In 1590, Toyotomi Hideyoshi built a hilltop castle for his blockade of Odawara Castle. According to tradition, trees were finally cleared to reveal Hideyoshi’s castle, hence the popular “One Night Castle” name. Meanwhile, in Odawara Castle, the Hōjō clan leaders debated whether to fight or surrender. (Even today the term “Odawara Conference”, Odawara Hyoujou, おだわら ひょうじょう, is a Japanese business...
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