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Shiseido Corporate Museum: Shizuoka Pref. Kakegawashi Shimomata 751-1; The Shiseido Corporate Museum is located around five minutes' drive from JR Kakegawa Station on the Tokaido Main Line. The Museum traces the history of Shiseido, which was founded in 1872 as a Western-style pharmacy, and showcases artifacts and materials relating to the advertising used over the years for Shiseido products, which made effective use of the beautiful curving patterns of the Art Nouveau style. The permanent exhibitions are arranged by theme, showing the development over time of Shiseido's product packaging, its advertising posters, and its typefaces, camellia logo and Roman alphabet logo, etc. There is also a CM Theater, where visitors can view Shiseido TV commercials dating from the last 40 years, which reflect the changing times.

Kakegawa Castle Park: Shizuoka Pref. Kakegawashi Kakegawa 1138-24; This park located in Kakegawa City, Shizuoka Prefecture features a range of facilities centered on a recreation of Kakegawa Castle. These include the Honmaru Plaza, known for its cherry blossoms, the Ni no Maru tea room, where visitors can enjoy a cup of green tea, and more. Visitors can also take a tour given by a guide dressed like a ninja, a service that is especially popular with foreign tourists (reservation required).

Kakegawa Castle (Kumokiri Castle): Shizuoka Pref. Kakegawashi Kakegawa 1138-24; This castle inside of Kakegawa Castle Park in Kakegawa City, Shizuoka Prefecture is famous for being Japan's first recreated castle using the original wood construction techniques. Visitors can tour the inside of the castle and climb the stairs to the observation deck on the top floor. The castle, which is visited by many tourists, has also been selected as one of Japan's best 100 castles.

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