Spring Outing in Japan | Enjoying flowers, scenic views, and historical sites, visiting Kawagoe Hachimangu Shrine

❤ Kawagoe Hachimangu, you sure know how to enjoy yourself! 🖼 Kawagoe City is known as 'Little Edo' in Japan. The streets here still retain the appearance of the Edo period, and many of the surrounding buildings have also preserved the look of that era. The most famous shrine in the Kawagoe area is the 'Kawagoe Hachimangu'. 👍 Kawagoe Hachimangu is famous as the guardian deity of the Kawagoe area in Saitama Prefecture and is also a sacred place for praying for marriage and good health. The shrine was founded in 1030, and in the last century, a large number of ginkgo trees were planted here for the purpose of praying for blessings with sacred trees. 🌟 Annual festivals at Hachimangu Shrine: January Festival, May Spring Blessing Festival, June Hydrangea Festival, July Grass Ring Festival, September Forest Music Festival, October Kawagoe Festival, December Purification Festival, and a Sacred Tree Festival every month. 🚉 Access: A 6-minute walk from the east exit of Kawagoe Station on the Tobu Tojo Line, JR Saikyo Line, and Tokyo Metro Yurakucho Line; a 7-minute walk from Hon-Kawagoe Station on the Seibu Shinjuku Line. 📍 Address: 19-3 Minami-cho, Kawagoe City, Saitama Prefecture. 💰 Free admission.