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| settlement_type= Core city | image_skyline= Alley in Kawagoe.jpg | imagesize= | image_caption= Traditional alley in Kawagoe | image_flag= Flag of Kawagoe, Saitama.png | image_map=Kawagoe in Saitama Prefecture Ja.svg | lat_deg = 35 | lat_min = 56 | lat_sec = | lon_deg = 139 | lon_min = 29 | lon_sec = | region=Kantō | prefecture=Saitama Prefecture | mayor = Yoshiaki Kawai | area_km2=109.16 | population= 349,907 | population_as_of=November 1, 2014 | density_km2=3150.66 | postal_code= | area_code= 049 | tree = Oak | flower = Kerria | bird = Goose | city_hall_address= | city_hall_postal_code = 350-8601 | website = }} is a city in Saitama Prefecture, Japan, and is about a 30-minute train ride from Ikebukuro in Tokyo. As of July 1, 2011, the city has an estimated population of 343,926, with 142,898 households and a population density of 3,150.66 persons per km². The total area is 109.16 km². Kawagoe was founded as a town on April 1, 1889, and became the first city in the prefecture on December 1, 1922. == Geography == The city is a satellite city of Tokyo but it is also the governmental, commercial and business centre of the southwestern (geographically it is central, but the administration and the public classify it as southwestern) Saitama Prefecture. It is a core city (and a business core city) designated by Japanese national government. Kawagoe is famous for its sweet potatoes, and the local "Candy Street" sells such treats as sweet potato chips, sweet potato ice cream, sweet potato coffee, and even sweet potato beer, brewed at the local Koedo Brewery. Some of its streets preserve the old castle town of the Edo period (17th to 19th centuries). Prominent sites in Kawagoe include the bell tower as seen in the picture to the right. The bell tower serves as the symbol for Koedo and rings three times a day. Other sites include the 500 Rakan statues at Kita-in, a prominent Buddhist temple. It is a popular gathering-spot for New Year celebrations. As midnight approaches on December 31, waits of nearly three hours are commonplace at the temple. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Kawagoe, Saitama」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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