 Most viewed - Odawara Castle 小田原城 |
Odawara manhole showing Odawara Castle.182 views
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Odawara Castle, Kanagawa Prefecture174 views
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Odawara Castle has this one little picnic spot nearby.160 views
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Map of Odawara Castle.103 views
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For a small fee, you can rent a traditional Japanese costume.95 views
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These are all boys dressed in women's kimono. In recent years, it's common for women to wear a samurai costume.95 views
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This is where you can rent a kimono or samurai costume.94 views
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Too bad there wasn't any blue sky when I was there.94 views
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About the wisteria92 views
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Good luck bells greet you at the gravesite.92 views
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View from Odawara Castle's lookout deck.91 views
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Odawara Castle was the home of the Hojo Clan from the 15th to 16th centuries during the feudal era. A short walk from Odawara Station. Tourist sign board after you get out of Odawara station. 91 views
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Odawara Castle main tower (donjon) reconstructed in 1960. Inside is a modern local samurai history museum.91 views
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Odawara Castle as seen from the station.90 views
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What used to be a baseball diamond is now an archaeological site.90 views
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View from the steps.90 views
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Photography is not allowed inside the museum.90 views
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Inside the top floor of the castle tower is a souvenir shop and lookout veranda.90 views
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They used to be an elephant cage here.90 views
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About Tokiwagi Gate.90 views
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During cherry blossom season, food stalls operate.90 views
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National Historic Site for the location of the castle's earthen wall along the moat.90 views
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Hojo clan gravesite in Odawara. At the center are two small grave stones. The left one is for Hojo Ujiteru, and the right one is Hojo Ujimasa (they are brothers). The large gravestone on the right is for Ujimasa's wife.90 views
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Go up these stairs to enter the main Castle tower.89 views
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Unfortunately the lookout deck outside has this high fence blocking your view.89 views
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It's hard to take pictures with the fence obstructing the view.89 views
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Steps going down from the castle tower.89 views
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About Tokiwagi Gate89 views
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Komine-bashi Bridge89 views
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This is the old public library, now used as a tourist information office.89 views
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Odawara Castle's moats are lined with numerous cherry trees.89 views
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A vermillion bridge nicely compliments the moat and cherry blossoms.89 views
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I'm heading for the gravesite of the Hojo clan.89 views
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Identification of the Hojo Clan graves.89 views
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From Odawara, the Hojo Clan controlled much of the Kanto (Tokyo) area before they were defeated by Toyotomi Hideyoshi in 1590. Odawara Castle can be seen from the station.88 views
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View of Manazuru Penninsula.88 views
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Children's amusement park near the castle tower.88 views
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Tokiwagi Gate88 views
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About lotus species here.88 views
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Wisteria trellis88 views
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About Odawara Castle.88 views
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Went to Odawara Castle.87 views
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Odawara Castle. I went on an overcast day in late March 2013, but the cherry blossoms were in full bloom.87 views
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Odawara Station as seen the castle.87 views
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Map of castle park. It's quite large.87 views
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Cherry Blossom flavored ice cream for 300 yen. Wasn't worth it.87 views
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Now they only have a monkey cage.87 views
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Other side of Tokiwagi Gate87 views
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About the Honmaru East moat.87 views
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Akagane-mon Gate, reconstructed in 1997.87 views
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Akagane-mon Gate87 views
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Gravesite of the Hojo Clan.87 views
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Entering Odawara Castle Park.86 views
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Lotus in this moat.86 views
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Stone marker indicating that Emperor Meiji visited here.86 views
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Akagane-mon Gate86 views
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About the earthen wall site.86 views
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About the Gravesite of the Hojo Clan.86 views
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Odawara Castle Honmaru keep.85 views
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Tokiwagi Gate85 views
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A guard house was here for the Southern Gate.85 views
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At the corner of the most you can rent rowboats here.85 views
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About the Ninomaru East Moat85 views
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About the good luck bells.85 views
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Steps going to Tokiwagi Gate.84 views
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Honmaru East moat, now filled in.84 views
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About Komine-bashi Bridge84 views
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About the Akagane-mon Gate.84 views
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They think that this is the remains of the castle palace.83 views
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About the guard house.83 views
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Modern museum83 views
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Akagane-mon Gate83 views
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You can rent a rowboat for ¥500 per 30 minutes.83 views
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A short walk away is this little arcade.83 views
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Near Tokiwagi Gate.82 views
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