Kawagoe Honmaru-Goten and Hikawa Shrine

Kawagoe Castle was originally built in 1457. The one surviving building (Honmaru-Goten) was constructed in 1848, and was the residence of the castle lord and where he attended to government affairs. Admission for the Honmaru-Goten alone is 100 yen. The combined ticket (with the City Museum and the City Art Museum) is 370 yen.

A few outside pictures

Inside

View of the garden area

This is a meeting re-creation of the feudal lords.

The toilets

Nearby Kawagoe Miyoshino Shrine, said to be the guardian shrine of Kawagoe Castle. It is now a neighborhood shrine with a children’s playground, and is open to the public only one day a year - New Year’s Day.