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Akita Castle
🇯🇵 Japan · 8th century
Akita Castle (秋田城, Akita-jō) refers to the ruins of a Nara period fortified settlement located in what is now the city Akita, Akita Prefecture, Japan. It is also sometimes referred to as “Fort Akita”. The name is sometimes used wrongly for Kubota Castle, an Edo period Japanese castle which served as the headquarters or the Satake, daimyō of Kubota Domain that was a domain in the northern part of Dewa Province created by the Tokugawa shogunate.
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Akita Castle ranks #1,482 of 7,738 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #80 of the 297 mapped in Japan. Founded 733, it is older than 96% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 39 atlas entries founded in the 8th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 3,034 times in the last 60 days, more than 75% of the atlas. 3 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. See how Japan compares in the castle statistics.
View on the interactive castle map →Frequently asked questions
Where is Akita Castle?
Akita Castle stands in Japan, at 39.74026°, 140.08134°.
When was Akita Castle built?
The atlas dates its founding to 733. Earlier structures may have stood on the site; this is the earliest documented founding year.
How famous is Akita Castle?
In this atlas's fame ranking: #1,482 of 7,738 worldwide, and #80 in Japan. Fame here combines how many Wikipedia language editions cover a landmark with how many people read them.
What is the nearest castle to Akita Castle?
Minato Castle, about 2 km away.
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