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As of 2003, the city has an estimated population of 199,463 and the density of 1,748.30 persons per km². The total area is 114.09 km².

The city was founded on December 20, 1940.

1 History

Odawara's strategic location on the Tokaido, between mountainous Hakone and Sagami Bay, has given it a key role in Japanese history. Prior to the Edo period, its castle was the stronghold of the Late Hojo clan warriors. During the Edo, its castle controlled the Tokaido between the Tokugawa headquarters at EdoThis article is about the former city name of Tokyo, for the Nigerian state, see Edo (state Edo ( Japanese: 江戸, literally: bay- door, " estuary"), once also spelled Yedo or Yeddo is the former name of the Japanese capital Tokyo. The pronunci and the stations west of Hakone, including Sumpu ( ShizuokaShizuoka (; -shi) is the capital city of Shizuoka prefecture, Japan. As of 2003, the city has an estimated population of 702,697 and the density of 511. 48 persons per km². The total area is 1,373. During the Edo period, Shizuoka was first occupied by Tok), HamamatsuHamamatsu (; -shi) is a city located in western Shizuoka, Japan. Demographics As of May 2004, the city has a population of 603,770 and the density of 2,350. 40 persons per km². The total area is 256. History and Industry The city was founded on July 1, 19 and NagoyaNagoya (; -shi) is the fourth largest and the third most prosperous city in Japan. Located on the Pacific coast in the Chubu region on central Honshu, it is the capital of Aichi prefecture. As of 2003, the city has an estimated population of 2,190,549 and.

Today, a reproduction of the castle stands high on a hill above the city.

2 Transportation

2.1 Road

• Route 1, to TokyoTokyo (; Tokyo lit. eastern capital) is the capital of Japan as well as the most populous conurbation in Japan, and the world's largest metropolitan area by population with 33,750,000 people living within its urban influence. A little more than 12 million or KyotoToji Temple a symbol of the city, and the tallest pagoda in Japan Kyoto ( Japanese: ; Kyoto-shi) is a city in Japan that has a population of 1. 5 million and time zone UTC + 9 hours. Formerly the imperial capital of Japan, it is now the capital of Kyoto p
• Route 135, to ShimodaShimoda (; -shi) is a city and port located in Shizuoka, Japan. As of 2003, the city has an estimated population of 27,256 and the density of 260. 40 persons per km². The total area is 104. The port was opened to American trade under the conditions of the
• Route 255, to Hadano
• Route 271, to Atsugi (toll)

2.2 Train

• Shinkansen (rail), to Tokyo or Hakata
• Tokaido line (rail), to Tokyo or Atami
• Odakyu Odawara Line (rail), to Shinjuku
• Hakone-Tozan Line, to Hakone
• Daiyuzan line (rail), to Sekimoto