Usual hours and prices, checked 2026-10-06 against the sources under “What this place is”. They can change for holidays and events — confirm before you go. Official site
Our guide
Hamamatsu Castle, in central Hamamatsu, Shizuoka, is the ruin of a castle on a hill in the plain, with some replica buildings. Under the Tokugawa shogunate it was the seat of the fudai daimyō who ruled the Hamamatsu Domain in Tōtōmi Province. It is also called Shusse Castle, “the castle of advancement”.
Enshū-Byōin Station is about 750 m away in a straight line, and Act City Hamamatsu about 1.2 km. We have not checked opening hours or fees for the replica buildings.
Written by japan-spots.com (2026-09-22) from the sources credited on this page. Distances are straight lines between map positions.
Photos
Photos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence — see credits
- Hamamatsu Castle, enkei-3 — Saigen Jiro · CC0 · source · resized
- 天守に隣接する八幡台 — 恭パパ · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source · resized
- Hamamatsu Castle, tenshu — Saigen Jiro · CC0 · source · resized
- Hamamatsu Castle, ido — Saigen Jiro · CC0 · source · resized
- Hamamatsu Castle, honmaru — Saigen Jiro · CC0 · source · resized
- Hamamatsu Castle, enkei-1 — Saigen Jiro · CC0 · source · resized
- Hamamatsu Castle Park 浜松城公園1 - panoramio — baggio4ever · CC BY 3.0 · source · resized
- Hamamatsu Castle Park 浜松城公園2 - panoramio — baggio4ever · CC BY 3.0 · source · resized
- Hamamatsu Castle Park 浜松城公園4 - panoramio — baggio4ever · CC BY 3.0 · source · resized
What this place is
Hamamatsu Castle (浜松城, Hamamatsu-jō) is a hirayama-style Japanese castle ruin, with some replica castle buildings. It was the seat of various fudai daimyō who ruled over Hamamatsu Domain, Tōtōmi Province, in what is now central Hamamatsu, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan under the Edo period Tokugawa shogunate. It is also called Shusse Castle (出世城, Shusse-jō).
Visitor information checked: 2026-10-06 · Official visitor information
Background text from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
What to expect at this type of place: Castle
Nearby station
Nearby station: Enshū-Byōin, about 750 m from the spot in a straight line.
Worked out on 2026-09-14 from this place’s map position, using HeartRails Express station data and station names from Wikidata. The distance is a straight line, not a walking route, and says nothing about buses, transfers or timetables — plan the trip on Google Maps.
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