Incredible exhibit of multimedia samurai art. Really nice permanent exhibition with English translation and explanations of the history of the castle and the regio.

Best time to visit is when you have cherry blosom blooming.... this castle is not far from Odawara station. you can walk from the station to the castle and enjoy the walk towards the castle. Castle has garden around with beautiful flowers. I had planned my trip in when flowers were all over.

Having visited "Odawara Castle", we went to Togendai, by the Lake Ashi in Hakone, in order to enjoy beautiful views of Mount Fuji. Then, we reached Yugawara where we stayed overnight at Dankeien Ryokan. The next morning, about 15 minutes walk from Dankeien Ryokan, we went to the local morning market (opened from 7:30 to 9:00) ; and then, after... More

Ok, so the castle was rebuilt and it's not original construction. Nothing lasts for 600 (or even 200) years without enough maintenance to BE a rebuild. They did a really good job and the informational data supplied at various places on the ground gives you a good feel for the things that occurred here during the castle's history. Plus, the... More

Personally, I really enjoyed going to this castle! It might not have been the real castle (few these days are), but it was still quite beautiful, as were the surrounding recreated towers and walls. I'm not too fussy about whether or not the castles are real (if they are, it's an added bonus kind of, but there are only twelve... More

We were fortunate enough that my husband's company gave it's employee a week off as Summer vacation. We always wanted to visit Odawara since our arrival in Japan to be able to understand Japanese culture more. We were able to realize that last Friday,August 17. We were able to go there by train. Odawara is the last station of Odakyu... More

visited during the sakura season & the oden summit, it's a rebuild castle so outer appearance do not offer a nostalgic feel of old castle, inside is a museum but quite disappointing view from the top, the nets blocked all possibility of gd pics & crowd keep ushering to move to prevent blocking the path

Beautiful on the outside, but also an interesting museum about the area and samurai life on the inside. Great panoramic views from the top of the donjon.

While visiting a friend in Japan, she wanted to take me to this beautiful castle. Although, sadly, the original castle was destroyed during WWII, the newly build castle is beautifully and traditionally constructed. I was happy to find that many of the signs on the items in the museum sections were also translated into English. The views of the surrounding... More