Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #1 in Kawagoe, Japan

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)

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.

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

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

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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)

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

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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)

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.

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Honōji Temple is a temple of Nichiren Buddhism located in Ishihara Town, Kawagoe City, Saitama Prefecture. The name of the mountain is Mt. Nagaku. There is also a separate hospital in Shimohiroya in the city. The former main temple is the Minobusan Kuonji Temple of Sohonzan Kai, and the Shioshi Hoen. In the precincts, there is the grave of Shigefumi Takayama (haiku, vassal of Kawagoe Castle lord Akimoto Takachi) (Saitama Prefecture designated old site).

Wikipedia: 本応寺 (川越市) (JA)

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)