• It takes ten minutes walking from Odawara station to Odawara castle.
  Odawara castle has been bases for the Hojo Clan.. It became a political heartland in the southeast Kanto area for five generations of the Hojo Clan since 1518. "Odawara Evaluation" is famous wording as "discussion continues and nothing decided." When Hideyoshi Toyotomi attacked Hojo clan, Hojo team had conferences and did not decide anything. Odawara has prospered as a flat castle surrounded by wide outer moat.

Enters the castle tower from the inside moat.
"Copper Gate" is a front gate of Odawara castle of Edo period. It originates the fact that copper was used for the decoration metal fittings such as large doors.			The only one color scene.
Tokiwagi Gate in front of the castle proper is large and firm in the castle gates. It was named after ever-green because pine trees always grow and green. They wished a permanent, invariable prosperity of the likening Odawara castle.			Castle Tower.
The castle tower was revived in 1960. It is specified for the 23rd in the 100 great castles.

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