Odawara-jo Castle was once a center fortress maintained and developed by General Toyotomi Hideyoshi in order to take control of the Kanto area. The castle was extended to its maximum size by including a ditch of 9km in total length to prevent the attack from the enemy.

However, General Hideyoshi started to build the castle of the Ishigakiyama-Ichiya-jo as well as other castles, began to attack Odawara in 1590, Hojo tribe was distorted by the attack. The event marked the end of the Age of Civil Wars.
Odawara-jo Castle is registered as a historic spot of the country.

URL: http://www.city.odawara.kanagawa.jp/kanko/odawaracastle/

Address
6-1, Jonai, Odawara-shi

Getting There
By train: 10 minutes walk from the Odawara Station.
By car: about 10 minutes from “Ogikubo IC” of the Odawara-Atsugi road.
Approx. 5 minutes from Odawara IC of Seisho Bypass.
Approx. 40 minutes from Oi-Matsuda IC of Tomei Expressway.

Photograph: pyzhou
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