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Major city · Japan

Kakegawa掛川

Stop for one night on the Tokaido Shinkansen: the rebuilt castle keep and the daimyo's palace are worth a half day, then move on.

Weather
see forecast
Currency
JPY
Best months
Mar–May, Oct–Nov
avoid Jul–Aug (hot and humid), Golden Week
Airports
FSZ · NGO · HND
Nights
1
Not field-verifiedbasic guide
Print / PDF guide
3 pages, for the metro and roaming-off days
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Rules in force · 5
  • East Asia ↗Every border in East Asia is a full international border, Hong Kong and Macau included: an entry permission for one never covers the next.
  • East Asia ↗Ferries between Korea, Japan and China cancel in rough seas and typhoons; keep a flight or a spare day behind every sea leg.
  • Japan ↗IC cards (ICOCA/Suica) are topped up with cash at station machines.
  • Japan ↗Smoking while walking is banned in most city centres; use designated areas.
  • Japan ↗Shinkansen bags 160–250 cm (L+W+H) need a seat reserved with the oversized-baggage area.

Kakegawa is a small Shizuoka city on the Tokaido Shinkansen between Shizuoka and Hamamatsu. Its draw is Kakegawa Castle: a keep rebuilt in 1993 with original methods, plus the surviving daimyo's palace, one of the few left in Japan. The Flower and Bird Park is a solid rainy-day option. Most travellers use it as a one-night rail stop, not a base.

Essentials

Quick answers and what things cost

Quick answers

The questions people ask first about Kakegawa, one line each. Tap a card for the full answer.

Cost cheat-sheet

2026 desk estimate · check

Typical prices for the everyday things, as ranges. Your currency is shown next to the local price.

  • Coffee¥400–700 (≈ US$3–5)
  • Street or quick mealNoodle soup (ramen or soba)¥800–1,300 (≈ US$6–9)
  • Beerdraught in a bar / can at a konbini¥500–750 (≈ US$4–6)¥250–350 (≈ US$2–3)
  • Taxi, about 5 km5 km taxiLate-night surcharge after 22:00.¥1,800–2,400 (≈ US$13–17)
  • SIM or eSIM, a weekeSIM or data SIM, about a week¥2,000–4,000 (≈ US$14–30)
  • Budget bedHostel or guesthouse bed, a night, per person¥3,000 (≈ US$25)
  • Mid-range bedBusiness-hotel double room, a night, per room¥12,000 (≈ US$85)
  • High-end bedBusiness-hotel double room, a night, per room¥25,000 (≈ US$170)

A day, not counting the bed: Budget ¥6,000 (≈ US$45) · Mid ¥11,000 (≈ US$75) · High ¥20,000 (≈ US$140)

Local prices, with USD next to them (rates 2026-09 (approximate); change it in the header). Ranges are desk estimates: check locally. Every price and the budget calculator →

Decide

What it is known for, and when the weather works

At a glance

What the city is known for, how you fly in, and where to find the phrases.

Kakegawa Castle and its daimyo's palaceKakegawa Flower and Bird ParkTokaido Shinkansen stop (Kodama, some Hikari)Green tea fields of the surrounding district
Airports
FSZ Mt. Fuji Shizuoka Airport (About 1 h by car or bus-and-rail via Shimada; check connections) · NGO Chubu Centrair (Shinkansen via Nagoya, about 1 h 30 min total; check) · HND Tokyo Haneda (Shinkansen from Tokyo or Shinagawa, about 2 h on Kodama; check)

Weather and climate

Forecast from Open-Meteo · averages rounded

Kakegawa: next 7 days

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Forecast: Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0), model data for this point.

Air quality

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Model estimate (CAMS via Open-Meteo), not a street-level station; readings near busy roads run higher.

Jan

10°C

1°C

5 rd

Feb

11°C

2°C

6 rd

Mar

15°C

5°C

10 rd

Apr

20°C

10°C

10 rd

May

24°C

15°C

11 rd

Jun

27°C

19°C

13 rd

Jul

30°C

23°C

12 rd

Aug

32°C

24°C

9 rd

Sep

29°C

21°C

12 rd

Oct

23°C

15°C

9 rd

Nov

18°C

9°C

7 rd

Dec

13°C

3°C

5 rd

High / low °C · rd = rain days

Arrive & move

Airports are listed under At a glance; this is how to move once you are in

Getting around

The centre is walkable: station to castle about 15 min on foot. Local buses and taxis cover the Flower and Bird Park and the outer castle ruins; a car helps for the onsen and the tea districts.

See & do

Day-trips, door to door

Day-trips

Door-to-door, not ride time
Hamamatsugo

Door to door: 20–40 min

Tokaido Shinkansen Kodama or JR Tokaido line

Bigger city: castle, music museums and eel restaurants.

Shizuokago

Door to door: 25–50 min

Tokaido Shinkansen Kodama or JR Tokaido line

Nihondaira, Sengen Shrine and the tea country.

Kikugawa

go

Door to door: 10–15 min

JR Tokaido line, one or two stops

Small town; combine with a tea-field walk.

Iwata

caution

Door to door: 40–50 min

JR Tokaido line west

Mostly a transport and shopping stop; go only if you are heading that way.

Eat & sleep

Which area to sleep in

Where to sleep

Areas, not hotels: pick the one that fits your arrival time and plans.

Kakegawa Station north side

Business hotels across the street from the JR and Shinkansen platforms; best for one night with bags.

Castle area

A 15-min walk from the station; quieter, close to the castle, art museum and teahouse.

Daito and Kurami onsen

Hot-spring baths outside the centre; you need a car or taxi, so treat as a splurge night.

Practical

What a day costs, what to watch out for, and the pocket card

Cost per day

2026 estimate, excluding the bed unless stated
Budget
¥6,000–10,000 (≈ US$45–70) excl. bed
Mid
¥10,000–16,000 (≈ US$70–110) excl. bed
High
¥16,000 (≈ US$110)+ excl. bed

Trip budget

2026 estimate · converts to your currency
Business-hotel double room1 × 1 night × ¥12,000¥12,000
Food, local transport, entries2 × 1 day × ¥11,000¥22,000
Shinkansen Tokyo → Kakegawa, one way, reserved2 × ¥6,500 · check¥13,000
Castle and Ninomaru museum combined ticket2 × ¥400¥800
Flower and Bird Park entry2 × ¥1,050¥2,100
eSIM, about a week of data2 × ¥2,500¥5,000
Buffer 10%Price creep, a taxi you did not plan, one splurge¥5,490
Trip total≈ ¥30,200 per person per day, bed included¥60,390≈ US$450

2026 estimate in yen; flights and rail passes excluded. Your choices stay in this browser.

Prices of common things

Coffee¥400–700 (≈ US$3–5)
Noodle soup (ramen or soba)¥800–1,300 (≈ US$6–9)
Curry and naan at a local Indian-Nepali restaurant¥900–1,500 (≈ US$7–11)
Beer: draught in a bar / can at a konbini¥500–750 (≈ US$4–6) / ¥250–350 (≈ US$2–3)
5 km taxiLate-night surcharge after 22:00.¥1,800–2,400 (≈ US$13–17)
eSIM or data SIM, about a week¥2,000–4,000 (≈ US$14–30)

2026 estimate; check locally.

Watch out

Safety

Kakegawa is a quiet, low-risk small city; the real issues are summer heat, limited late-night transport and thin bus service to the outer sights.
  • Nozomi Shinkansen do not stop at Kakegawa: use Kodama, or a Hikari that calls here.
  • Castle and Ninomaru museum hours are limited and can change: check the official site before you go.
  • Outer sights (Takatenjin, Yokosuka ruins, onsen) are spread out and poorly served by bus: plan a taxi or skip.

Emergency numbers

Police
110
Fire and ambulance
119
Japan Visitor Hotline (JNTO, 24 h, English)
050-3816-2787

Pocket card

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Kakegawa掛川

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Emergency

  • Police110
  • Fire and ambulance119
  • Japan Visitor Hotline (24 h, English)050-3816-2787

Embassy

No embassies in Kakegawa; most are in Tokyo, with consulates in Nagoya and Osaka. Check your own country's list.

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Fare anchors (2026 estimate)

  • Shinkansen Tokyo → Kakegawa, Kodama reserved: about ¥6,500 (≈ US$45), about 2 h (check)
  • Shinkansen Nagoya → Kakegawa, Kodama reserved: about ¥4,500 (≈ US$35), about 1 h (check)
  • Taxi Kakegawa Station → castle area: about ¥1,000–1,400 (≈ US$7–10), 5 min (check)

Say or show

  • すみません — Excuse me / Sorry (sumimasen)
  • ありがとうございます — Thank you (arigatō gozaimasu)
  • これをください — This one, please (kore o kudasai)
  • いくらですか？ — How much is it? (ikura desu ka)
  • カードで払えますか？ — Can I pay by card? (kādo de haraemasu ka)
  • トイレはどこですか？ — Where is the toilet? (toire wa doko desu ka)

Small city: many restaurants close early and some cash-only places remain. Carry some yen.

Deep dive

What this guide covers so far, and its sources

Not a trip line yet

This is a basic guide: no airport-to-bed contract, walking clusters or day plans are published for Kakegawa. Airport, fare and schedule details are unverified; check the operators before you fly.

What we know, and what is coming

On this page

  1. Best months: Mar–May, Oct–Nov · avoid Jul–Aug (hot and humid), Golden Week · month by month →
  2. 3 airports and 3 areas to sleep in
  3. Weather: a 7-day forecast and monthly averages
  4. Cost per day in 3 bands
  5. 4 day-trips, door to door
  6. 3 things to watch out for, with emergency numbers

Coming as the guide grows

  1. Airport-to-bed contract for FSZ and Centrair: last rail departures field-checked, taxi fallback, overnight rung.
  2. Walking cluster map: station, castle and palace, Ninomaru museum and teahouse, Flower and Bird Park.
  3. Place pages with verified cutoffs (castle keep, Ninomaru museum, Flower and Bird Park) and eat pages with last orders.
  4. Golden and hostile arrival fixtures so gates A–D can go green.

Meanwhile

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