basic information

Kawagoe Castle was initially built in 1457. When Tokugawa Ieyasu set up his new government in Edo, the castle's strategic importance grew as a defense point north of the capital. 21 lords from various clans, all closely allied with the Tokugawa Shogun, resided at Kawagoe Castle during the Edo Period.

The only surviving building is the Honmaru Goten, the castle's innermost palace building and the lord's residence. It was built in 1848, only 20 years before the end of Japan's feudal age. Its spacious tatami rooms, pretty gardens and toilets are open to the public for viewing.

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how to get there

The former site of Kawagoe Castle is a 10 minute walk from the Kurazukuri Street or Kitain Temple, and just across the street from the Kawagoe City Museum.

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