Odawara Castle
Open by month
Partly closed in January: Keep closed on the 2nd Wed of Dec and Dec 31 – Jan 1. New Year (Dec 29 – Jan 3): shorter hours or partly closed.
Open in February. No seasonal closure recorded.
Open in March. No seasonal closure recorded.
Open in April. No seasonal closure recorded.
Open in May. No seasonal closure recorded.
Open in June. No seasonal closure recorded.
Open in July. No seasonal closure recorded.
Open in August. No seasonal closure recorded.
Open in September. No seasonal closure recorded.
Open in October. No seasonal closure recorded.
Open in November. No seasonal closure recorded.
Partly closed in December: Keep closed on the 2nd Wed of Dec and Dec 31 – Jan 1. New Year (Dec 29 – Jan 3): shorter hours or partly closed.
Checked against the official site on 2026-10-12.
The Hojo clan's stronghold, its keep rebuilt in 1960 to the Edo-period design. Inside is a history museum; the top deck looks over Sagami Bay.
National Historic Site
Nearby
- Hakone-Yumoto Onsen ≈ 30 min by car
- Old Tokaido Stone-Paved Road (Hakone) ≈ 45 min by car
- Hakone Open-Air Museum ≈ 45 min by car
- Daiyuzan Saijoji Temple ≈ 45 min by car
- MOA Museum of Art ≈ 45 min by car
Travel times are rough estimates by car.
- Closed or limited
- Keep closed on the 2nd Wed of Dec and Dec 31 – Jan 1
- Getting there
- 10 min walk from Odawara Sta. (JR, Odakyu)
- Fee
- Keep: 1,000 yen (children 300 yen); park free
- Good to know
- Keep 9:00–17:00 (last entry 16:30); no public car park
- Time needed
- 1 h 30 min
Checked against the official Japanese website on 2026-10-12. Report outdated info