Kawagoe

Kawagoe City Hall
Kawagoe-shi ; 川越市
Geographical location in Japan
Region :	Kanto
Prefecture :	Saitama
Coordinates :	35 ° 56 ' N , 139 ° 29' E Coordinates: 35 ° 55 '30 " N , 139 ° 29' 9" E
Basic data
Surface:	109.16 km²
Residents :	354,249 ; (October 1, 2019)
Population density :	3245 inhabitants per km²
Community key :	11201-1
Symbols
Flag / coat of arms:
Tree :	Oak
Flower :	Kerrie
Bird :	goose
Song :	Warera no Kawagoe ("Our Kawagoe")
town hall
Address :	Kawagoe City Hall ; 1 - 3 - 1 , Motomachi; Kawagoe -shi ; Saitama 350-8601
Website URL:	http://www.city.kawagoe.saitama.jp/
Location of Kawagoes in Saitama Prefecture

Statues of Gohyaku Rakan in the Kita-in temple

Kawagoe ( Japanese 川越市 , - shi ) is a Japanese city in Saitama Prefecture about 30 minutes by train from Tokyo .

history

Kawagoe, the seat of the fiefdom of the same name in the Edo period , was initially the administrative seat of the short-lived Iruma Prefecture , which included the southwest of what later became Saitama , after the fiefdom was abolished in 1871 .

In 1879, the joint district administration of the (later merged) Iruma and Koma districts was established in Kawagoe . When modern municipal regulations were introduced in 1889, Kawagoe became a district town ( machi ) in Iruma County.

Kawagoe was promoted to Shi on December 1, 1922 .

Attractions

Kawagoe is also known under the name Klein- Edo or Koedo ( 小江戸 ) after the old name for Tokyo. Major attractions include the Tokinokane Bell Tower and Kita-in Temple .

The castle Kawagoe was built in 1457 by Oda Doshin and his famous son Dokan on behalf of Uesugi Mochitomo. When Tokugawa Ieyasu conquered the Kanto region in 1590 , the Kawagoe - han fiefdom was established. Kawagoe was developed into a military base for the defense of Edo and at the same time served as an economic base for the transport of food and other goods to Edo.

traffic

Street

Kan'etsu Highway : to Niigata
National Road 16 : to Chiba , Ichihara , Hachioji and Yokosuka
National Road 254: to Tokyo

train

Tōbu Tōjō Main Line : Kasumigaseki Station, Kawagoeshi Station, Kawagoe Station, Shingashi Station
JR Kawagoe Line : Kasahata Station, Matoba Station, Nishi-Kawagoe Station (West Kawagoe), Kawagoe Station, Minami-Furuya Station (South Furuya)
Seibu Shinjuku Line : Hon-Kawagoe Station, Minami-Otsuka Station (South Otsuka)

economy

Kawagoe is known for various mostly sweet potato products, including a sweet potato beer, which is brewed in the local brewery. In addition to a number of traditional craft businesses, numerous manufacturers of entertainment and industrial electronics have also settled in the city. In addition to several farms, there are also manufacturers of the pharmaceutical and cosmetics industries, as well as several automotive suppliers.