Odawara
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Odawara 小田原市 |
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Top left: Odawara Castle, Top right;Panorama view of around Odawara, from Odawara Castle Park, Middle left: Odawara Fishing Port, Middle right: Odawara Station, Bottom left: Sontoku Ninomiya Shrine, Bottom right: Ishigakiyama Castle Park
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 Location of Odawara in Kanagawa Prefecture |
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 Odawara
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| Coordinates: 35°15′N 139°9′E / 35.250°N 139.150°ECoordinates: 35°15′N 139°9′E / 35.250°N 139.150°E | |||
| Country | Japan | ||
| Region | Kantō | ||
| Prefecture | Kanagawa Prefecture | ||
| Government | |||
| • - Mayor | Kenichi Kato (since May 2008) | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 113.79 km2 (43.93 sq mi) | ||
| Population (February 1, 2015) | |||
| • Total | 194,672 | ||
| • Density | 1,710/km2 (4,400/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | Japan Standard Time (UTC+9) | ||
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| • Tree | Japanese black pine | ||
| • Flower | Ume | ||
| • Bird | Little tern | ||
| • Fish | Medaka, Carangidae | ||
| Phone number | 0465-33-1302 | ||
| Address | 300 Ogikubo, Odawara-shi, Kanagawa-ken 250-8555 | ||
| Website | www |
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Odawara (小田原市 Odawara-shi?) is a city located in western Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. As of February 2015, the city had an estimated population of 194,672 and a population density of 1,710 persons per km2. The total area is 113.79 km2.
Odawara occupies the Ashigara Plains, in the far western portion of Kanagawa Prefecture. It is bordered by the Hakone Mountains to the north and west, the Sakawa River to the east and Sagami Bay of the Pacific Ocean to the south.
The area around present day Odawara has been settled since prehistoric times, and archaeological evidence indicates that the area had a high population density in the Jomon period. From the Ritsuryō system of the Nara period, the area became part of Ashigarashimo District of Sagami Province. It was divided into shōen during the Heian period, mostly controlled by the Hatano clan and its various branches. During the Gempei War between the Heike clan and Minamoto no Yoritomo, the Battle of Ishibashiyama was fought near present-day Odawara. During the Sengoku period, Odawara developed as a castle town and capital of the domains of the late Hōjō clan, which covered most of the Kantō region. The Hōjō were defeated by Toyotomi Hideyoshi in the Battle of Odawara in 1590, despite the impregnable reputation of Odawara Castle, and the territory came under the control of Tokugawa Ieyasu.
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