Preparations for the Festival

Festival at Hachiman Shrine

There was a festival at Hachiman Shrine on Oct. 3rd. (I was out of town, unfortunately).

LDP Poster

This poster encourages people to support the LDP Party to restore Japan to No. 1. What exactly No. 1 means and why people should trust the LDP to restore Japan to that position are not explained.

Lion Factory in Odawara

Lion, the Japanese pharmaceutical and home product maker has a factory in Odawara. Tours are available upon request.

Hanging Rice Out to Dry

Taken 2010.10.02

Shinkansen Pulling into Odawara Station

Tokaido Line - Hiratsuka Station to Chigasaki Station

Tokaido Line - Oiso Station to Hiratsuka Station

Tokaido Line - Ninomiya Station to Oiso Station

Tokaido Line - Kozu Station to Ninomiya Station

Tokaido Line - Kamonomiya Station to Kozu Station

APEC Meeting in Yokohama

The APEC meeting which will be held in Yokohama in November, makes news here in Odawara also. Same prefecture, same police force therefore same precautions, I suppose.

Scarecrow

Sunset to the Other Side of Mt. Fuji from Odawara

from Odawara on Aug 30, 2010

Sunset to One Side of Mt. Fuji from Odawara

from Odawara on August 11, 2010

Odawara Castle from Odawara Station

Sakagawa River from Work on Four Days After Typhoon 9

Sakagawa River from Work on Two Days After Typhoon 9

Sakagawa River from Work on Day of Typhoon 9

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).