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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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Akita
秋田県
Explore the castles and castle sites of Akita through photographs, municipalities and research status.
42Candidates
33Confirmed
33Basic info
3In-depth
21Photo checked
3Visit info
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くろふねCC BY-SA 4.0Wikimedia Commons
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Oga, Akita
Wakimoto Castle
脇本城
A Warring States castle made by reshaping an entire hill on the Oga Peninsula, where it juts into the Sea of Japan, out of earth alone. It covers about 150 hectares.
Next 100 Fine Castles No. 106CastleMountain
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Akita, Akita
Akita Castle
秋田城
The northernmost of Japan's ancient frontier forts, where soil from a Nara-period flush toilet held clues that visitors from the Asian mainland once stayed here.
Next 100 Fine Castles No. 107Ancient frontier fort (jōsaku)No keep was built
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Yuzawa, Akita
Iwasaki Castle (Dewa Province)
岩崎城
CastleHilltop
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Hachirōgata, Akita
Ura Castle
浦城
CastleMountain
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Ōdate, Akita
Ōdate Castle
大館城
CastleHilltop
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Yokote, Akita
Ōtoriiyama ruins
大鳥井山遺跡
Castle
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Semboku, Akita
Kakunodate Castle
角館城
CastleMountain
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Sources checked
- Japanese Wikipedia, "List of castles in Japan" (prefecture section)
- Japanese Wikipedia category "Castles in Akita"
- Castle-related items on Wikidata
- OpenStreetMap historic=castle and related tags
- Japan Castle Foundation's 100 / Next 100 Fine Castles list
Sources to check next
- Prefectural survey reports on medieval and early-modern castle sites (Comprehensive Database of Archaeological Site Reports in Japan)
- Municipal lists of designated historic sites