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|Designations=Next 100 Castles, National Historic Site
|Designations=Next 100 Castles, National Historic Site
|Historical Period=Pre Edo Period
|Historical Period=Pre Edo Period
|Features=gates
|Features=gates, walls
|Access=Tsuchizaki Sta. (Ou Line); 30 min walk; or, bus from Akita Sta.
|Access=Akita Sta. (Oou Line); 20 min bus
|Visitor Information=museum open 9am to 4pm; closed Dec 1 to March 31
|Visitor Information=museum open 9am to 4pm; closed Dec 1 to March 31
|Time Required=40 mins
|Time Required=90 mins
|Website=http://www.city.akita.akita.jp/city/ed/ac/Default.htm
|Website=http://www.city.akita.akita.jp/city/ed/ac/Default.htm
|City=Akita City
|City=Akita City
|Prefecture=Akita Prefecture
|Prefecture=Akita Prefecture
|Notes=This is quite an interesting castle to visit. I was pleasantly surprised. There are plenty of signs and maps to describe the site. There are foundation stones were different buildings stood and you get a good feel for what the site was like. I would not have wanted to be the poor souls living near the toilet, however, no matter how unique it was!
There are a few different busses from Akita Station that will take you near the castle. It's best to ask at the station which is best based on the time. You can easily visit Akita Castle, Kubota Castle and the nearby Kurosawa Residence in a day.
See also [[Taga Castle]], [[Shiwa Castle]], and [[Hotta no Saku]] for similar <I>josaku</I> 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. It was abandoned in 1050 after the Former Nine Year's War.
|Year Visited=2018
|AddedJcastle=2012
|Visits=May 10, 2018
|GPSLocation=39.74039, 140.07969
|GPSLocation=39.74039, 140.07969
|Notes=See also Taga Castle, Shiwa Castle, and Hotta no Saku for similar fortifications.
|Contributor=Frank T.
|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.
|Year Visited=Viewer Contributed
|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。
|rating_average=1.5
|rating_average=1.5
|castleElev=49
|castleElev=49

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This is quite an interesting castle to visit. I was pleasantly surprised. There are plenty of signs and maps to describe the site. There are foundation stones were different buildings stood and you get a good feel for what the site was like. I would not have wanted to be the poor souls living near t

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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. It was abandoned in 1050 after the Former Nine Year's War.


Field Notes

This is quite an interesting castle to visit. I was pleasantly surprised. There are plenty of signs and maps to describe the site. There are foundation stones were different buildings stood and you get a good feel for what the site was like. I would not have wanted to be the poor souls living near the toilet, however, no matter how unique it was!

There are a few different busses from Akita Station that will take you near the castle. It's best to ask at the station which is best based on the time. You can easily visit Akita Castle, Kubota Castle and the nearby Kurosawa Residence in a day.

See also Taga Castle, Shiwa Castle, and Hotta no Saku for similar josaku 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 gates, walls
Visitor Information
Access Akita Sta. (Oou Line); 20 min bus
Hours museum open 9am to 4pm; closed Dec 1 to March 31
Time Required 90 mins
URL Castle Website
Location Akita City, Akita Prefecture
Coordinates 39.74039, 140.07969
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Admin
Added to Jcastle 2012
Contributor Frank T.
Admin Year Visited 2018
Admin Visits May 10, 2018


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