Most viewed - Odawara Castle 小田原城 |
Odawara manhole showing Odawara Castle.194 views
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Odawara Castle, Kanagawa Prefecture181 views
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Odawara Castle has this one little picnic spot nearby.167 views
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Map of Odawara Castle.113 views
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Good luck bells greet you at the gravesite.105 views
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For a small fee, you can rent a traditional Japanese costume.104 views
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This is where you can rent a kimono or samurai costume.104 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.103 views
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Too bad there wasn't any blue sky when I was there.102 views
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Steps going down from the castle tower.101 views
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About the wisteria101 views
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I'm heading for the gravesite of the Hojo clan.101 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. 100 views
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Odawara Castle main tower (donjon) reconstructed in 1960. Inside is a modern local samurai history museum.99 views
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Photography is not allowed inside the museum.99 views
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Unfortunately the lookout deck outside has this high fence blocking your view.99 views
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View of Manazuru Penninsula.99 views
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Komine-bashi Bridge99 views
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During cherry blossom season, food stalls operate.99 views
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This is the old public library, now used as a tourist information office.99 views
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Identification of the Hojo Clan graves.99 views
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View from Odawara Castle's lookout deck.98 views
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Go up these stairs to enter the main Castle tower.98 views
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Children's amusement park near the castle tower.98 views
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Stone marker indicating that Emperor Meiji visited here.98 views
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Odawara Castle's moats are lined with numerous cherry trees.98 views
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National Historic Site for the location of the castle's earthen wall along the moat.98 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.98 views
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Odawara Castle as seen from the station.97 views
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Went to Odawara Castle.97 views
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View from the steps.97 views
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Inside the top floor of the castle tower is a souvenir shop and lookout veranda.97 views
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They used to be an elephant cage here.97 views
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About Tokiwagi Gate97 views
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About the Honmaru East moat.97 views
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About Odawara Castle.97 views
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A vermillion bridge nicely compliments the moat and cherry blossoms.97 views
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Gravesite of the Hojo Clan.97 views
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What used to be a baseball diamond is now an archaeological site.96 views
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It's hard to take pictures with the fence obstructing the view.96 views
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About Tokiwagi Gate.96 views
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A guard house was here for the Southern Gate.96 views
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About the Akagane-mon Gate.96 views
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About the earthen wall site.96 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.95 views
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Odawara Station as seen the castle.95 views
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Cherry Blossom flavored ice cream for 300 yen. Wasn't worth it.95 views
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Now they only have a monkey cage.95 views
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Other side of Tokiwagi Gate95 views
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Lotus in this moat.95 views
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About lotus species here.95 views
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Wisteria trellis95 views
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Akagane-mon Gate, reconstructed in 1997.95 views
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Akagane-mon Gate95 views
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At the corner of the most you can rent rowboats here.95 views
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About the good luck bells.95 views
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Entering Odawara Castle Park.94 views
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Map of castle park. It's quite large.94 views
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Tokiwagi Gate94 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.93 views
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Odawara Castle Honmaru keep.93 views
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Tokiwagi Gate93 views
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About the Gravesite of the Hojo Clan.93 views
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Steps going to Tokiwagi Gate.92 views
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About Komine-bashi Bridge92 views
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About the guard house.92 views
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Modern museum92 views
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You can rent a rowboat for ¥500 per 30 minutes.92 views
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Honmaru East moat, now filled in.91 views
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About the Ninomaru East Moat91 views
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A short walk away is this little arcade.91 views
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They think that this is the remains of the castle palace.90 views
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Akagane-mon Gate90 views
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Near Tokiwagi Gate.88 views
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