Free Walking Sightseeing Tour #2 in Kawagoe, Japan

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Tour Facts

Number of sights 10 sights
Distance 3.7 km
Ascend 30 m
Descend 25 m

Explore Kawagoe in Japan with this free self-guided walking tour. The map shows the route of the tour. Below is a list of attractions, including their details.

Individual Sights in Kawagoe

Sight 1: 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 2: 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

151 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 3: 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)

104 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 4: 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)

835 meters / 10 minutes

Sight 5: Naritasan Kawagoe Branch

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Naritasan Kawagoe Branch 三人日 / CC BY-SA 4.0

Naritasan Kawagoe Betsuin Hongyoin is a temple of the Chizan sect of Shingon Buddhism located in Kawagoe City, Saitama Prefecture, Japan. It is a separate temple of Naritasan Shinshoji Temple (Narita City, Chiba Prefecture), and is commonly known as Kawagoe Fudo. On the 28th of every month, it is crowded with flea markets (antique markets) and in November with the Fire Walking Festival (Shiba Lantern Goma). The honzon is Fudo Myo.

Wikipedia: 成田山川越別院本行院 (JA), Website

671 meters / 8 minutes

Sight 6: Kumano Shrine

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Kumano Shrine is a shrine located in Renjaku, Kawagoe City, Saitama Prefecture. It is also called Kawagoe Kumano Shrine (Kawagoe Kumano Jinja) with the name of the place.

Wikipedia: 熊野神社 (川越市) (JA)

759 meters / 9 minutes

Sight 7: Yojuin Temple

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Yojuin Temple

Yojuin is a temple of the Soto sect located in Motomachi 2-chome, Kawagoe City, Saitama Prefecture. The name of the mountain is Qinglong Mountain.

Wikipedia: 養寿院 (JA)

193 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 8: Kawagoe Festival Museum

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Kawagoe Festival Museum

Kawagoe Festival Museum (川越まつり会館) is a Kawagoe City local museum in Kawagoe City, Saitama Prefecture.

Wikipedia: Kawagoe Festival Museum (EN)

150 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 9: 川越市蔵造り資料館

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川越市蔵造り資料館

The Kawagoe City Museum is a museum in Kawagoe City, Saitama Prefecture. As of 2023, it is closed due to various circumstances.

Wikipedia: 川越市蔵造り資料館 (JA)

708 meters / 8 minutes

Sight 10: 妙養寺

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妙養寺

Myōyōji Temple is a temple of Nichiren Buddhism located in Suehiro Town, Kawagoe City, Saitama Prefecture. The name of the mountain is Mt. Renshin. The former main temple is Sohonzan Kai Minobusan Kuonji Temple, Shioshi Hoen. Within the precincts of the temple are the Myomi-do and Shichimen-do halls, which were solicited by Jutao Horiuchi, a vassal of the lord of Kawagoe Castle, Akimoto Tajima.

Wikipedia: 妙養寺 (JA)

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