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Kawagoe

Local name: 川越市

Located in Kawagoe Shi, Saitama Coordinates: 35°54′31″ N 139°29′07″ E

Kawagoe
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Population
354,571
354.6K
Elevation
26 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+09:00
Asia/Tokyo · UTC+09:00
When to go
April–JuneOctober
See the climate
Airports
HND Tokyo Haneda International Airport48 km
NRT Narita International Airport83 km

About Kawagoe

Kawagoe is a city. Location: Kawagoe Shi, Saitama. Population: 354,571. Elevation: 26 m.

From Wikipedia

Kawagoe (川越市, Kawagoe-shi) is a city in Saitama Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 February 2021, the city had an estimated population of 353,214 in 162,210 households and a population density of 3200 persons per km2. The total area of the city is 109.13 square kilometres (42.14 sq mi). The city is known locally as "Little Edo" (小江戸, Koedo) after the old name for Tokyo, due to its many historic buildings.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Built
1922
Area
109 km²
Official website
city.kawagoe.saitama.jp

Source: Wikidata

Travel notes for Kawagoe

From Wikivoyage

Kawagoe (川越) is an old trading outpost of the ancient capital Edo. Located in Saitama prefecture, the city is now a small suburban city of around 33,000 people, but the preserved warehouse district draws around 4 million visitors to the city each year, and has earned the city the nickname of "Little Edo" (Koedo).

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Tourist Information:

1 Kawagoe Tourist Information Office (川越市観光案内所), 24-9 Wakitamachi (At Kawagoe Station), ☏ +81 49 222 5556. 09:00-16:30.

2 Nakacho Branch (仲町観光案内所), 2-3 Nakacho. 09:30-17:00.

The local tourist association has a multilingual tourist guide site, Koedo Kawagoe Web (小江戸川越ウェブ).

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By train:

Kawagoe Station (川越駅) is a stop on the JR Saikyo Line and the private Tobu Tojo line. From Tokyo the fastest route is the Tobu Tojo line from Ikebukuro, which takes 30 min on the express and costs ¥450. From Omiya the Saikyo line takes 17 min and costs ¥320.

Hon-Kawagoe Station (本川越駅) is closer to the temple district and is part of the private Seibu-Shinjuku line. Express trains from Shinjuku take 47 min and cost ¥480.

By bus:

Long-distance buses from Osaka, Nagoya, Kanazawa and Toyama, Limousine Bus Route from Haneda Airport and Narita Airport, Daytime bus service from the Fujisawa and Tokyo Disney Resort.

Source: Wikivoyage · CC BY-SA 4.0 · abridged

Places bordering Kawagoe

  • Tokorozawa
  • Sayama
  • Hidaka
  • Tsurugashima
  • Fujimino
  • Ageo-shi
  • Saitama-shi
  • Sakado Shi
  • Fujimi-shi
  • Miyoshi Machi
  • Kawajima Machi

Twin towns and sister cities of Kawagoe

  • Salem· United States

Source: Wikidata. Only places with a page on this site are shown.

Population of Kawagoe over time

Population of Kawagoe over time
2010 342,670
2015 350,745
2021 354,598

Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.

Climate of Kawagoe

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: April–June, October.

This month · November

Outside the best season

Day 16° · Night 6° · Rain 69 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Isehara · 59 km south18°
  • Odawara · 78 km south19°
  • Kofu · 87 km west17°
Hottest month
August (day 30°)
Coldest month
January (night -2°)
Wettest month
September (201 mm)
Driest month
January (38 mm)

Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).

Show values as a table
Climate of Kawagoe
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)9°10°13°19°23°25°29°30°26°21°16°12°
Average low (°C)-2°-1°3°8°13°17°21°22°19°12°6°0°
Precipitation (mm)385379991271801621812011586941

Other places to visit in this season: April May June October

How to get to Kawagoe

The nearest airport is Tokyo Haneda International Airport (HND), 48 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Fujimino, 4 km to the east.

Airports

  • Tokyo Haneda International Airport (HND) Tokyo 48 kmsoutheast
  • Narita International Airport (NRT) Narita 83 kmeast
  • Ibaraki Airport (IBR) Omitama 89 kmeast

Nearby large cities

  • Fujimino Population: 113.6K 4 kmeast
  • Sayama Population: 160.8K 9 kmsouthwest
  • Sakado Population: 100.3K 10 kmnorthwest
  • Niiza Population: 166K 12 kmsoutheast
  • Tokorozawa Population: 344.2K 12 kmsouth

Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.

Day trips from Kawagoe

Within 100 km: 50 historic and cultural sites, 48 natural sites, 44 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km6 places

  • Saitama Super Arena Landmark 13 kmE
  • Iruma River River 5 kmE
  • Shingashi River River 16 kmSE
  • Koganei park Natural site 22 kmS

25–60 km71 places

  • Mount Bukō Mountain 35 kmW
  • Rokugi En Attraction 31 kmSE
  • Shinjuku Gyōen Attraction 32 kmSE
  • Gokoku Ji Attraction 30 kmSE

60–100 km65 places

  • Jōga Shima Island 87 kmS
  • Enoshima Island 68 kmS
  • Umeda Ko Lake 64 kmN
  • Lake Shoji Lake 92 kmSW

Straight-line distances.

Kawagoe and similar cities

Side by side with cities of similar size in the same country: population, elevation and climate.

Measure Kawagoe Takatsuki Wakayama Iwaki
Population 354.6K 354.5K 356.7K 357.3K
Elevation 26 m 14 m 8 m 9 m
Summer day (hottest month) 30° 32° 31° 27°
Winter night (coldest month) -2° 1° 2° -1°
Annual rainfall 1,388 mm 1,519 mm 1,445 mm 1,303 mm
Best months Apr–Jun, Oct May, Oct May–Jun, Oct May–Oct
Distance — 371 km 435 km 178 km

Climate values are 1970–2000 monthly averages; straight-line distance.

Nearby attractions & nature

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Sources & licences

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