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. Kawagoe Castle is situated 3½ km southwest of Shishikai.

Kawagoe Sports Park Athletics Stadium

Park

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Kawagoe Sports Park Athletics Stadium is an athletics stadium in Kawagoe, Saitama, Japan. It is located within the Kawagoe Sports Park, which also includes a general gymnasium, and tennis courts.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kawajima and Nishi-Ōmiya.

Kawajima

Town

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Kawajima is a town located in Saitama Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 March 2021, the town had an estimated population of 19,653 in 8105 households and a population density of 470 persons per km2. The total area of the town is 41.63 square kilometres. Kawajima is situated 6 km northwest of Shishikai.

Nishi-Ōmiya

Quarter

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Nishi-Ōmiya is a quarter, which is situated 6 km southeast of Shishikai.

Nishi

Suburb

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Nishi-ku is one of ten wards of Saitama, in Saitama Prefecture, Japan, and is located in the far western part of the city. As of 1 March 2021, the ward had an estimated population of 93,527 and a population density of 3200 persons per km². Nishi is situated 6 km southeast of Shishikai.

Shishikai

Type: Locality
Location: Kawagoe, Saitama, Kanto, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude

35.94762° or 35° 56′ 51″ north

Longitude

139.51511° or 139° 30′ 54″ east

Elevation

12 metres (39 feet)

Open location code

8Q7XWGX8+22

GeoNames ID

8572386

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

“Shishikai” goes by many names.

Japanese: “ししかい”
Japanese: “シシカイ”
Japanese: “鹿飼”

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