Tokyo · From the archive
Saitama Prefecture
Preserved in the archive in 2012. Historical article; travel and business details may have changed.
Kawagoe Castle, is a flatland style Japanese Castle located in the city of Kawagoe Saitama Prefecture and not far from Tokyo. Kawagoe Castle was built in 1457 by Uesugi Mochitomo to provide protection from the north to Edo (Tokyo). In 1870 as part of Meiji Restoration all of the buildings of Kawagoe Castle were either moved to other locations or demolished. The original earthworks of the base of the donjon still exist and the Karo Assembly Room was relocated back to the castle enclosure, but not in its original location. |
