Odawara 小田原 Photo Gallery by Matthew Haswell at pbase.com

Odawara 小田原

A historic castle town at the southwestern edge of Kanagawa Prefecture, Odawara acts as the gateway to the Japanese tourist mecca of Hakone, as well as the hot springs and scenic views of Izu Peninsula further south. Completely devastated by the Great Kantō Earthquake in 1923, it is now a modern city most notable for its reconstructed castle, once the stronghold of the Hōjō clan.

JR Odawara Station	Boat outside the castle park	Pink hanami lantern at Odawara-kōen	Moatside path under the cherry blossoms
Sakura branch and bridge over the moat	Row of hanami lanterns	Cherry blossoms and castle turret	Rebuilt Umadashi-mon
Sakura branches hanging over the moat	Sumiyoshi-bashi and restored wall	Akagane-mon	Tourists ascending the castle steps
Reconstructed donjon of Odawara-jō	View over the castle courtyard	Odawara skyline and Sagami Bay	Odawara Station from above
Sakura below the northwest flank of the donjon	Rather miserable elephant on the castle grounds	Rice field in the castle park	Groups of tourists below the donjon

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