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Kawagoe Festival Museum

Kawagoe Festival Museum

川越まつり会館

Saitama · Kanto

The Kawagoe Festival Museum is a city-run exhibition hall on the warehouse street that displays the tall wheeled floats used in the Kawagoe Festival. Two full-size floats stand in the display hall at any one time and are rotated through the year, alongside a six-by-four-metre screen showing festival footage, an audiovisual room and displays on how the festival is prepared. Live hayashi flute-and-drum performances are given in the hall on scheduled days.

Why we picked it

The only way to stand under a Kawagoe Festival float outside the two days in October when they are pulled.

Crowd level
Moderate
Rating
4.2· 536 reviews
Opening hours
Daily 9:30 AM – 6:00 PM

Usual hours — confirm with the official site for holidays + seasonal closures.

Admission
Adults 300 yen; elementary and junior high school students 100 yen. Groups of 20 or more pay 240 and 80 yen.
Nearest station
Honkawagoe Station · 19 min walk
Website
kawagoematsuri.jp/matsurimuseum

Today

9:30–18:00

Stored weekly hours

Daily 9:30 AM – 6:00 PM

How to get there

From Tokyo Station · ~1h 4m by car

Tags

museumfestivalcultureindoorrainy day

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