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Founder
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Hojo Soun
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Year
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1495
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Reconstructed
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1960 (concrete)
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Type
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Hilltop
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Structure
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3 levels, 4 stories plus one below ground
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Condition
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Reconstructed
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Rating
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★ ★ ★ ☆ ☆
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Historical Site
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National Historic Site
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Historical Value
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Top 100 Castles
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Location
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Odawara, Kanagawa Prefecture
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Map
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Google Map
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Access
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Odawara Station (Tokaido Line), 10 minute walk
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Website
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Odawara City Website
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Visited
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May 1999
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Notes
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I stopped by Odawara on my way to Nagoya from Fukushima on a day when I
planned to visit Odawara-jo, Kakegawa-jo, and Hamamatsu-jo along the way. The castle
is a short walk from the station but it was raining and I got very wet.
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History
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The history of Odawara-jo actually began in the Kamakura Period with a
palace built by Dohi Sanehira. Hojo Soun conquered the area and stole the mansion in
1495. He built his castle on the site of the former palace and his family reigned
over Odawara-jo until it was conquered by Toyotomi Hideyoshi in 1590. The final step
in Hideyoshi's reunification of Japan was his victory at Odawara.
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Hojo
Viewer Comments
(1) | Post CommentThis website has a few points on the Odawara Castle, but Wikipedia has some better information.
September 28, 2008 at 12:55 AM