Kakegawa Castle
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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.
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Kakegawa Castle 掛川城 | |
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Kakegawa, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan | |
Coordinates | 34°46′32″N 138°00′53″E |
Type | Hirayama-style Japanese castle |
Site information | |
Open to the public | yes |
Condition | reconstruction from 1994 |
Site history | |
Built | 1469–1487, |
Built by | Asahina Yasuhiro, Yamauchi Kazutoyo, others |
In use | Edo period |
Demolished | 1869 |
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