Odawara in One Day: 2 Train-and-Walk Plans, Odawara Castle and Kamaboko Street, or the Fishing Port and Suzuhiro

One-day itineraries in Odawara

Plan A visits Odawara Castle, Hotoku Ninomiya Shrine, Kamaboko Street, and the foot bath at Minaka Odawara.
Plan B features Gyoko-no-Eki TOTOCO Odawara, Suzuhiro Kamaboko Village, and Unagi-tei Tomoei, which closes on Thursdays and Fridays.
Odawara Castle keep admission is ¥1,000 for adults and ¥300 for children; Suzuhiro's hands-on class is ¥1,980 per person.

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This is for people with no plans and no bookings. Follow the order below and you have a day in Odawara.

A day trip to Odawara splits into two plans: a walk from the station along “the castle and Kamaboko Street”, or a trip from the fishing port at neighboring Hayakawa Station to Kazamatsuri Station, “the fishing port and Suzuhiro”. Odawara Castle has no car park and the fishing port station at Hayakawa has limited spaces, so both plans are built around trains and walking. Unagi-tei Tomoei in Plan B is closed on Thursdays and Fridays, so on those days choose Plan A.

In short

First time in Odawara, walking the castle and the town: Plan A (Odawara Castle, Hotoku Ninomiya Shrine, Kamaboko Street, the foot bath at Minaka Odawara).
A day of fish and hands-on kamaboko (fish paste cake) making: Plan B (Gyoko-no-Eki TOTOCO Odawara, Suzuhiro Kamaboko Village, Unagi-tei Tomoei).

Checked with official pages on November 1, 2026 (Japan time).

1. Timetable for the 2 one-day plans in Odawara

Click a place name to jump to its section. Times are guides based on each place’s opening time and do not include travel time.

Time	Plan A (castle and town)	Plan B (fishing port and Suzuhiro)	Nearest station
9:30	Odawara Castle keep	—	Odawara
10:00	—	Gyoko-no-Eki TOTOCO Odawara	Hayakawa
11:00	Kinjiro Cafe	—	Odawara
12:00	Kagosei Honten on Kamaboko Street	—	Odawara
12:20	—	Suzuhiro hands-on class	Kazamatsuri
13:30	Lunch at Minaka Odawara	Lunch at Unagi-tei Tomoei	Odawara / Kazamatsuri
15:00	Foot bath at Minaka Odawara	Shopping at Suzuhiro’s Suzunari Market	Odawara / Kazamatsuri

Sources: official sites of Odawara Castle, Gyoko-no-Eki TOTOCO Odawara, Suzuhiro Kamaboko, Unagi-tei Tomoei, Minaka Odawara, Hotoku Ninomiya Shrine and Kagosei (checked November 1, 2026).

2. Good to know when going around Odawara: cars, closing days and morning openings

Odawara Castle Park has no general car park, and the official site points to paid car parks nearby or public transport. (Odawara Castle access page, Japanese) TOTOCO Odawara has 166 spaces (46 inside the facility and 120 in the prefecture’s car park), and it also recommends public transport.

For a breakfast at the fishing port, the dining hall at TOTOCO Odawara opens at 10:00, so Plan B is set to arrive at that time. The shops on the first floor are open from 9:00.

Closing days differ by place. The Odawara Castle keep is closed on the second Wednesday of December, December 31 and January 1; Kagosei Honten is closed on New Year’s Day; Unagi-tei Tomoei is closed every Thursday and Friday. Suzuhiro’s kamaboko and chikuwa classes are held on days other than Wednesday (Kamaboko Museum class page, Japanese).

3. Plan A: walk Odawara Castle and Kamaboko Street

Odawara Castle keep

It is a 10-minute walk from Odawara Station. Entry is ¥1,000 for adults and ¥300 for elementary and junior high school students, and the same ticket also admits you to the SAMURAI Hall at Tokiwagi Gate. It is open from 9:00 to 17:00, with last entry at 16:30.

Official City of Odawara channel: video introducing Odawara Castle

Name	Odawara Castle keep
Address	Jonai, Odawara-shi, Kanagawa
Hours / Closed	9:00–17:00 (last entry 16:30; closed 2nd Wednesday of December, December 31, January 1)
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Kinjiro Cafe (Hotoku Ninomiya Shrine)

A cafe in the grounds of Hotoku Ninomiya Shrine, next to Odawara Castle. It is open from 10:00 to 17:00 (eat-in until 16:30), and from 11:00 to 15:00 it serves “gojiru” (a soybean soup) connected with Ninomiya Sontoku.

Video by a member of the public (not official): sun sun Channel

Name	Kinjiro Cafe (Hotoku Ninomiya Shrine)
Address	Jonai, Odawara-shi, Kanagawa
Hours / Closed	10:00–17:00 (eat-in until 16:30)
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Kagosei Honten on Kamaboko Street

Kamaboko Street is a street lined with kamaboko shops. Kagosei is a long-established shop founded in 1814. Its main shop is in Honcho, Odawara, and is open from 9:00 to 17:00.

Official City of Odawara channel: video of Odawara Kamaboko Street

Name	Kagosei Honten
Address	3-5-13 Honcho, Odawara-shi, Kanagawa
Hours / Closed	9:00–17:00 (closed New Year's Day)
Phone	0465-23-4530
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Minaka Odawara

A facility directly connected to Odawara Station. Restaurants are open from 11:00 to 21:00, and the Odawara Minato Shokudo on the first floor also opens at 11:00. The observation foot bath garden on the 14th floor is open from 10:00 to 20:00 and suits the end of a day of walking.

Video by a member of the public (not official): Yuzu’s Travel&Eats

Name	Minaka Odawara
Address	1-1-15 Sakaecho, Odawara-shi, Kanagawa
Hours / Closed	Shopping 10:00–20:00, restaurants 11:00–21:00, observation foot bath garden 10:00–20:00
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4. Plan B: eat fish at the fishing port and make kamaboko at Suzuhiro

Gyoko-no-Eki TOTOCO Odawara

It is an 8-minute walk from Hayakawa Station on the JR Tokaido Line, and the Totomaru Shokudo dining hall on the second floor opens at 10:00. The first-floor shops are open from 9:00 to 17:00 and the second floor from 10:00 to 17:00 (last order 16:00), every day of the year.

Name	Gyoko-no-Eki TOTOCO Odawara
Address	1-28 Hayakawa, Odawara-shi, Kanagawa
Hours / Closed	1F 9:00–17:00, 2F 10:00–17:00 (open daily)
Phone	0465-20-6336
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Suzuhiro Kamaboko Village

The hands-on kamaboko and chikuwa class is ¥1,980 per person, held 5 times a day with up to 40 people each time. If you join the third class at 12:20, it ends at 13:30 and you can collect your kamaboko from 14:10. It is directly connected to Kazamatsuri Station on the Hakone Tozan Railway, and parking is free.

Suzunari Market and the Suzuhiro Kamaboko main shop are open from 9:00 to 18:00, and the Kamaboko Museum from 9:00 to 17:30.

Video from Suzuhiro Kamaboko’s channel: the hands-on kamaboko class

Name	Suzuhiro Kamaboko Village
Address	Kazamatsuri, Odawara-shi, Kanagawa
Hours / Closed	Suzunari Market 9:00–18:00, Kamaboko Museum 9:00–17:30
Phone	0120-07-4547
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Unagi-tei Tomoei

An eel restaurant in Kazamatsuri, open from 10:00 to 16:00 (last order) and closed every Thursday and Friday. You cannot reserve a seat time, and your party is seated only when everyone has arrived. Eel and kimo (liver) can be held for you starting 2 months ahead.

Video by a member of the public (not official): Happy Channel

Official information checked: November 1, 2026 (Japan time). Fees and hours may change.

Name	Unagi-tei Tomoei
Address	122 Kazamatsuri, Odawara-shi, Kanagawa
Hours / Closed	10:00–16:00 (last order; closed Thursday and Friday)
Phone	0465-23-1011
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