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Kakegawa Castle
掛川城Shizuoka · Chubu
A hilltop wooden castle keep in Kakegawa City (western Shizuoka) reconstructed in 1994 using original Edo-period materials and methods — the first authentic wooden tenshukaku rebuild in postwar Japan; the adjoining Ninomaru Palace is one of only four surviving original castle palaces in the country.
- Crowd level
- Moderate
- Rating
- 4.2· 4,026 reviews
- Opening hours
- Daily 9:00 AM – 4:30 PM
- Admission
- ¥410 age 16+, ¥150 ages 7-15, free age 6 and under; open 9:00-17:00 daily (last entry 16:30), no closed days.
- Nearest station
- Kakegawa Station (JR Tokaido Shinkansen/Line)
- Website
- kakegawajo.com
Usual hours — confirm with the official site for holidays + seasonal closures.
Today
9:00–16:30Admission
- ¥410 age 16+, ¥150 ages 7-15, free age 6 and under; open 9:00-17:00 daily (last entry 16:30), no closed days.
Stored weekly hours
Daily 9:00 AM – 4:30 PM
How to get there
15-minute walk from JR Kakegawa Station.
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