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Odawara Castle is a reconstruction, and it is honest about it. The present keep was built of reinforced concrete in 1960 on the stone base of the original, which was torn down between 1870 and 1872 in the Meiji period. There have been fortifications on or around this site since the Kamakura period, and in 2006 the castle was named one of the 100 Fine Castles of Japan by the Japan Castle Foundation.
The keep ticket also covers the Tokiwagi-mon SAMURAI museum, so leave time for both; last entry to the keep is at 16:30. Odawara Station is about 600 m away in a straight line, which makes the castle an easy stop to add to a day in the area.
Written by japan-spots.com (2026-09-22) from the sources credited on this page. Distances are straight lines between map positions.
Photos
Photos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence — see credits
- 161223 Odawara Castle Odawara Japan01s3 — 663highland · CC BY 2.5 · source · resized
- Odawara-castle-tokiwagi-gate — Kicho- · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source · resized
- Ninomaru higashibori(Odawara Castle ) — KENPEI · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source · resized
- Korinjiyama Nishi moat — 柴錬アワー · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source · resized
- Komine`s deep moat (Nakabori moat of Komine) — 柴錬アワー · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source · resized
- Komine`s deep moat3 — 柴錬アワー · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source · resized
- Hachimanyama kokaku Higashi Compound — 柴錬アワー · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source · resized
- Hachimanyama deep Horigiri moat — 柴錬アワー · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source · resized
- Eathen wall of Sannomaru gaikaku — 柴錬アワー · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source · resized
- Earthen wall of Honkuruwa(Shiroyama) — 柴錬アワー · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source · resized
What this place is
Odawara Castle (小田原城, Odawara-jō) is a reconstructed Japanese castle in the city of Odawara in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. The current donjon (keep) was constructed out of reinforced concrete in 1960 on a stone foundation of the former donjon, torn down from 1870–1872 during the Meiji Period. There has been fortifications at or around the castle's current site since the Kamakura Period (1185–1333). The reconstructed Odawara Castle was listed as one of the 100 Fine Castles of Japan by the Japan Castle Foundation in 2006.
Visitor information checked: 2026-09-14 · Odawara Castle: visitor information
Background text from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
What to expect at this type of place: Castle
Nearby station
Nearby station: Odawara (Odakyū Odawara Line), about 600 m from the spot in a straight line.
Worked out on 2026-09-14 from this place’s map position, using HeartRails Express station data and station names from Wikidata. The distance is a straight line, not a walking route, and says nothing about buses, transfers or timetables — plan the trip on Google Maps.
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