Nagashima Family Residence (Samurai House)

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The Nagashima family residence, a city historic site, is a late Edo-period middle-class samurai house with trifoliate orange hedges flanking the gate. While Saitama once had three castle towns with many samurai houses, this is now the only one remaining that preserves its original appearance.

Nagashima Family Residence (Samurai House)
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永島家住宅（武家屋敷）

永島家住宅（武家屋敷）

Kawagoe City

Nagashima Family Residence (Samurai House)

Address
5-3 Mikubo-cho, Kawagoe-shi, Saitama
Website
https://koedo.or.jp/
Operator
Koedo Kawagoe Tourism Association

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