Japan · 15th century
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.
Text adapted from “Odawara Castle” on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Odawara Castle ranks #314 of 9,079 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #20 of the 296 mapped in Japan. Founded 1418, it is older than 50% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 554 atlas entries founded in the 15th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 21,704 times in the last 60 days, more than 98% of the atlas. 2 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Sagamihara, 41 km away. See how Japan compares in the castle statistics.
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