Odawara Station - Japan
Posted by: S5280ft
N 35° 15.419 E 139° 09.268
54S E 332110 N 3903102
There are 14 platforms at this station which is 3 stops southwest out of Tokyo Station on the Kodama Shinkansen (local bullet train). It is a popular station for Odawara Castle, but more popular as a connection point for the Hakone region.
Waymark Code: WM39RB
Location: Kanagawa, Japan
Date Posted: 03/02/2008
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From Wikipedia.com (
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Odawara-juku's strategic location on the Tokaido, between mountainous Hakone and Sagami Bay, has given it a key role in Japanese history. Prior to the Edo period, Odawara Castle was the stronghold of the Late Hojo clan warriors. During the Edo, its castle controlled the Tokaido between the Tokugawa headquarters at Edo and the stations west of Hakone, including Sumpu, Hamamatsu and Nagoya. Today, a reproduction of the castle stands high on a hill above the city.
On August 15, 1945, Odawara was the last city in Japan to be bombed by Allied aircraft.