Historical Timeline |
| Year | Event | |
|---|---|---|
| 1590 | Yamauchi Kazutoyo entered Kakegawa Castle. | |
| 1889 | The Tokaido railway was completed and Kakegawa Station opened. | |
| 1898 | The Dai Nippon Hotoku Sha Corporation was established. | |
| 1975 | The Takatenjin Castle Ruins site was designated as a National Cultural Property. | |
| 1979 | The city made Japan's first 'City of Lifelong Learning Declaration' The sister-city relationship was signed with Eugene, USA. Kakegawa Castle goten (palace) was designated as a National Important Cultural Property. |  |
| 1981 | Kakegawa tea received the Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Minister's AwardThe Yokosuka Castle Ruins site was designated as a National Historic Site. | |
| 1988 | The much-desired Kakegawa Station on the Shinkansen bullet train line was opened. The opening ceremony for the old Daito Town administration office was held. |  |
| 1989 | The semi-public Kakegawa Education Center of Oregon Inc. (K-ECO) was established. The Jigatame no Mai dance and Ta-asobi rice planting ritual of Mikumano Shrine were designated as Prefectural Intangible Folk-cultural Assets. | |
| 1990 | Working towards the fruition of lifelong learning, the 'City of the Earth, Beauty and Moral Education' Declaration was made. Old Osuka Town and Corning, USA became sister cities. |  |
| 1994 | Kakegawa Castle tower was authentically reconstructed using wood for the first time in 140 years and a first for Japan. |  |
| 1996 | The new Kakegawa City Office was opened in the Nagaya area of the city. | |
| 1998 | The Dai Nippon Hotoku Sha Corporation was designated as a Prefectural Tangible Cultural Property. The ceremony commemorating the completion of the Yayoi Yoshioka Memorial Museum was held. Daito Spa Seatopia was opened. Culture Hall Sione was inaugurated. |  |
| 2005 | The old Kakegawa City, Daito Town and Osuka Town amalgamated to form the present Kakegawa City. |  |
| 2006 | Kakegawa Castle appeared in the famous NHK TV period drama 'Komyo ga Tsuji', bringing many tourists to the area. |  |
| 2007 | The Anti-Nuclear Peace City Declaration was made. The Kakegawa City of Lifelong Learning Declaration was renewed. | |
