Kakegawa Castle
In Japanese: 掛川城
The first castle keep in Japan to be rebuilt in traditional wood (1994), next to an original Edo-period palace building.
Important Cultural Property (Ninomaru Palace)
Nearby
- Oigawa Railway Steam Trains (Thomas & Percy) ≈ 35 min by car
- Horai Bridge ≈ 40 min by car
- Hamamatsu Castle ≈ 1 h 5 min by car
- Hanazawa no Sato ≈ 1 h 10 min by car
- Ryotanji Temple ≈ 1 h 15 min by car
Travel times are rough estimates by car.
- Getting there
- 7 min walk from JR Kakegawa Sta.
- Fee
- Keep and palace 410 yen (children 150 yen)
- Good to know
- 9:00–17:00 (last entry 16:30); open every day
- Time needed
- 1 h
Checked against the official Japanese website on 2026-10-12. Report outdated info