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In between the Kakegawa Castle and the Palace (二の丸御殿) is the Tea Room (二の丸茶室), it was a nice surprise to have a chance to try the green tea produced right at Kakegawa prepared by the tea master!
Before we left Kakegawa, we also visited the Kakegawa Castle (掛川城天守閣). This is my first time in a Japanese castle and it was great seeing one.
Nearly forgot to post about the Green House at Kamo Iris Garden. This is a green house that has a traditional Japanese building appearance but has transparent roofs to let light through. It is quite something to see as there are so many plants inside.
After spending a night at Kakegawa, we were heading out to out next destination – Osaka. But not before we explored a little bit more of Kakegawa and it’s castle. Here are some photos around the city of Kakegawa.
After we finished visiting the Kamo Iris Garden, we headed back to our friends’ place for a brief visit. I found the scenery of country side Japan quite relaxing and carefree.
Our friends at Kakegawa took us to an Iris garden and it is a great experience visiting a traditional Japanese villa that has a sunroom for the flowers when they are not in season. Iris are not blooming in this season but we did get to see a lot of them in the sunroom. But before I show you the sunroom, I would like to show you the villa.
Haranoya Station (原谷駅) is an old train station that is both an operating station as well as a tourist attraction in Kakegawa. It is fascinating to see an old train station as this is something definitely difficult to find around Tokyo area. It is like visiting a scene in an anime!
We arrived at Kakegawa (掛川), a town west of Shizuoka. We were excited to see the country side of Japan. This is also my first time travel outside of Tokyo during a trip to Japan.
