Kitain Temple (Kawagoe)
Open by month
Partly closed in January: Visitor course closed from Dec 19 to Jan 15. New Year (Dec 29 – Jan 3): shorter hours or partly closed.
Open in February. No seasonal closure recorded.
Open in March. No seasonal closure recorded.
Open in April. No seasonal closure recorded.
Open in May. No seasonal closure recorded.
Open in June. No seasonal closure recorded.
Open in July. No seasonal closure recorded.
Open in August. No seasonal closure recorded.
Open in September. No seasonal closure recorded.
Open in October. No seasonal closure recorded.
Open in November. No seasonal closure recorded.
Partly closed in December: Visitor course closed from Dec 19 to Jan 15. New Year (Dec 29 – Jan 3): shorter hours or partly closed.
Checked against the official site on 2026-10-12.
Kawagoe's great temple, which flourished under the monk Tenkai; rooms moved from Edo Castle include the room where shogun Iemitsu was born.
Nearby
- Kawagoe Castle Honmaru Goten ≈ 15 min by car
- Kawagoe Warehouse District ≈ 15 min by car
- Kawagoe Hikawa Shrine ≈ 15 min by car
- Ogose Plum Grove (Ogose Bairin) ≈ 50 min by car
- Minuma Tsusenbori Canal ≈ 50 min by car
Travel times are rough estimates by car.
- Closed or limited
- Visitor course closed from Dec 19 to Jan 15
- Getting there
- 15 min walk from Seibu Hon-Kawagoe Station (20 min from JR/Tobu Kawagoe Station)
- Fee
- Visitor course ¥400 (elementary/junior high ¥200)
- Good to know
- Visitor course closed Dec 19-Jan 15, Feb 2-3 and Apr 2-4, and on some event days
- Time needed
- 1 h
Checked against the official Japanese website on 2026-10-12. Report outdated info