Kawajima, Kawagoe

Name: Kawajima
Address: Kawagoe, Japan

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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. ()

Local name: 川島町 Area: 16.07 mi²Coordinates: 35°58'56"N, 139°28'55"E

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Kawajima – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Kita-in, Naka-in, Kawagoe Castle, Yoshimi Hundred Caves.

4.5 miS
Historic Buddhist temple with statues
Kita-in, Kawagoe
114 min walk • Nestled in the heart of the charming city of Kawagoe, Japan, lies the serene and historic Kita-in Temple. This spiritual haven, a cornerstone of Japanese heritage, has been an integral part of the community for centuries.
4.7 miS
Temple, Buddhist architecture
Naka-in, Kawagoe
120 min walk • Naka-in is a Tendai Buddhist temple in Kawagoe City, Saitama Prefecture. Sangō is Seiyasan. Jigō is Muryoju-ji. Ingō is Naka-in.
4 miS
Forts and castles
Kawagoe Castle, Kawagoe
103 min walk • 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.
5.2 miNW
Historical place, Archaeological site
Yoshimi Hundred Caves, Yoshimi
134 min walk • The Yoshimi Hundred Caves is a cluster of corridor-type kofun tombs dug in artificial caves in a tuff cliff of located in the town of Yoshimi, Saitama, in the Kantō region of Japan. It was designated as a National Historic Site on March 7, 1923.
3.3 miSW
Huge, art-filled Taoist temple
Seitenkyū, Sakado
85 min walk • Seitenkyū is a Taiwanese style Taoist temple in Sakado, Saitama, Japan. It is the largest Taoist temple in Japan.
4 miSW
Forts and castles
Kawagoekan, Kawagoe
101 min walk • The Kawagoekan was a hirayama-style Heian period Japanese castle located in the Uwado neighborhood of what is now the city of Kawagoe, Saitama Prefecture, in the Kantō region of Japan. The ruins been protected as a National Historic Site since 1984.
4.6 miS
Sacred and religious sites, Temple
Senba Tōshō-gū, Kawagoe
117 min walk • Senba Tōshō-gū is a Shinto shrine in Kawagoe, Saitama Prefecture, Japan. It enshrines the first Shōgun of the Tokugawa Shogunate, Tokugawa Ieyasu. It is enumerated as one of the Three Great Tōshō-gū Shrines. The shrine was founded in 1617.
4.6 miNE
City, Area
Kitamoto, Kōnosu
118 min walk • Kitamoto is a city in Saitama Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 January 2021, the city had an estimated population of 66,022 and a population density of 3300 persons per km². The total area of the city is 19.82 square kilometres.
4.5 miE
City, Area
Okegawa, Saitama
116 min walk • Okegawa is a city located in Saitama Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 December 2020, the city had an estimated population of 75,218 in 33,119 households and a population density of 3000 persons per km². The total area of the city is 25.35 square kilometres.
4 miS
View point, Historical place
Toki no Kane, Kawagoe
104 min walk • Time Bell Tower is a bell tower built in the center of Kawagoe, Japan.
4 miS
35°55'28"N • 139°28'52"E
Jian li si, Kawagoe
102 min walk • Buddhist temple, Temple