Museums in Tachikawa, Saitama

Info

Address:

39 Yorii-cho, Osato-gun, Saitama

Public Transportation:

Tobu Potted Station → 20 minutes walk

Car Access:

8 minutes from Kanetsu Road Hanazono IC via National Route 140

Phone Number:

048-581-7333

Parking Number:

250 units/300 yen

Business Hours

9 to 17 o'clock (entry is ~ 16:30)

Price

Entrance fee 410 yen for adults, 200 yen for high school and university students, free for junior high school students and younger/people with disabilities

Spot Category

Museums・Science Museums・Archives

Inside the main building first exhibition room
Museums in Tachikawa, Saitama

Main building exterior, large Arakawa model 173
Museums in Tachikawa, Saitama

Adventure Theater
Museums in Tachikawa, Saitama

The large water wheel is 24.2m in diameter, the largest wooden water wheel made of Saitama wood cypress (Nishikawa wood)
Museums in Tachikawa, Saitama

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Shaolin Temple

A famous temple of the Soto sect that stands southwest of Mt. It was reportedly opened in Yongzheng 8 (1511). It is a 20-minute walk while visiting the Five Hundred Rahang, which is lined up by more than 500 bodies along the mountain path behind the precinct, and you can climb Mount Arakan at an altitude of 247m, where the Sakyamuni Buddha stands. Another 35 minutes or so for the bell-toshidoyama. This Arshould statue was donated during the Tenpo Year (c. 1830). In addition, there is also a route lined by the group of board monuments of Sentai Arakojin, and it is good to use it from the summit to return.

Belfry Mountain

Elevation 330m. The mountain said that he had informed the enemy of the attack by poking a bell to Potagata Castle on the opposite shore of Arakawa. A trailhead appears as you follow the forest road from the north exit of Yorii Station via Taisho Pond. From the forest zone, through the bamboo forest, follow the ridge road and the summit is no longer. Descend along the swamp to Lake Enrada, and if you go down the road of the Five Hundred Ruhan via the mountain of the mountain, you will reach Shaolin Temple. Course: Yorii Station → 40 minutes → Taisho Pond → 10 minutes → Climbing entrance → 20 minutes → Kinkodo Mountain → 40 minutes → Shaolin Temple → 20 minutes → Lake Enrada → 30 minutes → Namikuri Station. A walking total of 2 hours and 40 minutes.

Lake Enrada

A man-made lake with a circumference of about 4km, built as an irrigation man-made lake in Yorii-cho, Osato-gun, Saitama and Misato-cho, Kodama-gun, Saitama. Many people visit it for hiking and fishing, and it is popular as a fishing spot for herabuna and smelt. The fishing fee is 600 yen ~, and the fishing boat departure time is 6 ~ 15 o'clock.

Daiji Temple

Entoku 2nd year (1490) revisited, and Meiyo 2nd year (1493) by Hiromji II Tōyō Sakukata, it became Kaisan. The main temple is St. Kansei Ongobara. Enmei Jizo, the statue of Nioh is greeted. The kitchen in the main hall is highly valued as an arts and crafts, and the child's statue of Koyasu in the temple of the temple is inspired by safe-living and child-rearing. He is also known for his "Osuzuru-sama", which is said to be a substitute when stroking a painful part of his body. It is also the setting ground for anime movies.

The bells of time

A wooden bell tower that stands on the street from the first city street into the bell. It was reportedly built by the owner of Kawagoe Castle, Tadakatsu Sakai, during the Kanei years (1624-44). It was converted at the order of Nobunaka Matsudaira in the second year (1653). The current tower, which is 16.2m high and built with a cypress, was rebuilt after the Great Fire of Meiji 26 (1893). It is an electric type and tells the time four times every day: 6 o'clock, 12 o'clock, 15 o'clock and 18 o'clock.

Seongshan Park

A park built on the site of "Mitsugi Castle" during the Kamakura period. It is also the origin of the name. The park is equipped with a multi-purpose ground, tennis court, barbecue square, etc., and there is also a pond in the center of the garden where you can fish. In addition, about 300 cherry trees are also planted, making it a famous spot for Hanami, and the "Sakura Festival" is also held in early April, when it is seen.

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