Lusca

Lusca is a big shopping center that is inside Odawara Station.
Odawara Shopping: There are over 90 stores. Many of which are tax free! There are many restaurants too.
Be sure to walk around the area near Lusca. There are many great shops for souvenir shopping and Odawara has many great restaurants. You may be surprised at how many great restaurants and bars there are in a relatively small city of 200,000 people.
“There are drug stores selling the latest fashion items, cosmetics, Japanese snacks, lunch boxes and Hakone Zaiku (a kind of traditional Japanese handicraft), as well as restaurants selling traditional Japanese food and ramen, you can have a great time shopping and dining out.
Many Odawara local specialities are also on sale here.”
— from the Lusca Homepage
Lusca is 10 minutes on foot from Odawara Castle and 15 minutes by train from Hakone.
Pictured: Fuji Speedway is another popular Odawara and Minamiashigarashi attraction. Many famous F1 racers have raced here.
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