• Experience Shizuoka at its best by seeing the Kakegawa castle, making traditional Japanese sake, and riding the local train with its elegant countryside views. You can visit Kakegawa Castle, with its beautiful appearance, considered one of the best castles in the Tokai region and ride the Tenryu Hamanako Railroad to enjoy the Japanese countryside and nostalgic stations. Also, you can enjoy Japanese sake tasting and the experience of making your own original sake.

This beautiful castle is known as the Great Castle of the Tokai Region and was the first full-scale wooden castle to be restored in Japan. Around 130 cherry trees of three varieties are planted around the castle, so many tourists visit every spring.