Odawara

thumb|Aerial view of Odawara thumb|Odawara Castle thumb|right|Odawara-juku in the 1830s, as depicted by Hiroshige in [[The Fifty-Three Stations of the Tōkaidō]]

AI overview

Odawara is a city in Japan known historically as an important castle town and way station on the Tōkaidō, a major route connecting different regions during the feudal and early modern periods. Today it is remembered as a significant site in Japanese history, with its castle and preserved heritage from the 19th century documented in famous artworks.

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Key facts

Settlement.name: Odawara
Settlement.settlement_type: Special city
Settlement.image_skyline: Odawara montage.JPG
Settlement.imagesize: 250px
Settlement.image_caption: Top left: Odawara Castle, Top right: Panorama view of Odawara, from Odawara Castle Park, Middle left: Odawara Fishing Port, Middle right: Odawara Station, Bottom left: Sontoku Ninomiya Shrine, Bottom right: Ishigakiyama Castle Park
Settlement.image_flag: Flag of Odawara, Kanagawa.svg
Settlement.image_seal: 神奈川県小田原市市章.svg
Settlement.image_map1: 基礎自治体位置図 14206.svg
Settlement.map_caption: Location of Odawara in Kanagawa Prefecture
Settlement.pushpin_map: Japan
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption:  
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Japan
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Region
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Kantō
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Prefecture
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Kanagawa
Settlement.leader_title: Mayor