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Odawara city
小田原市
alternative words: Odawarashi city, Odawarashi, Odawara-shi, Odawara shi, Odawara
keywords:
kanagawa
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town
related topics:
Kanagawa prefecture
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Hakone
related web sites:
http://www.city.odawara.kanagawa.jp
explanation: Located in the west of Kanagawa prefecture, it has always played important historic roles because of its geography: in the east Sakawa river, in the west Hakone mountains and in the south an Ocean. During Sengoku period, it had developed as a castle town of Hojo clan. Then it became a castle town of Okubu clan and was prosperous as a post town of Tokaido road until 1868. It remains an important traffic point. The main industries are photo and printing. The population is 186,000.
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