9 Culture Fun at Odawara Castle Larry Knipfing Odawara is a rather sleepy town in Kanagawa except for its castle, which is beautiful in the spring around cherry blossom season,..
9 Culture Itabashi festival Shehzad Lokhandwalla Japan has many street festivals in which a particular area of the city is set up with several attractions like stalls that sell..
10 Culture Matsunaga Memorial Estate Shehzad Lokhandwalla Get the opportunity to see how the Japanese elite lived
6 Culture Odawara Castle in the Summertime Hoyee Tse Odawara is a Edo-style castle with an informative museum and shrine in the castle grounds.
Activities Lantern making in Odawara Shehzad Lokhandwalla It is believed that lanterns were made in Odawara since 1573. The unique feature of these lanterns is that they are cheap and foldable...
7 Culture Visiting Odawara Castle Shehzad Lokhandwalla Built in the 1400s by Hojo Soun, Odawara Castle was taken down in the 1800s, then reconstructed in 1960 and remains today.
Activities Kamaboko making Shehzad Lokhandwalla Kamaboko is a Japanese fish cake that is popular during festive seasons. It is commonly used as a gift for friends and loved ones...
10 Culture Hotoku Ninomiya Shrine, Odawara Larry Knipfing This shrine, established in 1894, is dedicated to the great agronomist, philosopher, and economist, Sontoku Ninomiya.