Kawagoe City Museum

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A museum located in 2-Chome Kuruwa-machi, Kawagoe City. The museum's standing exhibition contains informational panels on the history of Kawagoe from ancient times to the present and models which convey local folk customs such as traditional Kawagoe festivals. The museum also holds special exhibitions. The surrounding area is dotted with cultural facilities such as the Kawagoe City Art Museum, Kawagoe Castle Honmaru Palace, and Kawagoe Matsuri Kaikan, and visitors can purchase a shared museum pass granting access to all of them.

Spot details

Address: Saitama Pref. Kawagoeshi Kuruwamachi 2-30-1 Map
Area: Around Kawagoe Area
Phone: 0492225399
Hours: 9:00-17:00(Latest entry16:30)
Closed: Monday (The next day in the case of Holiday), 4thFriday (excluding in the case of Holiday), New Year's Holiday, Disinfection Period in the building
Fees: [Admission fee]General200yen, University/High School Students100yen
Parking Lot: Available
※Shared with museum
Credit Card: Available(VISA, MasterCard, JCB, AMEX, UnionPay)
Smoking: Not available
Wi-Fi: Available(Kawagoe Free Wi-Fi)
Average budget: [Lunch] 1-1,000yen
Estimated stay time: 30-60 minutes
Wheelchair accessible: Available
Infant friendly: Available

Information Sources: NAVITIME JAPAN

Review

Nice museum on Kawagoe history

Reviewed : 2017.12.17

At the far end of the shopping street was Kawagoe City Museum where there were many exhibits on the history of Kawagoe city. The museum was not large but the staff there was pleasant and conversed...
Field Trip to Kawagoe

Reviewed : 2017.11.30

Our museum guide spoke English and was really knowledgeable, answering questions we had. She was also very enthusiastic. It was a very pleasant visit to this museum and it wouldnt hurt to stay long...
The best place to find out about the history of Kawagoe

Reviewed : 2017.04.27

We were lucky enough to visit the museum when there was a private exhibition on display. Although we could not take photos of this it was very informative about the Great fire of Kawagoe and...