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In 1590, [[Toyotomi Hideyoshi]] mobilized 150,000 troops to Odawara, and besieged the castle for 100 days until [[Hojo Ujinao|Hôjô Ujinao]] finally surrendered.

In 1590, [[Toyotomi Hideyoshi]] mobilized 150,000 troops to Odawara, and besieged the castle for 100 days until [[Hojo Ujinao|Hôjô Ujinao]] finally surrendered.

[[Inaba Masaharu]], son of [[Kasuga no Tsubone]], became lord of Odawara in [[1632]], and had the castle renovated, to become more fully an [[Edo period]]-style castle. The ''Honmaru'' palace was maintained only for the shogun's use, should he come to stay at the castle for a time, while the castellan's residence and administrative offices were maintained in the ''Ni-no-maru'' palace. The ''Ni-no-maru'' palace was particularly lavishly appointed in the 1620s-40s, as it was prepared for the [[1634]] stay of [[Tokugawa Iemitsu]], as he passed through Odawara on his way to Kyoto. The castle suffered considerable damage in a [[1703]] earthquake, and though the ''Ni-no-maru'' palace was reconstructed, it never reached the same heights again.

[[Inaba Masakatsu]], son of [[Kasuga no Tsubone]], became lord of Odawara in [[1632]], and had the castle renovated, to become more fully an [[Edo period]]-style castle. The [[Okubo clan|Ôkubo clan]] became lords of Odawara shortly afterwards, serving the shogunate in administering Odawara as part of outer defenses for the greater [[Edo]] area.<ref name=juku>Plaques at Odawara-juku rest station.[https://www.flickr.com/photos/toranosuke/8396933861/sizes/l]</ref> The ''Honmaru'' palace was maintained only for the shogun's use, should he come to stay at the castle for a time, while the castellan's residence and administrative offices were maintained in the ''Ni-no-maru'' palace. Both were surrounded by linked water-filled moats. The ''Ni-no-maru'' palace was particularly lavishly appointed in the 1620s-40s, as it was prepared for the [[1634]] stay of [[Tokugawa Iemitsu]], as he passed through Odawara on his way to Kyoto. The castle suffered considerable damage in a [[1703]] earthquake, and though the ''Ni-no-maru'' palace was reconstructed, it never reached the same heights again. The ''[[tenshu]]'' collapsed in earthquakes several times in the Edo period, but was reconstructed each time.

The ''[[tenshu]]'' collapsed in earthquakes several times in the Edo period, but was reconstructed each time.

Around 1850, the castle-town of Odawara boasted a population of some 12,700 people. Roughly 40% of these were samurai, 14% artisans, 38% merchants, and 8% villagers (peasants). According to some surveys, the descendants of roughly 20% of these people still live in or around Odawara.<ref name=juku/>

Most of the castle's structures, including the ''tenshu'', were demolished by the government in the [[Meiji period]], and public facilities were built. A zoo and amusement park were built in 1950, and reconstruction of the ''tenshu'' was completed in 1960; other reconstruction efforts are ongoing.

Most of the castle's structures, including the ''tenshu'', were demolished by the government in the [[Meiji period]], and public facilities were built. A zoo and amusement park were built in 1950, and reconstruction of the ''tenshu'' was completed in 1960. The Tokiwagimon was rebuilt in 1971; other reconstruction efforts are ongoing.

 

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==References==

*Odawara castle official panphlet

*Odawara castle official panphlet

*Plaques on-site.

*Plaques on-site.

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