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Kawagoe Hikawa Jinja

Saitama · Kawagoe · Shrines & Temples

Japanese name: 川越氷川神社

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WHAT TO DOKawagoe Hikawa Jinja

Known for matchmaking, and crowded in summer for its corridor of wind chimes. The Kawagoe festival is UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage.

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West · Kawagoe

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Known for matchmaking, and crowded in summer for its corridor of wind chimes. The Kawagoe festival is UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage.

About this place

Hikawa Shrine (氷川神社) is a Shinto shrine in Kawagoe, Saitama Prefecture, Japan. In order to separate it from Hikawa Shrine in Omiya Ward, Saitama City, it is often called Kawagoe Hikawa Shrine. Hikawa Shrine is known for its Reitaisai, or a festival considered the origin of Kawagoe festival, which was registered as a National Important Intangible Folk Cultural Property and listed as a UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage. It's also well known for its "corridor of windchiimes".

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Founded：541 (traditional) Blessings：Matchmaking, Safe childbirth

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