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Akita, Akita
Kubota Castle
久保田城
It was the seat of a domain worth over 200,000 koku of rice, yet it had almost no stone walls and never had a keep.
Japan's 100 Fine Castles No. 9CastleHilltop
Japan Castle Atlas
Satake clan
佐竹氏
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くろふねCC BY-SA 4.0Wikimedia Commons
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Mito, Ibaraki
Mito Castle
水戸城
The castle of the Mito Tokugawa, one of the shogun's three senior branch families, defended not by stone walls but by deep moats and earthen ramparts.
Japan's 100 Fine Castles No. 16CastleHilltop
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Noshiro, Akita
Hiyama Andō Clan Fortified Residence ruins
檜山安東氏城館跡
CastleMountain
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Hitachiōta, Ibaraki
Ōda Castle
太田城
CastleHilltop
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Hitachiōta, Ibaraki
Ōda Castle
太田城
CastleHilltop
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Yuzawa, Akita
Yuzawa Castle
湯沢城
CastleMountain
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Mito, Ibaraki
Mikawa Castle
見川城
CastleHilltop
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Semboku, Akita
Kakunodate Castle
角館城
CastleMountain
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Tsukiore CastleCastleNo photo of this castle yet
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Daigo, Ibaraki
Tsukiore Castle
月居城
CastleMountain
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Mazaka CastleCastleNo photo of this castle yet
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Hitachiōta, Ibaraki
Mazaka Castle
馬坂城
CastleHilltop
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