Explore Odawara: A Perfect Day in Japan’s Historic Castle Town
In the few circles in which Odawara is known, its claim to fame is having the closest feudal castle to Tokyo; it’s around 50 miles away. Yet Odawara has a raft of other historic traditions that run deep to its core: It was a land of clandestine ninja clans, martyred samurai, Shintoist spiritual underpinnings, and geisha tea houses.