Kakegawa

Along the Kakegawa River in western Shizuoka Prefecture, Kakegawa is a city whose character is shaped by the mild Pacific-side climate that supports tea growing. Kakegawa Castle, first built in the late 15th century, commands a low hill above the centre; its present wooden keep was reconstructed in 1994. Below it, the Ninomaru Goten is a surviving Edo-period lord’s residence. Kakegawa-juku was one of the post stations on the Tōkaidō, the historic route between Edo and Kyoto. The city extends south towards the Enshū-nada coast, while greener foothills rise to the north. Deep-steamed Kakegawa tea remains a regional specialty. Move on to other webcams in Shizuoka Prefecture to compare landscapes and settings around Kakegawa.

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