Odawara Castle

We went day tripping to Odawara, 80 km outside Tokyo to see the "old" Odawara Castle. It was well worth it. We actually planned to go yesterday, but as it rained we went today and were caught in the traffic.
Children were playing at the main gate.
Each castle in Japan apparently has a fish decoration on the roof, and each of them is slightly different from the other castles.
Wide angle - my family on a bench and the castle on a hill top.
The view from the castle is amazing, and has been even more amazing when there has been far less houses around it. The Hojo clan controlled for hundrets of kilometers, all the way trough Edo (Tokyo).
Signs of spring, plum bloossom and a small bird (unknown to us).
The colour of the setting sun paints the catsle nicely yellow.