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Kakegawa City
Shizuoka Prefecture · City
Official websiteShizuoka Prefecture page
Kakegawa City, in Enshu, prospered as the castle town of Kakegawa Castle, ruled by Yamauchi Kazutoyo, and as Kakegawa-juku on the Tokaido road. A keep rebuilt in wood rises here. Tea growing is active, and the city is known for Kakegawa tea and Higashiyama tea. The ruins of Takatenjin Castle, famous for battles in the Warring States period, are also here.
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Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, 2025 Population Census (population, area and density); area from the Geospatial Information Authority of Japan (GSI), Area Statistics of Prefectures and Municipalities (2025). National ranks are among the 1,741 municipalities, ordered by this site from these values.
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Places to visit
CastleKakegawa Castlebuilding in Kakegawa, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan
CastleTakatenjin Castlecastle in Kakegawa City, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan
BridgeShiosai Bridgebridge in Japan
Shinto shrineKotonomama HachimanguShinto shrine in Kakegawa, Shizuoka prefecture, Japan
CastleYokosuka CastleJapanese castle located in Kakegawa city.jpg?width=240)
GardenKakegawa Kachoenbird park in Kakegawa City, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan.jpg?width=240)
Old post townNissaka-shukustation of the Tōkaidō, Japan
Old post townKakegawa-jukustation of the Tōkaidō, Japan
Roadside station (Michi-no-Eki)Michi-no-Eki Kakegawaroadside station in Kakegawa, Shizuoka prefecture, Japan
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Neighboring municipalities
Municipalities sharing a boundary (computed from the National Land Numerical Information administrative boundaries, January 2021).
Other municipalities in Shizuoka Prefecture
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