The Ocean View from Odawara Castle is Great But…

Odawara is Very Close to Tokyo

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I wanted to try out my new Nikon SLR digital camera, so I went to Odawara Castle. It will be one and half a hour from Shinjyuku Station. Hakone hot spring resort is next to it too.

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10 Minutes Walk. There is Odawara Castle.

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Sumiyagura-corner tower

Many Buildings of Odawara Castle are Restored.


Umadashimon Gate

In Odawara Castle, many buildings have been restored. You can see medieval Japanese castle in full scale.

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Umayakuruwa。

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Akaganemon and internal moat.

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Sumiyoshi Bridge

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Akaganemon means copper gate. There are copper plate ornaments on this gate.

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Tokiwagimon

Shocking!!

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The donjon is under construction. I couldn’t enter this day. The tower will be reopened next spring.

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Jonai, Odawara, Kanagawa Prefecture 250-0014
Name of Castle
Odawara Castle(小田原城)
Overview
Odawara castle had an immense territory of Hirayama castle in Suruga Bay. Until the suppression in Hideyoshi was the Honjo of Hojo.
Location
Jonai, Odawara, Kanagawa Prefecture 250-0014
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