Yamanouchi
Kakegawa Castle
掛川城
| Alternate Name | Kumokiri |
| Founder | Asahina Yasuhiro |
| Year | 1513 |
| Reconstructed | 1993 (wood) |
| Type | Hilltop |
| Structure | 3 levels, 4 stories |
| Condition | Reconstructed |
| Rating | ★ ★ ★ ☆ ☆ |
| Historical Site | Local Historic Site |
| Historical Value | Top 100 Castles, Important Cultural Properties |
| Historical Artifacts |
Important Cultural Properties: Yusanji Sanmon Gate, goten |
| Location | Kakegawa, Shizuoka Prefecture |
| Map | Google Map |
| Access | Kakegawa Station (Tokaido Honsen), 10 minute walk |
| Website | Kakegawa City |
| Visited | May 1999 |
| Notes | A short walk from the station, Kakegawa-jo is one of the nicer reconstructed donjon I've visited. It was reconstructed using traditional techniques and materials. The original palace ( goten ) of the daimyo remains perfectly preserved on the castle grounds as well. Very few of such palaces remain in Japan so it is protected as Important Cultural Property. |
| History | Kakegawa-jo was first established in 1513 by Asahina Yasuhiro. In 1569 his descendent, Asahina Yasutomo lost the castle to Tokugawa Ieyasu's forces. Tokugawa placed Imagawa Yoshitada and his son Yasumichi in charge of the castle. In 1590 the area was absorbed by Toyotomi Hideyoshi who replaced the Imagawa with Yamanouchi Kazutoyo. Yamanouchi renovated the castle and donjon into what you see today. After the Battle of Sekigahara, the castle was controlled by the Tokugawa until it was torn down after the Meiji Restoration. |
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