2010-09-24
2010-09-18
Odawara Station
Odawara Station was rebuilt a few years ago and it looks completely different. Really nice. It stands up well against almost any other regional train station in Japan (in my opinion).
2010-09-17
Hojo Soun Statue in Front of Odawara Station
Hojo Soun (北条早雲) was the most famous Daimyo or feudal ruler of Odawara and what is now Kanto.
2010-09-12
2010-09-10
2010-09-09
Flooding of Sakawagawa River in Odawara 1
Typhoon number 9 really dumped a lot of rain on Odawara yesterday. Sakawagawa was the highest I have ever seen.
2010-08-28
2010-07-22
2010-07-18
2010-07-12
2010-07-08
PTA Sign
Two interesting things about this sign near a kindergarten: one is that parent teacher organizations in Japan are also called PTA, and this sign showing the directions to a bicycle parking lot show the pronunciation above the Chinese characters (showing that children of that age have yet to learn many Chinese characters).
2010-07-04
2010-06-28
NEXCO Service Center in Odawara
NEXCO maintains expressways in Japan. One service center is in Odawara.
2010-06-24
2010-06-20
2008-07-04
No Name Inari Shrine in Iizumi Area
This local shrine is a bit overgrown and has no name but the fox statues inside clearly show that it is an Inari shrine.
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