Sights in Kawagoe, Saitama

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• Toki no Kane

  

  Kawagoe, Saitama · 049-222-5556

  Kawagoe lord Sakai Tadakatsu built the first; the current 16 m three-story tower was rebuilt after the Meiji 26 fire.

• Kawagoe Hikawa Shrine

  

  Kawagoe, Saitama · 049-224-0589

  Said to be a 6th-century branch of Omiya Hikawa Shrine; the area's chief shrine since Ota Dokan built Kawagoe Castle.

• Kawagoe Daishi Kitain Temple

  

  Kawagoe, Saitama · 049-222-5556

  Prospered from 1612 under head priest Tenkai, trusted by Ieyasu. Most burned in 1638; Iemitsu transferred rooms from Edo Castle.

• Kurazukuri Townscape

  

  Kawagoe, Saitama · 049-222-5556

  Kawagoe still preserves kurazukuri townscape: clever fireproof Edo townhouse architecture with an Edo atmosphere unseen in today's Tokyo.

• Five Hundred Arhats of Kitain

  

  Kawagoe, Saitama · 049-222-0859

  Arhats are enlightened high priests. Kitain's 500, one of Japan's three great groups, took 50 years to finish.

• Former Yamazaki Family Villa

  

  Kawagoe, Saitama · 049-224-5940

  Retirement home of fifth Kameya owner Yamazaki Kashichi. City cultural property from 2000; buildings donated to the city in 2006.