Kawagoe Castle
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.Photo: Twilight2640, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Miyoshino Shrine and Kawagoe Municipal Museum.
Miyoshino Shrine
Shinto shrine
Photo: Araisyohei, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Miyoshino Shrine is a Shinto shrine.
Kawagoe Municipal Museum
Museum
Photo: あばさー, Public domain.
Kawagoe Municipal Museum is situated 170 metres north of Kawagoe Castle.
Kawagoe Municipal Museum of Art
Museum
Photo: あばさー, Public domain.
Kawagoe Municipal Museum of Art is situated 170 metres north of Kawagoe Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kawajima and Nishi-Ōmiya.
Kawajima
Town
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
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 8 km north of Kawagoe Castle.
Nishi-Ōmiya
Quarter
Photo: Filler, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Nishi-Ōmiya is a quarter, which is situated 8 km east of Kawagoe Castle.
Nishi
Suburb
Photo: Ebiebi2, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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 8 km east of Kawagoe Castle.
Kawagoe Castle
- Type: Castle
- Description: fortification
- Categories: Japanese castle, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Kawagoe, Saitama, Kanto, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude
35.92435° or 35° 55′ 28″ northLongitude
139.49143° or 139° 29′ 29″ eastInception
1457Open location code
8Q7XWFFR+PHOpenStreetMap ID
way 59324350OpenStreetMap feature
historic=castleWikidata ID
Q1073688
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Spanish—“Kawagoe Castle” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “castell de Kawagoe”
- Chinese: “川越城”
- Chinese: “河越城”
- Esperanto: “Kastelo Kaŭagoe”
- French: “castel de Kawagoe”
- French: “château de Kawagoe”
- French: “Château de Kawagoe”
- German: “Burg Kawagoe”
- Italian: “castello di Kawagoe”
- Italian: “Castello di Kawagoe”
- Japanese: “Kawagoe-jō”
- Japanese: “かわごえじょう”
- Japanese: “川越城”
- Japanese: “河越城”
- Korean: “가와고에성”
- Persian: “قلعه کاواگوئه”
- Slovenian: “grad Kavagoja”
- Slovenian: “grad Kawagoe”
- Spanish: “Castillo Kawagoe”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Kawagoe Castle Site and Kawagoe High School.
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