11 Facts About Odawara

1.

Odawara has a humid subtropical climate characterized by warm summers and cool winters with light to no snowfall.

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Per Japanese census data, the population of Odawara peaked in around the year 2000 and has started to slowly decline.

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3.

Under the Tokugawa shogunate, Odawara was the center of Odawara Domain, a feudal han ruled by a succession of daimyo.

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4.

Odawara suffered a strong decline in population, which was made more severe when the original route of the Tokaido Main Line bypassed the city in favor of the more northerly route via Gotemba.

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5.

Ninety percent of the buildings in Odawara collapsed immediately, and fires burned the rubble along with anything else left standing.

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6.

Odawara regained some measure of prosperity with the opening of the Tanna Tunnel in 1934, which brought the main routing of the Tokaido Main Line through the city.

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7.

Odawara is a major commercial center for western Kanagawa Prefecture.

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8.

Odawara has 25 public elementary schools and 12 public middle schools operated by the city government.

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9.

Besides Odawara Castle, Odawara is a major transit point for the Hakone hot springs resort area and the sightseeing locations of the Fuji-Hakone-Izu National Park.

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10.

Enoura, a coastal area of Odawara known for its pristine sea, has an abundance of kumamomi, a type of fish that prefers clear and clean water.

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11.

Traditionally, Odawara is known for its production of kamaboko processed fish, stockfish, umeboshi salted plums, and traditional herbal medicines.

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