Akagane-mon Gate

Akagane-mon Gate is a city gate in Odawara-shi, Kanagawa. Akagane-mon Gate is situated nearby to Sumiyoshi Bridge, as well as near the city gate 馬出門.

Type: City gate
Also known as: “銅門”
Roof shape: gabled

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Odawara Castle and Odawara Local Culture Museum.

Odawara Castle

Castle

Photo: Nesnad, CC BY 4.0.

Odawara Castle is a reconstructed Japanese castle in the city of Odawara in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. The current donjon was constructed out of reinforced concrete in 1960 on a stone foundation of the former donjon, torn down from 1870–1872 during the Meiji Period. Odawara Castle is situated 280 metres northwest of Akagane-mon Gate.

Odawara Local Culture Museum

Museum

Photo: Felice Beato II, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Odawara Local Culture Museum is situated 100 metres west of Akagane-mon Gate.

Sumiyoshi Bridge

Bridge

Photo: Ymblanter, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Odawara and Hakone.

Odawara

Photo: Agustin Rafael Reyes, CC BY 2.0.

Odawara is a city in Kanagawa prefecture in eastern Japan. It is on the coast of Sagami Bay, about 80 km southwest of Tokyo. Odawara is near Hakone, a major hot springs destination and is along the historic Tokaido road between Edo and Kyoto.