe, Japan

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Number of sights 5 sights
Distance 0.9 km
Ascend 13 m
Descend 10 m

Experience Kawagoe in Japan in a whole new way with our free self-guided sightseeing tour. This site not only offers you practical information and insider tips, but also a rich variety of activities and sights you shouldn't miss. Whether you love art and culture, want to explore historical sites or simply want to experience the vibrant atmosphere of a lively city - you'll find everything you need for your personal adventure here.

Individual Sights in Kawagoe

Sight 1: Hikawa Shrine

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Hikawa Shrine 三人日 / CC BY-SA 4.0

Hikawa Shrine (氷川神社) is a Shinto shrine in Kawagoe, Saitama Prefecture, Japan. In order to separate it from Hikawa Shrine in Omiya Ward, Saitama City, it is often called Kawagoe Hikawa Shrine. Hikawa Shrine is known for its Reitaisai, or a festival considered the origin of Kawagoe festival, which was registered as a National Important Intangible Folk Cultural Property and listed as a UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage. It's also well known for its "corridor of windchiimes".

Wikipedia: Hikawa Shrine (Kawagoe) (EN)

425 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 2: Kawagoe Municipal Museum of Art

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Kawagoe Municipal Museum of Art

The Kawagoe City Museum of Art is an art museum in Kawagoe City, Saitama Prefecture, located at the ruins of Kawagoe Joji.

Wikipedia: 川越市立美術館 (JA), Website, Opening Hours, Url Ja, Url, Opening Hours, Website Ja

134 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 3: Kawagoe Municipal Museum

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Kawagoe Municipal Museum

The Kawagoe City Museum is a museum in Kawagoe City, Saitama Prefecture, built on the ruins of Kawagoe Joji.

Wikipedia: 川越市立博物館 (JA), Website, Website Ja

224 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 4: Kawagoe Castle

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Kawagoe Castle is a flatland Japanese castle in the city of Kawagoe, in Japan's Saitama Prefecture. It is the closest castle to Tokyo to be accessible to visitors, as Edo castle is now the Imperial palace, and largely inaccessible.

Wikipedia: Kawagoe Castle (EN)

86 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 5: Miyoshino Shrine

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Miyoshino Shrine is a shrine in Kakumachi, Kawagoe City, Saitama Prefecture. The children's song "Street Yanse" is said to be set on the approach to this shrine. It had been in this area since before the construction of Kawagoe Castle, but due to the construction of Kawagoe Castle by the father and son of Ota Michishin and Ota Michina, it was decided to be located in the Tenjin Curve in the castle. Major repairs were carried out in the first year of Heisei (1989) and completed in Heisei 4 (1992). Saitama Prefecture Designated Cultural Property.

Wikipedia: 三芳野神社 (JA)

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