The budget version, 民宿 minshuku, is often in out-of-the-way places. The service and atmosphere are similar to a pension or bed and breakfast - serve yourself, lay out your bedding, and dine with the hosts and other guests. At Odawara, I enjoyed a stay atJiyu Jin no Shukuin a Show...
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But more than anything else in Odawara, its landmark, the Odawara Castle, is what many tourists find to be of their greatest interest. The three-tiered, five-storied castle keep, like many castles in Japan, has been rebuilt multiple times since the castle was founded in the 15thcentury, ...