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The townscape of warehouses decorated with lanterns
Kawagoe's rows of kura-zukuri (warehouses) are a spot where the atmosphere of Edo (old Tokyo) can be felt.
Preparations for the Kawagoe Hyakumanto Summer Festival are underway.
The 2023 festival will be held on Saturday and Sunday, July 29 and 30.
This summer festival is said to have started as a festival to remember the legacy of Matsudaira Natsunori, the 8th head of the Echizen Matsudaira family and the lord of the Kawagoe domain.
［An invitation to timeless sweetness] Kashiya-yokocho
Kashiya Yokocho is a charming place known for its old-fashioned town atmosphere and traditional candy shops.
Its origins date back to the early Meiji period when Suzuki Tozaemon sold confections in front of the Yōjuin Temple gate.
Here, visitors can enjoy a variety of colorful traditional Japanese confections.
Renkeiji Temple.
Renkakuji Temple, a temple of the Jodo sect of Buddhism, has a history that is connected to the Hojo clan, a feudal lord in the Warring States period.
The name of the temple, Renkei Daishi, refers to the Renkeini.
Her son, Daidoji Masashige, was a military commander in the service of successive generations of the Hojo clan.
Old-fashioned soy sauce dumplings with the aroma of savory soy sauce.
Enjoy the history and the traditional taste as well.
Kawagoe Kumano Shrine
Four deities are enshrined at this shrine, which was recommended from Kumano in Kishu by nenyo Buno, the second generation of Renkeiji Temple, in 1590.
The shrine building was reconstructed in 1713 by Nenyo Ryokan, and the torii gate was made of stone.
This torii still welcomes visitors today as "Ninotorii".
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Tatsuike Benzaiten
Tatsuike Benzaiten is a legendary pond left by Senba Hie Shrine for the Dragon God. 🐲
Legend has it that the "bottomless pit" of Senba Hie Shrine is connected to the twin ponds.
From this location, which is on a cliff on the eastern edge of the Musashino Plateau, spring water gushes out and forms the pond, which flows into the Shingashi River to the east🌊.
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Senba Hie Shrine [leading to the Pond of the Dragon Gods].
The origin of Senba Hie Shrine dates back to 830, when Jikaku Daishi Ennin, the Great Monk of Jikaku, invited Hiyoshi Taisha Shrine to the shrine when he built Kita-in Temple.
The present Hie Shrine in Akasaka, Tokyo, dates back to 1478, when Ota Dokan built Edo Castle and enshrined a branch shrine from Senba Hie Shrine to Momijiyama in Edo Castle.
[Silence of Stone] Five Hundred Arhats
There are 538 statues of arhats in the precincts of Kita-in Temple, erected over a period of about 50 years since 1782.
Each of the five hundred arhats has a unique pose.
Hidden among them are the twelve animals of the Chinese zodiac.
Try to find the twelve signs of the Chinese zodiac hidden among the mysterious statues.
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The ruins of Minami-in Temple
Between "Kita-in" and "Naka-in", two famous temples in Kawagoe, there is a corner where Jizo statues and gravestones are lined up haphazardly.
These are the ruins of Minami-in.
However, due to the abolition of Buddhism in the Meiji period (1868-1912), Minami-in was closed down.
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Kawagoe Hachimangu Shrine, dedicated to Minamoto no Yorinobu
Kawagoe Hachimangu Shrine was founded in 1030 by Minamoto no Yorinobu.
It is said that Yorinobu requested Hachiman-shin from Usa Hachiman-gu Shrine as a token of his gratitude for suppressing the rebellion of Taira Tadatsune.
The main approach to the shrine is on the east side of Kawagoe Highway.
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Clare Mall Street, one of Kawagoe's representative shopping streets
Clare Mall Street stretches from Kawagoe Station to City Hall.
It used to be called "Nishimachi Street" and is a historical street that overlaps with the ancient Tokorozawa Street.
It was transformed into a vibrant commercial district after Maruhiro, a local department store, moved to the area in 1964.
The street is said to be the busiest in Saitama Prefecture in terms of traffic, and is bustling with people.
