Kakegawa, Japan
掛川市
Kakegawa is a town of 117,925 people in Shizuoka, Japan, founded in April 1, 1889.
Why visit Kakegawa
Townapedia lists 67 museums and landmarks, 85 parks and trails, 227 places to eat, 23 places to stay and 12 attractions in and around town.
Highlights include Shizuoka Institute of Science and Technology, Mikuriya Kofun Group and Ninomaru Museum of Art.
Weather in Kakegawa
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About Kakegawa
Kakegawa (掛川市, Kakegawa-shi) is a city in western Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. As of 10 October 2019, the city had an estimated population of 117,925 in 45,519 households. The total area of the city is 265.69 square kilometres (102.58 sq mi).
From the Wikipedia article Kakegawa, Shizuoka (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Travel tips from other travellers: Kakegawa on Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Things to do12
Museums and landmarks67
Mikuriya Kofun Group
Monument and historic site · 12.9 km
Group of kofun burial mounds in Japan
Christian Stone Lantern
Monument and historic site
明治初頭、大日寺の東側を通る「塩の道」の路傍に埋もれていたキリシタン燈籠が見つかり、寺の境内に安置されました。燈籠は高さ約1メートルの織部灯篭の型で、竿石には婦人像が浮き彫りになっており、江戸中期につくられたものだといわれています。 市の文化財に指定されています。
十九首塚
Monument and historic site · 1.4 km
天慶3年（940年）、藤原秀郷が平将門一門19名を討伐してその首を弔った塚と伝えられており、昔は19基あったものが時代と共に減ってゆき、将門のものと思われる大きな1基だけが残されたといわれています。...
陣場峠跡
Monument and historic site · 1.2 km
かつてこの場所は青田嶺と呼ばれていました。永禄11年（1568年）に徳川家康が掛川城を攻めた際、ここに陣を置いたため「陣場峠」と呼ばれるようになりました。 展望が良く、掛川市街を望むことができます。
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Parks, trails and playgrounds85
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Restaurants and cafes227
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History
The Kakegawa area has been a regional commercial center within Tōtōmi Province since at least the Kamakura period, but developed as a castle town under the Imagawa clan, whose headquarters was in neighboring Suruga Province. Kakegawa Castle was built by Asahina Yasuhiro, a retainer of Imagawa Yoshitada, in the Bunmei era (1469–1487). The castle later fell into the hands of the Tokugawa clan, but was then given to Toyotomi clan retainer Yamauchi Kazutoyo in 1580. After the establishment of the Tokugawa shogunate, the Kakegawa Domain was created, and ruled by numerous fudai daimyō. The area prospered during the Edo period, as the Tōkaidō highway connecting Edo with Kyoto passed through Kakegawa, whose post stations included Nissaka-shuku and Kakegawa-juku. Neighboring Yokosuka Domain, a smaller fudai holding, was also located within what are now the city limits of Kakegawa.
After the Meiji Restoration, Kakegawa was made part of the short-lived Hamamatsu Prefecture in 1871, which merged with Shizuoka Prefecture in 1876. Kakegawa Town was created in the cadastral reform of April, 1891, four years after the opening of Kakegawa Station on what later became the Tōkaidō Main Line railway. The town expanded steadily over the years, annexing neighboring villages and towns in Ogasa District, and was elevated in status of that of a city in 1954.
From the History section of Kakegawa, Shizuoka on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Where to stay23
Churches and places of worship75
Shopping31
Gas and EV charging14
Schools, colleges and libraries17
Healthcare29
Map of Kakegawa
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Getting there and nearby towns
Shizuoka Airport (FSZ) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 16 km away.
- Fukuroi 9 km west, about 9 min by car
- Yaizu 30 km east, about 30 min by car
- Toyokawa 57 km west, about 57 min by car
- Toyohashi 58 km west, about 58 min by car
- Okazaki 80 km west, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Numazu 86 km northeast, about 1 h 30 min by car
- Iida 86 km north, about 1 h 30 min by car
- Toyota 87 km northwest, about 1 h 30 min by car
- Anjō 88 km west, about 1 h 30 min by car
- Nishio 89 km west, about 1 h 30 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
Local news
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Sources and licences
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, coordinates, regions and time zone
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website, landmarks and historic places
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- Kakegawacastleapril2006, ShizuokaSensei at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0
- JRCentral-Tokaido-main-line-Kakegawa-station-platform-20110110, LERK, CC BY 3.0
- Kakegawa 20220608180523 (52268966804), inunami, CC BY 2.0
- Kakegawa 20220608175457 (52268714723), inunami, CC BY 2.0
- JRC-Kakegawa station-board 01, 3スコさん, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Kakegawa 20220608175100 (52269185555), inunami, CC BY 2.0
- THR-Kakegawa station-board, 3スコさん, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Shimada Kakegawa Shinkin Bank Kakegawa Ekimae branch 20250830, Suikotei, CC BY 4.0
- Kakegawa 20220608172805 (52268970724), inunami, CC BY 2.0
- Kakegawa 20220608172909 (52268700016), inunami, CC BY 2.0
- Kakegawa Slow-Life Bus, Tawashi2006, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Kakegawa 20220608174654 (52268968434), inunami, CC BY 2.0
- Kakegawa castle from a distance 2025 Jan 01 04-32PM, Nesnad, CC BY 4.0
- Bubo bubo -Kakegawa Kacho-en, Kakegawa, Shizuoka, Japan -flying-8a, Takashi Hososhima from Tokyo, Japan, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Bird show at Kakegawa Kachoen (6181249511), Takashi Hososhima from Tokyo, Japan, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Aratinga parrots -Kakegawa Kacho-en, Kakegawa, Shizuoka, Japan-8a, Takashi Hososhima from Tokyo, Japan, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Primolius auricollis -Kakegawa Kacho-en, Kakegawa, Shizuoka, Japan-8a, Takashi Hososhima from Tokyo, Japan, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Kakegawa-Higashi High School, Abasaa, Public domain
- 龍尾神社 拝殿, Akino194, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Ninomaru Museum of Art, Abasaa, Public domain
- Gaikan 201505late, 観光・CP課, CC BY 4.0
- 結縁寺 - panoramio, Sato S, CC BY-SA 3.0
- SIST, Osyuu at Japanese Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Shorinzan Kofun, funkyu, Saigen Jiro, CC0
- 掛川市二の丸美術館 ac, Asturio Cantabrio, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Kakegawa Stained Glass Museum, Abasaa, Public domain
- 待合室 (52268696966), inunami, CC BY 2.0
- ほのぼのPASS (53070938930), inunami, CC BY 2.0
- 竹生島神社 - panoramio, Sato S, CC BY-SA 3.0
- 掛川花鳥園 - panoramio, gundam2345, CC BY 3.0
- 一之宮事任神社 - panoramio (1), Sato S, CC BY-SA 3.0
- 亀甲天神社 - panoramio, Sato S, CC BY-SA 3.0
- 掛川華鳥園さんにて（フジカコンパクト＋フジフィルム） - panoramio, 星加, CC BY-SA 3.0
- 天神社 - panoramio (1), Sato S, CC BY-SA 3.0
- 一之宮事任神社 - panoramio, Sato S, CC BY-SA 3.0
- 掛川花鳥園 - panoramio (1), gundam2345, CC BY 3.0
- Luna (6196664238), Takashi Hososhima from Tokyo, Japan, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Southern white faced scops owl (6193735950), Takashi Hososhima from Tokyo, Japan, CC BY-SA 2.0
- What!!! (6597130739), Takashi Hososhima from Tokyo, Japan, CC BY-SA 2.0
- ココ トト (53070726684), inunami, CC BY 2.0
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