22341 ／ しみずちょう
Shizuoka Prefecture 駿東郡A class-A river that ends after 1.2 km.
Kakita River01 ／ Springs
The Kakita River (柿田川), flowing through the centre of town, is fed by spring water from Mt. Fuji, about 1.1 million cubic metres a day. At about 1.2 km it is the shortest class-A river in Japan. The water stays around 15°C all year, and the river is a designated Natural Monument.
02 ／ Water play
Maruike Park (丸池公園), opened in January 2019, has a paddling pool about the size of a tennis court, fed by spring water, where many children can play safely at once. At the spring plaza in Kakitagawa Park (柿田川公園) you can also put your feet in and feel how cold the water is.
03 ／ Moving in
A small town of 8.81 km² between Numazu and Mishima, it has the highest population density in the prefecture. In the 2020 census it took in more people from other towns in Shizuoka than any other municipality. Large shopping centres stand along National Route 1.
Living here
There is no railway station in town. From stop 4 at the south exit of Mishima Station, a Tokai Bus takes about 20 minutes to the Kakitagawa Yusui Koen-mae stop (柿田川湧水公園前). The town says Tokyo Station to Mishima Station takes as little as 45 minutes by Shinkansen.
−1.3% since 2015
29,518 → 31,710
7.9km² of it habitable
2024
2.4 people per household
2020
National average 60,630 yen
2023
8.2 per 10,000 people
2023
These 3 items are waiting on a nationwide data source. We do not fill them with estimates.
ACCESS
Travel times follow 町公式「柿田川公園」のページ（2026-07-27 更新）の鉄道の案内 (checked 2026-09-24). They vary by time of day.
Shape
North to south
4.8km
See the town as it is now.
Source: Wikidata (P2002, P2003, P2013, P2397)
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