Kakegawa Castle

The museum in the main keep does not have many artifacts but the displays are very well done. The combination of a nicely reconstructed main keep, an original palace and a few other gates and buildings really make this castle a must see for castle fans.

History

Imagawa Yoshitada had his retainer Asahina Yasuhiro build Kakegawa Castle about 0.5km to the northeast of the present castle to help control this vital point of the Tokaido road. In 1569, his descendent, Asahina Yasutomo, lost the castle to Tokugawa Ieyasu's forces. In 1590, the area was absorbed by Toyotomi Hideyoshi who stationed Yamanouchi Kazutoyo here when Tokugawa moved to Edo (Tokyo).

Yamanouchi built the main keep on the current site and renovated the castle and town into a more modern castle. After the Battle of Sekigahara, Yamanouchi was moved to Kochi. Yamanouchi's main keep was destroyed in an earthquake in 1604 but was soon rebuilt. The new keep lasted until 1854 when it destroyed by another earthquake. It was not rebuilt and the castle was dismantled in 1869.

Field Notes

The museum in the main keep does not have many artifacts but the displays are very well done. The combination of a nicely reconstructed main keep, an original palace and a few other gates and buildings really make this castle a must see for castle fans.

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Gallery

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  Donjon and walls
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  donjon, gate, walls
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  gate, walls, and donjon
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  Otemon Gate
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  Taiko Yagura
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  palace
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  inside the oalace
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  interior of the palace
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  Fuki Gate
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  inside of the main keep
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  map
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  ôteninomarumon (main gate to the second bailey), 1659, relocated to Yuusanji in 1873
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  relocated ôteninomarumon
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  Relocated Gate, Ryūunji Uramon
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  relocated ôteninomarumon

Castle Profile
English Name	Kakegawa Castle
Japanese Name	掛川城
Alternate Names	Kumokiri
Founder	Asahina Yasuhiro
Year Founded	1497
Castle Type	Hilltop
Castle Condition	Reconstructed main keep
Designations	Top 100 Castles, has Important Cultural Properties, Local Historic Site
Historical Period	Edo Period
Main Keep Structure	3 levels, 4 stories
Year Reconstructed	1993 (wood)
Artifacts	Yusanji Sanmon Gate, goten
Features	main keep, gates, turrets, palace, stone walls, walls
Visitor Information
Access	Kakegawa Station (Tokaido Honsen), 10 minute walk
Hours
Time Required
URL	Castle Website
Location	Kakegawa, Shizuoka Prefecture
Coordinates	34.77546, 138.01486
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Admin
Added to Jcastle	1999
Contributor	Eric
Admin Year Visited	1999, 2009
Admin Visits	May 1999; October 15, 2009

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