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Kakunodate Castle
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Kakunodate Castle (角館城, Kakunodate-jō), also known as Asakura Castle and Ryugasaki Castle, was a mountaintop castle (yamashiro) located in Kakunodate, Akita Prefecture, Japan. Its roots can be traced to when Moriyasu Tozawa was given the area in 1590, though it may have been constructed prior to this. Due to a Shogunal decree that each domain was to retain only one castle, it was demolished in 1620. Only ruins remain at the site on Mount Furushiro.
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Kakunodate Castle ranks #5,436 of 8,134 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #261 of the 297 mapped in Japan. See how Japan compares in the castle statistics.
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Where is Kakunodate Castle?
Kakunodate Castle stands in Japan, at 39.60472°, 140.56083°.
How famous is Kakunodate Castle?
In this atlas's fame ranking: #5,436 of 8,134 worldwide, and #261 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 Kakunodate Castle?
Yokote Castle, about 32 km away.
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