Kawagoe & Hiki · History
Kitain Temple
An old temple with rooms brought from Edo Castle.
Traditionally dated to 830, this Tendai Buddhist temple preserves rooms moved from Edo Castle, including Tokugawa Iemitsu’s birth chamber and Lady Kasuga’s dressing room. Look for the expressive Five Hundred Rakan statues. The January 3 daruma market, spring cherry blossoms and autumn foliage add seasonal colour.
Plan your visit
- Getting there
- About 15 min on foot from Hon-Kawagoe Station (Seibu Shinjuku Line)
- From Tokyo Station
- About 75–95 minTokyo → Ikebukuro (Marunouchi Line) → Kawagoe (Tobu Tojo Line) → 20-minute walk
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- Opening hours
- Paid areas: Mar 1–Nov 23, 09:00–16:30 (Sun/holidays to 16:50); Nov 24–Feb, 09:00–16:00 (Sun/holidays to 16:20). Last entry 30 minutes before closing. Closed Dec 25–Jan 8, Feb 2 afternoon, Feb 3 and Apr 2–4; temple events may affect access. Sanmon gate passage is restricted for repairs, planned through around September 2027.
- Admission
- Adult ¥400 for the combined historic rooms, garden and Gohyaku Rakan visit.
- Time to enjoy
- 1 hour
- Best time
- Spring cherry blossoms and autumn foliage
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