Modern Fate
In 1870 dismantlement of the castle began. Some of the buildings were relocated in Kawagoe and to nearby cities.
Today only a mound on which a yagura, or tower, and the primary hall (本丸御殿, Honmaru Goten?) still remain on the original site. In 1967 the Saitama Prefectural Government designated it as a Tangible Cultural Property. The Karō Assembly Room (家老詰所, Karō Tsumesho?) was relocated back to the enclosure but not quite on the original site. It was also designated as a Tangible Cultural Property in 1991.
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