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{{Castle
|English Name=
|English Name=Akita Castle
 
|Japanese Name=秋田城
 
|Romaji Name=Akita-jo
 
|Alternate Names=Dewa-saku
 
|Founder=Yamato Court
Akita Castle
|Year Founded=c. 733
|Japanese Name=
|Castle Type=Flatland
秋田城
|Castle Condition=No main keep but other buildings
|Romaji Name=
|Designations=Next 100 Castles, National Historic Site
Akita-jo
|Historical Period=Pre Edo Period
|Alternate Names=
|Access=Tsuchizaki Sta. (Ou Line); 30 min walk; or, bus from Akita Sta.
Dewa-saku
|Visitor Information=museum open 9am to 4pm; closed Dec 1 to March 31
|Founder=
|Time Required=40 mins
Yamato Court
|City=Akia City, Akita Pref.
|Year Founded=
|Prefecture=Akita Prefecture
c. 733
|GPSLocation=39.74039, 140.07969
|Castle Type=
|Notes=See also Taga Castle, Shiwa Castle, and Hotta no Saku for similar fortifications.
Flatland
|History=Akita Castle is one of a series of the <i>josaku</i> fortifications built in the Tohoku region by the Yamato Court to help bring the northeast region under their control. Akita Castle was the location of the Dewa provincial government and was an important point for trade between the interior settlements and those of the coast and even trade with Russia.
|Castle Condition=
|Year Visited=Viewer Contributed
No main keep but other buildings
|Japanese Notes=秋田城の他に多賀城と志波城と払田柵の城柵を本サイトに載せています。
|Designations=
|Website=http://www.city.akita.akita.jp/city/ed/ac/Default.htm
National Historic Site
|rating_average=1.5
|Historical Period=
|castleElev=49
Pre Edo Period
|ekiLatLng=39.758904,140.073453
|Main Keep Structure=
|ekiElev=10
 
|elevChange=39
|Year Reconstructed=
|adminRating=1
 
|oldID=238
|Artifacts=
 
 
|Features=
 
|Access=
 
 
Tsuchizaki Sta. (Ou Line); 30 min walk; or, bus from Akita Sta.
 
 
|Visitor Information=
 
museum open 9am to 4pm; closed Dec 1 to March 31  
 
|Time Required=
40 mins
|City=
Akia City, Akita Pref.
|Prefecture=
Akita Prefecture
|Notes=
 
 
See also Taga Castle, Shiwa Castle, and Hotta no Saku for similar fortifications.
 
 
|History=
 
 
Akita Castle is one of a series of the <i>josaku</i> fortifications built in the Tohoku region by the Yamato Court to help bring the northeast region under their control. Akita Castle was the location of the Dewa provincial government and was an important point for trade between the interior settlements and those of the coast and even trade with Russia.
 
 
|Visits=
 
|Japanese Notes=
 
秋田城の他に多賀城と志波城と払田柵の城柵を本サイトに載せています。  
 
|Year Visited=
Viewer Contributed
|Website=
 
 
http://www.city.akita.akita.jp/city/ed/ac/Default.htm
 
 
|rating_average=
1.5
|castleElev=
49
|ekiLatLng=
39.758904,140.073453
|ekiElev=
10
|elevChange=
39
|kamon=
 
|kamonFam=
 
|adminRating=
1
|oldID=
238
|GPSLocation=
39.740388,140.079691
}}
}}

Revision as of 23:31, 24 June 2017

See also Taga Castle, Shiwa Castle, and Hotta no Saku for similar fortifications.

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History

Akita Castle is one of a series of the josaku fortifications built in the Tohoku region by the Yamato Court to help bring the northeast region under their control. Akita Castle was the location of the Dewa provincial government and was an important point for trade between the interior settlements and those of the coast and even trade with Russia.


Field Notes

See also Taga Castle, Shiwa Castle, and Hotta no Saku for similar fortifications.


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Gallery
  • East Gate
  • Seicho, administrative compound
  • East gate of the seicho
  • East gate of the seicho
  • Building foundation in the seicho
  • Administrative compound building foundation
  • Tsujibei (compacted earth) wall of the seicho
  • Compacted earth wall
  • Model of the seicho
  • Seicho East Gate and wall
  • Seicho East Gate and wall
  • East Gate
  • East Gate
  • East Gate
  • East Gate
  • East Gate
  • East Gate
  • Scene from the East Gate
  • Flushable outhouse
  • Flushable outhouse
  • Inside the flushable outhouse
  • Pit dwelling exhibit
  • Building foundations
  • Building foundations
  • Building foundations
  • Castle model
  • Map


Castle Profile
English Name Akita Castle
Japanese Name 秋田城
Alternate Names Dewa-saku
Founder Yamato Court
Year Founded c. 733
Castle Type Flatland
Castle Condition No main keep but other buildings
Designations Next 100 Castles, National Historic Site
Historical Period Pre Edo Period
Features
Visitor Information
Access Tsuchizaki Sta. (Ou Line); 30 min walk; or, bus from Akita Sta.
Hours museum open 9am to 4pm; closed Dec 1 to March 31
Time Required 40 mins
URL Castle Website
Location Akia City, Akita Pref., Akita Prefecture
Coordinates 39.74039, 140.07969
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