Odawara

Odawara Castle, described in historical sources as "impregnable," anchors this coastal city in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, on the shores of Sagami Bay. A major stop on the historic Tōkaidō road between Edo and Kyoto, Odawara sits close to Hakone's hot springs and within reach of UNESCO World Heritage sites in the wider region, making it a practical and historically layered base for exploring this stretch of eastern Japan.

• Population188,856
• Nearest water from center0.7 km
• Nearest mountain from center3.5 km
• UNESCO within 50 km22