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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
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Satake Yoshinobu
佐竹義宣
Once a daimyo in Hitachi Province (today's Ibaraki Prefecture), he was moved to Akita in Dewa Province after the Battle of Sekigahara and became the first lord of the Akita domain. He built Kubota Castle on Shinmeiyama hill and laid out its castle town.
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Akita City explains that he was ordered to move to Akita because he did not show eagerness to join Tokugawa Ieyasu's Eastern Army at Sekigahara, and because his old domain lay close to Ieyasu's base in Edo.
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built the castle; first lord of the Akita domainRecord source: article
In-depth article
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
BuiltRecord source: jokaku
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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
BuiltRecord source: jokaku
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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
Rebuilt / expandedRecord source: wikipedia
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- 1佐竹氏について(秋田市立佐竹史料館)Checked:
- 2久保田城について(秋田市立佐竹史料館)Checked:
- 3佐竹義宣(補助資料・Wikipedia日本語版)Checked: