Kakegawa Castle
| Kakegawa Castle 掛川城 | |
|---|---|
| Kakegawa, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan | |
Main keep of Kakegawa Castle | |
The Ni-no-Maru Goten | |
| Site information | |
| Type | Hirayama-style Japanese castle |
| Open to the public | yes |
| Condition | exant palace and other buildings, reconstruction of tenshu and other buildings from 1994 |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 34°46′32″N 138°00′53″E / 34.775417°N 138.014733°E |
| Site history | |
| Built | 1469–1487, |
| Built by | Asahina Yasuhiro, Yamauchi Kazutoyo, others |
| In use | Edo period |
| Demolished | 1869 |
Kakegawa Castle (掛川城, Kakegawa-jō) is a hirayama-style Japanese castle. It was the seat of various fudai daimyō clans who ruled over Kakegawa Domain, Tōtōmi Province, in what is now central Kakegawa, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan.