Kakegawa

Kakegawa is a city in western Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan.As of September 2015, the city had an estimated population of 113,852 and a population density of 429 persons per km2. The total area was 265.69sqkm.GeographyKakegawa is in the coastal plains of southwest Shizuoka Prefecture. It is bordered to the south by the Pacific Ocean.Surrounding municipalitiesShizuoka PrefectureFukuroiShimadaMoriKikugawaOmaezakiDemographicsLike most of Japan, Kakegawa's population is almost exclusively Japanese. However, Kakegawa has a noticeable Nikkei (particularly, South American) population and it is more common to find signs written in Portuguese than in English.