Odawara小田原市

Odawara-shi. The name ends in 市 (shi), the word for city.

Odawara (小田原市, Odawara-shi) is a city in Kanagawa Prefecture. Population 188,856 (2020 census), area 113.6 km². Borders 8 places.

A city (市 / shi) in Kanagawa Prefecture. It elects its own mayor and assembly, the same tier of government as every other municipality in Japan.

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Facts

Japanese name

小田原市

Reading

Odawara-shi

Kind

City (市): a local government

Prefecture

Kanagawa 神奈川県

Region

Kantō 関東

Population

188,856 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-2.7% from 194,086

Area

113.6 km²

Density

1,662 people per km²

Households

81,864

Under 15

11.0%

65 and over

30.5%

Foreign residents

2,556 (1.4%)

Code

14206 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.city.odawara.kanagawa.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

8 places share a land border with Odawara. Borders across water are not counted.

• Minamiashigara City南足柄市
• Ninomiya Town二宮町
• Nakai Town中井町
• Oi Town大井町
• Kaisei Town開成町
• Hakone Town箱根町
• Manazuru Town真鶴町
• Yugawara Town湯河原町

Questions about Odawara

Is Odawara a city or a prefecture?

Odawara (小田原市) is a city (市, shi) in Kanagawa Prefecture. It is a municipality, the lower of Japan's two tiers of local government, and elects its own mayor and assembly.

Where is Odawara?

Odawara is in Kanagawa Prefecture (神奈川県), in the Kantō region of Japan. The prefecture is a government; the region is a customary grouping of prefectures and elects nothing.

What is the population of Odawara?

188,856 at the 2020 census, down 2.7% from 194,086 in 2015. The area is 113.6 km², which is 1,662 people per km². 81,864 households. 30.5% of residents are 65 or older and 11.0% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Odawara?

Eight: Minamiashigara City (南足柄市), Ninomiya Town (二宮町), Nakai Town (中井町), Oi Town (大井町), Kaisei Town (開成町), Hakone Town (箱根町), Manazuru Town (真鶴町), and Yugawara Town (湯河原町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Odawara in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Odawara written in Japanese?

小田原市, read Odawara-shi. The last character, 市 (shi), is the word for city, and the name is often used without it in English.

How does an address in Odawara begin?

神奈川県小田原市… (Kanagawa-ken, Odawara-shi, …). The prefecture name is written first, then the city name. After that are written the named area, the chōme, the block, and the building number.